Bookcases are often built into rooms. I recently realized I broke the rules of bookcase decorating! I have a 5 shelf bookcase built into my family room. It was stuffed with books, and then I put photos in frames in front of the books, and the top shelf had a few knick knacks. I don't know why, but after 3 years it occured to me to really look at that bookcase! I mean it was so unattractive, I cannot believe it slipped my view like that. Especially that type of bookcase and in that type of setting, it should be set up much more artistic, as it really is a focal point.
So I took everything out of it. Then I realized I should paint the inside the same yellow as the rest of the room, and with the white molding around each shelf, and now the yellow paint, it was instantly so much better! Then we went through all the books, and gave a couple of large bags to Goodwill, which was great! I then decided that I did not want the focus of the shelf to be books, but much more display items. So I only kept about one dozen books out, and put them on the bottom shelf with a wood tiger that made a great book end. The other shelves were decorated with cute objects, like a red lantern, a Genie looking red vase, a pea green decorator ball, black framed new updated photos, a vase.
Now the area has plenty of space to enjoy the objects on display, and it is a focal point and not an overstuffed bookcase. It is so easy to not think about certain areas of rooms, they just are not "seen" after so much time of being in the room. So take time when you have it to go around and really look at how your rooms are set up. Oh...all the other books ended up upstairs in my office, which I decided needed a "library" look with the bookcases there--so much better!
So I took everything out of it. Then I realized I should paint the inside the same yellow as the rest of the room, and with the white molding around each shelf, and now the yellow paint, it was instantly so much better! Then we went through all the books, and gave a couple of large bags to Goodwill, which was great! I then decided that I did not want the focus of the shelf to be books, but much more display items. So I only kept about one dozen books out, and put them on the bottom shelf with a wood tiger that made a great book end. The other shelves were decorated with cute objects, like a red lantern, a Genie looking red vase, a pea green decorator ball, black framed new updated photos, a vase.
Now the area has plenty of space to enjoy the objects on display, and it is a focal point and not an overstuffed bookcase. It is so easy to not think about certain areas of rooms, they just are not "seen" after so much time of being in the room. So take time when you have it to go around and really look at how your rooms are set up. Oh...all the other books ended up upstairs in my office, which I decided needed a "library" look with the bookcases there--so much better!
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