Complete Your Bookshelves With Bookends

Complete Your Bookshelves With Bookends
By Johann Erickson, Fri Dec 9th

When trying to decide how to best decorate a shelf or table top,bookends should be considered. They are great decoratingaccent pieces and also work as functional items, preventing bookwarping, decreasing page wrinkling, and protecting book covers.In addition to preserving your books, bookends add finesse tohome offices, libraries, children’s rooms, and family rooms. Fora unique decorating approach, place them in a bathroom to holdbubble bath reading material.

But bookends don't onlyhold books. They can add drama to a CD collection, accessorizephoto albums, or hold folders of work to be completed—use yourimagination. You can arrange cookbooks between bookends thatmatch your kitchen decor, whether it is roosters, apples, or decorative bottles. Then, group with baskets, decorative plates, or a prized cookiejar. Books that no one intends to read can be partnered withbookends and displayed on top of kitchen cabinets.

Whatkind of bookends are available? Any kind you want. You simplyneed to determine what material and shape the book ends need tobe in order to contribute to the definition of a particularroom. For example, a little girl’s room could utilize bookendsthat look like Noah'sArk to hold her collection of Childrens books. Brass eaglebook ends would look great in a den filled with deer headsand decoys, while cherubcharacters may fit best in an elegant living room holdingbooks of romantic poetry.

Are your books lined up neatlyin a bookshelf? Don’t be afraid

to jazz it up a bit. Take thebooks out of the case and divide them according to subject.Chances are good that you will have several titles per subject.Then purchase bookends in a style that matches the subjectmatter. Arrange them in groups on your bookshelf along side framed pictures, decorative plates, or vases.

Book ends provide an opportunity to infuse yourpersonality or interests into a room. Because they serve a dualpurpose, book ends are a justifiable decorating expense. You canpreserve your books while adding a new element or focal point toyour living spaces.

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