How to tidy up your book shelves

Got messy book shelves?

Don't know how to style them?

After a de-clutter, start with everything off the shelves and on the floor.

It's much easier to put things back onto the shelves and edit again as you go.

Don't forget you can display other items with your books, including frames, sculptures pots, photos, flowers ......

If you have lots of books try putting them in colour order, but only do this once throughout the house.

Even office shelves can have an edit and a make over!

If you love a certain wallpaper you can even cover the back of your book shelves for extra interest, especially if you intend using it as a pure display area so the paper shows through.

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Country Style Lounge before and after

The design brief for this country style lounge was to brighten up the space.

The stone fireplace had to stay but was making the room feel dark.

By changing the light fittings from 3 single pendants to three 5 arm chandeliers this made the lighting more of a feature and provided much needed light.

The floorboards were painted white as these were in great condition and it was a shame to hide them under carpeting.

Adding cream sofa covers brightened up the room and then by adding mercury glass accessories and a large mirror (which is out of shot) to reflect light around finished off the look.

How to make odd numbers work

When displaying objects in your home or garden, make them look really effective by using odd numbers.

Sets of 3, 5, 7 .......

Whether this be plants, photo frames, candle sticks, mirrors.