There’s an art to styling bookshelves – and a reason why the #shelfie hashtag is always trending. Turns out arranging things in an eye-pleasing way is so satisfying that it’s become a social-media ...

If you've always wanted to incorporate well-styled shelves into your home but have been daunted about starting the process, I'm here to help. I've decorated many different built-ins and bookshelves in ...

Play off the room's decor. “As a stylist, I like to have places to arrange accessories on,” says homeowner Lindsey Ellis Beatty, who chose a lively color scheme for her den, down to the books that ...

A built-in bookshelf can transform both the functionality and aesthetics of a room. Beyond offering a place to hold your books and keep them from piling up in a corner or on a table, built-in ...

Hello! (*Taps mic.*) And welcome to the first iteration of How Do I Decor?, Cosmo's little corner of the internet where we're asking (some pretty damn famous!) interior designers your burning home ...

Sure, bookshelves are for books. There is no denying that. My preferred look for a bookshelf in an office is the simplest design: all books from left to right, top to bottom. But bookshelves in living ...

Built-in bookshelves and store-bought bookcases are indispensable decorating aids as well as solutions to a storage problem. They rarely get the credit they deserve, but both can alter and augment a ...

Thatcher Wine creates beautiful, whimsical book sets for his brand Juniper Books—and they're the perfect accompaniment to the bookshelves he creates for his clients. From private homes to golf clubs ...

Interior designer Betsy Burnham doesn’t buy many bookcases these days. She’s more likely to create built-in bookshelves for the homes she designs. Ditto for custom-made desks, built-in beds, window ...