WAYS TO DECORATE YOUR APARTMENT WITH BOOKS

One of the easiest ways to make your Dallas, Texas, apartment look warm and inviting, as well as adding a personal touch, is to decorate with books. Books are not only affordable, but add color, are very portable and help showcase your individuality. Books are not just suitable for shelves and bookcases. There is a myriad of other ways to decorate with books.

WAYS TO USE BOOKS TO DECORATE YOUR APARTMENT
Stack them for a unique end table. Larger books, such as art books and coffee table books, can be stacked at right angles to form a side table. You can add a piece of glass or plexiglass on top of the stack to help protect the top book.
Hang open books on the wall as book art. Another interesting way to use books is to hang open books on your wall using removable hooks. This is an especially attractive idea if you have books with illustrations in them.
Go monochromatic. Make your books on the shelves eye-catching by grouping books with similarly colored dust jackets together. You can do an entire shelf in a single tone or use a complementary or contrasting color on alternate shelves.
Build a holiday tree. For the holiday season, consider building a tree out of books. To get started, make a circle by angling books so that the spines are facing outward. Then, add the second, the third, and subsequent rows by edging in just a few inches until you are just able to place a single book on top. You can make the tree even more festive by adding lights.
Frame some of your book dust jackets. If you are lucky enough to have a few first editions, you might want to protect the dust jackets while adding interest to your walls by framing the dust jackets and hanging them. If you don’t have any vintage first editions, don’t worry. Any colorful dust jacket with eye-catching graphics will work.
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