Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When building your built-in bookcases from the ground up, carefully consider how big you want them to be. The two major details to ...

If you’re a book lover, the joy of a well-curated home library is simply unparalleled. But it may be time to tame your tome collection. If you’re finding that your current bookcase setup could use an ...

Interior designer Betsy Burnham doesn’t buy many bookcases these days. She’s more likely to create built-in bookshelves for the homes she designs. Ditto for custom-made desks, built-in beds, window ...

Built-ins are essentially pieces of furniture or storage spaces that are permanent parts of the home — such as a bench seat nestled below a window or a set of bookcases flanking a fireplace. Built-ins ...

If you’ve got champagne interior design taste but a beer bookshelf budget, here’s how to bridge that gap. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has tackled a wide ...

E-books may be gaining popularity, and the hard-cover variety may not populate as many homes as in the past, but the need for a bookcase or two hasn't waned. In fact, on retailer sites it's still its ...

With its white clapboard exterior and pale blue shutters, Erika Vér’s Cleveland home gives off major modern farmhouse vibes. But step inside and a wall of blueish-gray bookcases feels like it’s been ...

If you've got old shutters you've been meaning to replace, don't toss them out just yet. Try out this thrifty DIY that transforms it to hold books instead.

If shelves will be used for display, rather than being fully stacked with books, paint the interior an accent color so pieces will pop, Flynn says. Mathison likes playing with texture in that spot: ...