30 of the Best Bookshelves
Books are such a wonderful way of personalizing your space. Who doesn't love to be surrounded with all this wonderful inspiration. I think rooms with bookshelves are some of my most memorable spaces. Everyone feels comfortable in these rooms and they are rooms where you want to linger. I have a girlfriend who has a monumental bookshelf in her dining room. I always love to sit at the table across from the bookshelf so I can peruse the shelves between the dinner conversation.
"Five years from now, you’re the same person except for the people you’ve met and the books you’ve read."
— John Wooden
I have categorized the following pictures of bookshelves into 7 sections:
1. Bookshelves in Living Rooms
Bookshelves in Living Rooms - Dominio
Bookshelves in Living Rooms - Poliform
Bookshelves in Living Rooms - Homes and Gardens
Bookshelves in Living Rooms - Domino Magazine
Bookshelves in Living Rooms -BHG
2. Bookshelves with Library Ladders
Bookshelves with Library Ladders - Interior Design Alberto Pinto
Bookshelves with Library Ladders - Interior Design Tom Scheerer
Bookshelves with Library Ladders - Diane von Furstenberg source unknown
Bookshelves with Library Ladders - Ikea
Pierre Chareau's Bookcase from La Maison de Verre by Dominique Vellay
Bookshelves with Library Ladders - photo via Apartment Therapy
Bookshelves with Library Ladders - Southern Accents
3. Bookshelves in Offices
Bookshelves in Offices - Interior Design Briger and Briger
Bookshelves in Offices / Bookshelves with Library Ladders - Interior Design Alberto Pinto
Bookshelves in Offices - Domino
Bookshelves in Offices - Interior Design Mary McGee
4. Bookshelves in Dining Rooms
Bookshelves in Dining Rooms / Bookshelves with Library Ladders - Charles Page
Bookshelves in Dining Rooms - Elle Decor, Photography William Waldron, Interior Design Glickman & Teng
Bookshelves in Dining Rooms - Interior Design Antonia Hutt
5. Bookshelves in Kitchens
Bookshelves in Kitchens - Vitsoe
Bookshelves in Kitchens / Bookshelves with Library Ladders - Interior Design Cecconi Simone
Bookshelves in Kitchens - photo via Purple Area
6. Bookshelves in Bedrooms
Bookshelves in Bedrooms - Interior Design Source Unknown
Bookshelves in Bedrooms / Bookshelves with Library Ladders - Interior Design Source Unknown
Bookshelves in Bedrooms - photo via Girl Meets Glamour
7. Bookshelves in Stairs
Bookshelves in Stairs - source unknown
Bookshelves in Stairs - Design by Wilson and Associates Architects
Bookshelves in Stairs - Design by Levitate Architects via Home Interiors
These bookshelves line the stairs up the third floor of the Fallingwater house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Bookshelves in Stairs - picture via Flickr
What is your favourite room to display books in? Please let me know by leaving a comment.
Patricia Gray is an award winning Interior Designer in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada who blogs about
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