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100 Eccentric Bookshelves

From Climbing Vine Bookcases to Fire Escape Bookshelves

— November 28, 2013 — Art & Design
Anyone looking to organize their books and novels in something quirky and eclectic is in luck, because these eccentric bookshelves will definitely offer an eye-catching way to display all your reading material.

While simple shelves and book stands are often the most traditional ways to organize and display books, these eccentric designs are more for those who are interested in something a bit more artistic and abstract in design. Offering the chance for readers to creatively transform their book collections and libraries into wonderful pieces of art, these eccentric bookshelves will definitely put the spotlight on all the reading material you own.

From open birdhouse bookshelves to stackable square shelving and pixelated designs, these eccentric bookshelves are showcasing how displaying your interest in reading doesn't necessarily have to be boring or mundane.
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Cozy Eccentric Abodes
Cozy Eccentric Abodes
Brazillian Designer Humberto Campana Opts for Green and Blue Bathrooms
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Progress-Tracking Shelves
Progress-Tracking Shelves
The Transitory Bookshelf Lets You Know What's Been Read
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House-Shaped Bookshelves
House-Shaped Bookshelves
The Readers' Nest by WIS Design Provides Comfort and Safety for Novels
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Leaning Tower of Books
Leaning Tower of Books
Andrea Vecera's Italia Bookshelf Embodies the Elements of a Rich Culture
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Climbing Vine Bookcases
Climbing Vine Bookcases
The Organizational Cantori Albero Bookshelf Ascends with Organic Grace
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Music-Inspired Bookshelves
Music-Inspired Bookshelves
Standard Designs' Song Title Bookshelves Tribute Two Awesome Bands
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Same-Sex Bookshelves
Same-Sex Bookshelves
The Equal Opportunity 'I Love You Library' by Samaldesign
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93
Elaborate Botanical Bookcases
Elaborate Botanical Bookcases
Nautinox Greenbook is a Storage System that Doubles as an Espalier
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Simulated Snapped Shelving
Simulated Snapped Shelving
The Frame Work Bookshelf Appears to Abstractly Encase Books as Art
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Equilibrium-Inspired Book Stands
Equilibrium-Inspired Book Stands
The Balance Bookshelf Encourages You to Do More Reading
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90
Kid-Sized Cab Bookshelves
Kid-Sized Cab Bookshelves
The Taxi Book Storage is a Fun and Practical Shelf for Kids
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Steel Tilted Book Organizers
Steel Tilted Book Organizers
Artistically Display Your Treasured Novels with the Magda Bookshelf
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Open Birdhouse Bookshelves
Open Birdhouse Bookshelves
Ferm Living Studios Can Become Home to a Variety of Items
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Cleverly Notched Bookshelves
Cleverly Notched Bookshelves
Designer Mark A. Reigelman Makes the Books Do All of the Work
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Tribal Pole-Inspired Furniture
Tribal Pole-Inspired Furniture
The MiTOTEM Bookshelf by Esrawe Studio is Abstractly Geometric
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Comfort Boosting Bookshelves
Comfort Boosting Bookshelves
The Tatik Bookshelf Armchair Functions Puts Comfort First
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84
Personalized Interactive Bookshelves
Personalized Interactive Bookshelves
Collaborate on the Design of the Alan Rorie Voronoi Bookshelf
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Scannable Storage Systems
Scannable Storage Systems
The Barcode Bookshelf Aligns Novel Spines to Mimic Store Stickers
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Elastic Bookshelves
Elastic Bookshelves
The Booksling Offers a Place to Hang Your Books
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81
Bookworm Fireplaces
Bookworm Fireplaces
Snuggle Up to a Warm Fire and Hot Cocoa with the Helios Fireplace
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Sharply Angular Shelving
Sharply Angular Shelving
The Small Bookshelf by Lenka Czereova Combines Irregular Forms
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Chubby Bookshelf Ledges
Chubby Bookshelf Ledges
The Bloated Shelf by Damien Gernay has an Uncharacteristic Corpulence
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Pixelated Pac-Man Book-Holders
Pixelated Pac-Man Book-Holders
The 3D Ghost Shelf by LightYourselfUp Will Scare Off Roommates
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Genetics-Revealing Bookcases
Genetics-Revealing Bookcases
The 'DNA Bookcase' Stores Your Books with a Scientific Flair
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Sleek Slanted Shelving
Sleek Slanted Shelving
The Ramirez Bookshelf Sports a Dynamic Diagonal Frame
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Astounding Adjustable Bookshelves
Astounding Adjustable Bookshelves
The 'Hold On Tight Shelf' is a Welcome Invention
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Abstract Angular Bookcases
Abstract Angular Bookcases
The Chopped Tree Bookshelf by Lenka Czereova is Sharp and Modern
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Simple Staircase Bookcases
Simple Staircase Bookcases
The Serpentin Library Arranges Your Hardcovers Along a Slanted Ascent
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Magnetic Pentagon Style Bookshelves
Magnetic Pentagon Style Bookshelves
These Modular Storage Shelves Can Easily be Rearranged
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Reader Reminder Bookshelves
Reader Reminder Bookshelves
The TarGetBooks Shelf Organizes Novels in Two Categories
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Bathtubs with Bookshelves
Bathtubs with Bookshelves
The ‘Library Bath' by Malin Lundmark Screams Relaxation
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Fallen Log Seating
Fallen Log Seating
Toby Horrocks' Freefold Furniture Features a Seat-Bookshelf Hybrid
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Bookshelves for Bookworms
Bookshelves for Bookworms
Lili Lite Turns Off When You Place An Open Book on Shelf
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67
Racetrack Bookshelves
Racetrack Bookshelves
The Infinite Loop Bookcase Makes Continuous Reading Easy
