{"id":2520,"date":"2014-08-19T18:23:37","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T18:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/?p=2520"},"modified":"2014-08-19T18:23:37","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T18:23:37","slug":"how-to-arrange-bookshelves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/how-to-arrange-bookshelves\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Arrange Bookshelves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You don&#8217;t have to buy a new bookcase to totally change the way it looks in your home. By simply arranging your literature a little differently, you can create remarkably beautiful bookshelves by working with what you already have. <!--more-->Whether it&#8217;s a rustic, minimalist look or a quirky, vibrant one you&#8217;re after, we have a few suggestions on how to arrange bookshelves:<\/p>\n<h4>Rainbow Shelf<\/h4>\n<p>Keep things vibrant yet very much in order by arranging a shelf or two according to color.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/2014\/08\/how-to-arrange-bookshelves\/rainbow-bookshelf\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2521\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2521\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/rainbow-bookshelf-500x371-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Covered Books<\/h4>\n<p>Whether it&#8217;s brown craft paper, plain white paper, or fun gift wrap, covering books is a cool, uniform way to display your reads.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/2014\/08\/how-to-arrange-bookshelves\/covered\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2522\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2522\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/covered-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Backward Books<\/h4>\n<p>Try placing the spine of your books toward the back of the shelf, exposing the pages. This top trick makes for a gorgeous and minimalist way to bring a bit of charm to the room.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/2014\/08\/how-to-arrange-bookshelves\/backwards\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2523\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2523\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/backwards-449x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This below example of the backward books look is from the home of MDI&#8217;s own <a href=\"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/the-company\/\">Delta Amhrein.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/2014\/08\/how-to-arrange-bookshelves\/photo-3-11\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2544\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2544\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/photo-3-375x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Painted back walls<\/h4>\n<p>Even a coat or two of paint on the back wall of your bookshelf can add a world of wonder to the room.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/2014\/08\/how-to-arrange-bookshelves\/backwall\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2537\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2537\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/backwall-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Quirky Shelves<\/h4>\n<p>We also found some really quirky shelving that will change the way you look at bookcases. Hopefully, these images will get your creative juices flowing and keep you thinking outside the box.<\/p>\n<p>This nook shelf is from an MDI past project. Isn&#8217;t it a nifty use of an awkward space?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/2014\/08\/how-to-arrange-bookshelves\/ammons-book-shelf\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2549\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2549\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ammons-Book-Shelf-500x333-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>How dreamy is this? Mystery novel nerds will love the secret door bookcase the best.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/2014\/08\/how-to-arrange-bookshelves\/secret-door\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2536\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2536\" title=\"secret door\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/secret-door-333x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We love the configuration of these shelves:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/2014\/08\/how-to-arrange-bookshelves\/fireplace2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2535\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2535\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/fireplace2-500x375-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a couple of wildly different ways to arrange both shelves as well as books!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.houzz.com\/photos\/3306125\/Traditional-Homes-traditional-family-room-phoenix\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/traditional-family-room.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A wagon book holder? Why not?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/2014\/08\/how-to-arrange-bookshelves\/wagon\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2525\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2525\" title=\"wagon\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/wagon-500x407-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This kitschy shelf is like a modern work of art.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.houzz.com\/photos\/10719280\/dovercout-house-eclectic-family-room-other-metro\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/eclectic-family-room-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Floating shelves<\/h4>\n<p>Floating shelves are super inspiring, too. You can even DIY these using painted-and-cut planks, drawers, and even actual books as shelves.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/2014\/08\/how-to-arrange-bookshelves\/drawer-shelf\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2538\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2538\" title=\"drawer shelf\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/drawer-shelf-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/2014\/08\/how-to-arrange-bookshelves\/floa\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2539\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2539\" title=\"floa\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/floa-500x392-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/2014\/08\/how-to-arrange-bookshelves\/floatbook\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2540\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2540\" title=\"floatbook\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/floatbook-500x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/2014\/08\/how-to-arrange-bookshelves\/floating-shelves\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2541\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2541\" title=\"floating shelves\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/floating-shelves-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/2014\/08\/how-to-arrange-bookshelves\/floating-shelves-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2542\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2542\" title=\"floating-shelves-3\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/floating-shelves-3-365x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You don&#8217;t have to buy a new bookcase to totally [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4680,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[317,318,186,234,232,319,229],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}