Spruce Up Your Bookcase

Bookcases can be a boring part of an apartment, or they can be a fun part! Try these tips to spruce up your bookcase and make it a lively focal point of any room.

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• Paint the shelves and insides of your bookcase a different color

• Put solid colored items on colored shelves

• Display all of your pictures on bookshelves

• Group like colored items together for easy organization

• Use bookcases in the kitchen to store recipe books and interesting pots and pans

• Take the outdoors inside and store seasonal finds such as seashells and pine cones

• A bookcase in a sitting area can hold coffee and teapots, mugs, and sugar

• Make your own bookends using old vases or ceramics

• Painting your bookcase white gives a beach feel to any room

• Attach a chalkboard to the side of a bookcase for easy note taking or doodling

• A tension rod placed under the top of your bookcase with curtains hides your belongings. You can use fabric that matches the room or make a statement with an accent color.

Try these neat bookcase ideas out in your apartment for the spring. New surrounding will freshen up the room and make you feel ready for a new season and warmer weather.

Photos from: BrettJordan

Information from betterhomesandgardens