5 Easy Ways to Style Bookshelf Decor

Utilizing bookshelves as both functional pieces and decorative displays inside your home can significantly enhance the aesthetic appeal of your living space. There are several easy ways you can style or decorate your personal library. Continue reading for inspiration about incorporating decorative books and other stylish things on your bookshelves.

Buy Decorative Books

Having decorative books on display can add sophistication and style to your bookshelves. At Millions of Books, we have a large selection of decorative books at your disposal. If you love the vintage look, consider ordering decor books by the foot from us so you can easily fill up your bookshelf. Our decorative cloth books were published in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and are in excellent condition.

Add Mementos

Family heirlooms, old photographs, unique artwork, keepsakes from vacations, and other sentimental decorative pieces are examples of mementos. Any memento will add visual interest to your bookshelf display. Trophies, medals, and small statues are some of the best mementos to position near decorative book sets.

Do what you think is best given your space, then place all your cherished mementos around or on top of your decor books in your personal library. You can always move them around to different spots to find the right place for your decorative items.

Accessorize

Framed pictures, exotic souvenirs, and collectibles are some of the best accessories to add to your bookshelf. Other accessories such as artificial plants, bookends, abstract art sculptures, wicker baskets, textured bowls, glass cloche displays, and music boxes can add a pop of color to your shelving. You should also consider stacking some of your decor books horizontally and display your smaller accessories on top of those to help break things up.

Organize by Color

Color blocking is a neat way to make a bookshelf look aesthetically pleasing. You can do this by selecting certain shelves and organizing some of your books by color to enhance the aesthetics of your personal library even more. At Millions of Books, you can order colored books from us and use these decorative book sets any way you want. Try not to go overboard with color-coordinating your bookshelves, though. Stick with mostly neutral colors, and then do a single shelf featuring red, blue, or green decorative book collections wherever you need an added pop of color.

You can also pair colored decor books with accessories that have complementary colors. For example, you could place an artificial plant next to a shelf of red books. Textured orange bookends on either side of a set of blue decorative books would also make your bookshelf stand out. Remember that if you want something to be used as an accent color on your bookshelf, it should not dominate the entire space. If at any point you get overwhelmed and feel something does not look right, take time away from your home decor project. Spend a moment visualizing how you want the space to feel and go from there to finish styling and accessorizing your personal library.

Aim for Symmetry

If the goal is to make your bookshelves feel organized and picture-perfect, you have to consider symmetry. A way to ensure you’re creating symmetry is by mirroring both sides of the bookshelf with similarly sized items. For example, you could place a globe next to a top shelf of decor books. Then, on the opposite side of the bookshelf, have a large geometric decorative sphere next to a different stack of books on the bottom shelf. Whatever way you want to create symmetry, make sure the bookshelf accessories you choose are similarly shaped and roughly the same size.

Symmetry brings balance and makes your space look more appealing. Minimalist designs and simplistic decor are standard in modern homes. Things like straight lines and neutral colors are easy on the eyes, so use these things to your advantage when styling your bookshelf.

Conclusion

We hope you learned some new tips about styling bookshelf decor and wish you the best in your endeavor to create aesthetically pleasing bookshelves. If you need to order bulk vintage books to help fill up your shelves, you can count on Millions of Books. Click here to get your decorative book set today.