Over doorway bookshelves

Bookshelf built over doorway. Such a cozy coffee shop feel.

If a certain room or even all of your home is lacking in square footage, don’t give up — in fact, set your sights high. I’m talking higher up and, in this case, over a doorway.Whether it’s toilet paper or fancy handbags being corralled, these five rooms all benefit from having storage above the door. In something like a bathroom, the shelves keep back-up supplies ready but out of the way physically and visually.

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Renovation On The Hill - Traditional - Living Room - Portland Maine - by M.R. BREWER INC. | Houzz

bookshelves covering one wall next to the doorway and a space over it will give you much space for books and will help you declutter the space

Bookshelves

Bookshelves above doorway

Nathalie Priem for Domus Nova

floor to ceiling bookcase | Floor to Ceiling Bookcases with windowseat. I love this idea perhaps ...

Ikea Shelves Into Built-in Bookcases :: I really love this. You could turn any room into a library with this idea. And you don't need ikea for it, either.

At first glance, you might mistake this wall of books to be a built-in bookshelf, but it is in fact highly economical off-the-shelf hanging shelves. The effect

Living Room in Riverside Townhouse by Beata Heuman Ltd on 1stDibs

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