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[qualitygal]

@Mominohio, loved reading your answer!! Sounds great.

[Desertdi]

I have 6 Origami shelf units.     I will be ordering more when my color (red) comes back in stock.

[Marsha2003]

I have tons of built-in bookshelves completely filled with books.  In one set, I have nice storage boxes from Anna Griffin that hold crafting supplies. 

[chi5925]

I recently did some design updates in my home and FINALLY got some bookcases.  From Ikea.  Best priced, look good.  I just changed out the knobs. Don't know why photo is positioned this way - sorry.

[3cupcakes]

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@chi5925 wrote:

I recently did some design updates in my home and FINALLY got some bookcases.  From Ikea.  Best priced, look good.  I just changed out the knobs. Don't know why photo is positioned this way - sorry.

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@chi5925  your room looks lovely!  The white bookshelves really look great w/your wood floors!

[chi5925]

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@3cupcakes wrote:

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@chi5925 wrote:

I recently did some design updates in my home and FINALLY got some bookcases.  From Ikea.  Best priced, look good.  I just changed out the knobs. Don't know why photo is positioned this way - sorry.

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@chi5925  your room looks lovely!  The white bookshelves really look great w/your wood floors!

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Thank you 3cupcakes -- I'm very happy with the look and glad that most of my books are in one place now.

[3cupcakes]

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@jlkz wrote:

@3cupcakes

I know how hard it is to part with books: at 50+ I finally started to downsize my bookshelves.  First, I thought  I could safely give my college textbooks ( literature mainly ) to other language students.

Next, I heard someone say they were donating some books to the local hospital / rehab for patients.  I gave a box to them.

Then, I read where a library wanted to expand...so they got some. I had a series of American great writers, some read and some I just haven't gotten around to, and they recently went to a thrift shop that benefits local charities.

I have a few books on the bookshelves in my office at home, but the majority are DH's college and law school books.  The encyclopedias we bought when we got married in the 1960's probably should go to the Smithsonian Museum, lol.

Now dusting the bookshelves is quicker and I have a place for displaying items with great memories attached.

To each his / her own !!!!

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@jlkz  thank you!  I appreciate your encouragement.

You had me laughing how your dusting is much quicker because all the dusting has the driving force when I start to backtrack on downsizing them. 😃

[ECBG]

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@151949 wrote:

A friend of mine moved into an apartment that was developed in an old high school. Her particular apartment is in the section that was once the library. It came with bookshelves still in place along all the original walls. The developer was going to tear them out but she asked him to leave them, and now the books and items she has dec orated them with make her home so beautiful and so warm and cozy. Of course she has a lot of books, plus she has some oil paintings that are fairly small sitting on easels on shelves, some pottery and statues and a lot of pictures of her family. One set, along a wall in the living room , she has turned into an entertainment center with all her electronics in it. One set in the dining room she had glass doors made and she keeps her dishes in there. Her son is a carpenter and he had to do a lot of repairs on the shelves, and he also trimmed them out with moldings to make them look nicer, and then they had to paint them to cover the work that had to be done, and make it all blend. However, they are gorgeous and she has decorated them beautifully. They have made a very small condo into a delightful warm space.

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@151949,How very unique!