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5 Easy Home Decorating Ideas For Your Bookcase

By Sue Krippner

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Published: 13Nov2009
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Every home has a bookcase. Many are used simply for the pragmatic purpose of shelving books but with these simple decorating ideas for your bookcase, not only can you store those books but create a wonderful home interior design accent to any room.

Decorating Idea 1: Paint

Painting your bookcase is a wonderful way to give it a fresh new look, create a focal point, or even make a small room appear larger!

To make the room appear larger, paint the bookcase the same color as the wall. To make your bookcase a central attraction, paint the back of the book case different colors in a uniform pattern, or add wall paper to add dimension.

Decorating Idea 2: Illuminate

Add easy to attach focused battery operated lights to the ceiling of one book shelf to highlight a shelf underneath. Or, install an electric picture light to the top of the bookcase to illuminate the entire book shelf arrangement.

Decorating Idea 3: Decorate

Don't limit your bookcase to just the display and storage of books. Break things up a bit by alternating groups of books with accent or decorative favorites. Add nicely framed family photo's to one shelf, decorative glass or a sculptured collectible to another.

Decorating Idea 4: Weed

Those tattered, outdated dusty editions of books you may never read again could be donated or tossed. Group the books you REALLY must keep by size color or shape.

Vertical arrangements are fine, but break them up not only with your decorative pieces but with some horizontal groupings as well. Size arrangements are more attractive then books of differing sizes mixed together.

Place the largest books at the bottom of the bookcase, the most attractive on the middle and the smallest at the top.

Decorating Idea 5: Hide

If you have books that just don't look good but you simply cannot part with them. Hide them behind your accessories, horizontal book arrangements or add some decorative boxes to the shelf to house them.

Decorative boxes can also be used to store little odds and ends that you want to keep on the bookcase for convenience but don't necessarily need to see. This could be your incoming mail, household keys, remote controls, etc.

Decorative boxes are not only wonderfully functional but delightfully decorative. Make your own to tie in the theme of the room with a decoupage DIY project or, visit a decorating store to find a unique just for you look.

By incorporating these 5 simple ideas to your bookcase, it will become a star attraction in any room.

For more helpful design inspiration ideas for every room in your home visit Frugal Home Design. You will find web pages of professional money saving tips and secrets to facilitate your design goals without having to spend a lot of money.

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