Hanging books

You can only stack so many on your nightstand.

I am so excited to share this post with you today. It's a project I've been working on oh, so slowly over the last couple of months. Finally this week, I was able to put the finishing touches on the room to show it off. The Family Room is a rather large room that is "L" shaped. I've divided the space into three zones. The entertainment, the studio, and the homework zones. Because the whole family uses this space I wanted to give it a fun feel and decided on an outdoors/camping theme for the…

Make a Book Mobile: Transform old books into a whimsical moving sculpture Materials Three books. 20’ of 1/16” cable A 36” steel rod, 5/16” in diameter (Steel welding rods can be found at the hardware store, and usually they will be happy to cut it to length for a nomi…

I don't know what it is about books, but I can never have enough of them. I've always been somewhat of a bookworm, and even as I get older, I try to make as much time for reading as I can. I go a little crazy when I go into used bookstores (especially cheap ones) and I stock up on anything that may be remotely interesting. If it only costs a nickle, why not give it a try? I've found some really good books this way (and some not so good ones), but you never know until you try. Not only do I…

Books!!!

books from trees

I had been wanting to do a painted book wall for a long time, however, I already had our book wall in the entry and I wasn’t quite ready to take it down. htt…

Once upon a time there were 30 great ideas for incorporating your love of books into your weddings. Make that fairytale a reality, girl!

Calling all bookworm crafters - what's your favorite way to repurpose old books into wall/home décor?I have a brand new, empty room to slap pretty things all over, and would love your suggestions, guides, and examples - I put the kinds of things I'm looking to do below.Thanks guys! I really like the idea of strung up pages, folded in to shapes like above, or maybe just cut-outs? I love the look of this. What's the best way to keep the books on the walls, or not have the…

Let's talk bookshelves. Both practically and impractically.

If you don't read books and don't care about the bookshelves don't be too quick to close this article. Just think about it. What impression does a room full of books make? That's right! It will immediately make you look smarter! And where do you put books? Exactly, bookshelf! That's why we made this list of the most creative designs out there. Which one would you put at your house?