Books Make A Home: Elegant Ideas for Storing and Displaying Books (2022)

I’m currently planning on converting my third bedroom into a library/office/guestroom. This book offered many possibilities.

Its a gift for my daughter. Books are her favorite things in the world.

Just as pictured. Helping me live with my 100's and 100's of books. There are bookcases in every room of my 4-bedroom house. Including the bathrooms. This is why I was so in love with the kindle. No clutter there. Not that my books are clutter, just dusty. The photos are beautiful and clear. I've looked at thru once and now have some great ideas for more storage with style. And that's just for the living room. Can't wait to tackle the rest of the house.

If you like reading…you have a love for books…and feel a room is empty without them this is the book for you….I love ❤️ it…

I collect books. I love most of all books about books. This is a beautiful book on my coffee table in my home library. Would be a great gift for any book lover.

I have several books in my library about decorating with books. I enjoyed"Books Make a Home" because the author is a lover of books in addition to being a designer.The text was interesting and informative and the [pictures were beautiful. My own design preference is traditional but I enjoyed all of the styles represented in the book, because of the way the books themselves personalized them. Very well done.

Fantastic book with pictures on every page of unique and inventive ways (i.e. 3-D tree on a wall) to display your favorite books from just a few in a child's bedroom to massive libraries in homes. Every corner, hallway, ceiling, and wall of a home is explored to house your treasures. Loved it!

Very attractive and helpful book. Looks good on display as well.

Very very superficial

Great overview of the Englishness of organized cross century styles and furniture, and the "Clutter" (from NA and Millenial minimalistic perspectives). Being an older fellow, I thoroughly enjoyed the book's various presentations an all types of abodes.

In this age of the E-reader, is there any point investing in shelves and bookshelves? The question is raised at the beginning of this book and not surprisingly, the author argues in favour of the visual and tactile qualities of having books in a home and how it signifies our desire to give them a permanent place in our lives.The sub-title of this book is "Elegant Ideas for Storing and Displaying Books" and this is what it delivers. With the chapters focusing on different rooms in the house, it talks about the specific storage and display options that work best in those spaces. For example in living rooms you may choose to group books by colour for a more appealing aesthetic, in dining rooms it's best to match the thickness of bookshelves to the dining table and in bathrooms - which are exposed to humid air - books must be stored behind doors or glass. There are also plenty of ideas for "eccentric" shelving - bookshelves that work almost as a piece of art or a conversation starter. One thing I appreciated is that many unusual shelving units are credited with their manufacturer or designer's name, so that you can track them down for yourself.The book includes useful tips on caring for and cleaning books, how to store old and valuable books, and different methods of organising books. It's often amusing: for example the author discusses the dread that most bibliophiles feel when lending books to friends.There are a few books around that cover similar territory, for example  Books Do Furnish a Room  and  At Home with Books: How Booklovers Live with and Care for Their Libraries , but this is my favourite to date. I also appreciated the fact that the photographs usually allowed me to read the titles of the books in people's collections.One comment: you may have seen some of the photographs before. I recognised two from  Children's Spaces: From Zero to Ten  and therefore I assume that others may also have previously featured in other publications. Books Do Furnish a RoomAt Home with Books: How Booklovers Live with and Care for Their LibrariesChildren's Spaces: From Zero to Ten

The media could not be loaded.  A beautiful book full of inspiring text and impressive photos. Many good ideas for setting up books, how to take care of your books, etc.

The author should probably have left out the word 'Elegant' but if you simply love books, and I do, then it's hard to pass up a book within which you get to see how other bibliophiles treat their passion for books.