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5 Easy Ways to Style Bookshelf Decor

Decorative books are an aesthetically pleasing addition to enhance the look of your bookcases and shelves. Books for decor can come in various colors and sizes, and vintage books, in particular, add a lot of character to a personal library. If you are in the market for decorative books, you have come to the right place. Please continue reading to discover our tips for buying books for home decor.

Design Your Palette and Color Scheme

Using your existing space as inspiration for your color scheme is best. A green-colored decorative book set will look great on your shelves if the furniture features earthy tones. Bookcases with lighter, brighter tones go great with blue decor books because they add a lot of contrast to the space. You may even want to paint the back of your bookcase a darker color to help your colorful decor books stand out.

If you cannot decide what you want, base your color scheme on your favorite primary colors. This is especially important if you wish to have older decor books since you most likely will not be able to find pink, orange, or purple vintage decorative books. If you prefer a modern look, stick with neutral colors such as black and white.

Measure The Shelf Space

The easiest way to fill up empty shelves is by getting decor books in bulk. You can purchase books for home decor from Millions of Books by the foot. Measure the shelf space you want to fill, then order your decorative books and get them shipped to you within days. The minimum amount of decor books we sell by the foot is two feet, so clear out as much shelf space as you like.

Not Just for Shelves

Decorative books look great on shelves, but that is not the only place you can use them. As long as you accessorize them in some way (with a house plant placed next to them, for example), it would not look random to have stacks of decorative books on end tables, accent cabinets, console tables, or even coffee tables.

Using odd numbers when stacking your decorative books horizontally looks most aesthetically pleasing. Put the thickest, heaviest books on the bottom, and stack them up like a pyramid if possible. If you want to put your decorative books to use further, they can come in handy in various crafts or even wall art. Try to find decor books with colorful graphics, or get old hymnals if you are into that.

Where to Buy Decorative Books

At Millions of Books, we have a large selection of decor books available for you. You can order a decorative book set based on one particular color or subject or get some vintage decorative cloth or leather-bound books to add to your decorative book collection.