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Vertically Stacked Storage Systems
Vertically Stacked Storage Systems
The Rain Bookshelf Relies on Novels' Narrow Sides for Assembly
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65
Perfect Score Bookshelves
Perfect Score Bookshelves
Check Shelf by Jongho Park is a Symbolic and Modern Design
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Backbone Bookshelves
Backbone Bookshelves
The Schiena Bookcase by Pietro Travaglini Looks like a Spinal Cord
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Inverted Bookshelf Makeovers
Inverted Bookshelf Makeovers
'Raw Edges' by Booken Completely Redesigns the Traditional Bookcase
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Fire Escape Bookshelves
Fire Escape Bookshelves
The Urban Shelf Brings Classic City Architecture into Your Home
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Bound Pegboard Bookcases
Bound Pegboard Bookcases
The Arianna Bookshelf Can Be Freely Arranged with Fabric by Preference
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Spiralling Book Installations
Spiralling Book Installations
Twisted Tales by Wary Meyers is Made for Whimsical Literature Lovers
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Completely Recyclable Compartments
Completely Recyclable Compartments
The Reinhard Deines 'Dickens' Bookshelf is Sustainably Chic
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Domed Ceiling Bookshelves
Domed Ceiling Bookshelves
The Wade Davis Writing Studio Boasts a Sky-High Library
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Malleable Bookshelves
Malleable Bookshelves
Luke Hart's 'Rubber Shelves' is Fit for Literature of All Sizes
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Sixties Throwback Homewares
Sixties Throwback Homewares
Irish Designer Orla Kiely Launches a Retro Homewares Collection
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Modular Box Storage Units
Modular Box Storage Units
The Limit Bookshelf Divider by Alp Nuhoglu Involves an Optical Illusion
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Boat-Like Bookcases
Boat-Like Bookcases
With the Canoe Bookshelf, Books Won't Have to Sink or Swim
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Wheelbarrow Bookshelves
Wheelbarrow Bookshelves
Nils Holger Moorman Creates Fun Designs for Book Lovers
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Suspended Bookshelves
Suspended Bookshelves
Salkim Bookhangers
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Circus Act Shelving
Circus Act Shelving
The Equilibrium Bookcase by Malagana Design is a Lesson in Balancing
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Biological Bookshelves
Biological Bookshelves
Cell Reading Bookshelf Serves as a Personal Hideaway
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Hostile Bookshelves
Hostile Bookshelves
‘Of War & Wits & Powers' by Daniel Loves Objects
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Boldly Bizarre Bookshelves
Boldly Bizarre Bookshelves
The 'Crisis' Shelf Adds Electric Orange Punch To Your Decor
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Bent Nail Bookshelves
Bent Nail Bookshelves
The Movement Bookcase
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Gravity Defying Bookshelves
Gravity Defying Bookshelves
Neon ADDI Billy's Brother Shelf Looks Like It'll Tip
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Shape-Adapting Bookshelves
Shape-Adapting Bookshelves
This Unique Bookshelf by Hafriko Flexes to the Shape of Your Books
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Piping Novel Holders
Piping Novel Holders
The Bookshelf Pipe Combines Form and Function
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Vice Clamp Bookshelves
Vice Clamp Bookshelves
Francesco Polare Designs the Newton Bookshelf, Adding Art to Shelving
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Strategy Game Furniture
Strategy Game Furniture
The Chinese Checkered Bookshelf Features Movable Chess Pieces
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Bending Bookshelves
Bending Bookshelves
The Bookworm Shelf is Shaped Like a Snail
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Retro Gamer Shelving
Retro Gamer Shelving
Tetris Bookshelves by johloh can be Rearranged Just Like the Game
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Suspended Bookshelves
Suspended Bookshelves
Adrien De Melo's Upside Down Library
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Round Rotating Bookshelves
Round Rotating Bookshelves
This Rotating Bookself Keeps Your Favorites at Your Fingertips
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Snazzy Digital Shelving
Snazzy Digital Shelving
These Parametric Bookshelves by Caterina Tiazzoldi Will Rock Your World
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Speech Bubble Bookshelves
Speech Bubble Bookshelves
'Shelves Comic' Makes for Quirky Wall Storage
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Barred Bookcases
Barred Bookcases
The Weave Bookshelf Holds Up to 200 Books Between its Bars
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Horizontal Book Benches
Horizontal Book Benches
Bookcase by Aissa Logerot Reads Versatility and Material Honesty
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Multi-Story Bookcases
Multi-Story Bookcases
The Bookshelf Apartment from Rintala Eggertsson Holds 6,000 Books
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Anti-Gravity Book Displays
Anti-Gravity Book Displays
The 'Bloom' Bookshelf by Raw-Edges Suspends Books in Mid-Air
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Sleek Expandable Storage
Sleek Expandable Storage
The KiBiSi Slice Bookshelf Features Endless Pieces of Plywood
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Slanted-Center Storage Systems
Slanted-Center Storage Systems
The Blabla Bookshelf Incorporates a Singular Diagonal Section
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Feline-Friendly Bookshelves
Feline-Friendly Bookshelves
The Corentin Dombrecht Cat-Library is the Perfect Perch for Puss
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Planter-Embedded Bookshelves
Planter-Embedded Bookshelves
Hide & Seek Storage Conceals Clutter and Soil-Filled Containers
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Furniture Made of Books
Furniture Made of Books
This Into That
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Lovely Illusory Storage Systems
Lovely Illusory Storage Systems
Cubious Bookshelf is Patterned for Further Three Dimensionality
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Off-the-Wall Organizers
Off-the-Wall Organizers
The Vidame Creation Wave Bookshelf is Riveting
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Rigidly Refined Bookcases
Rigidly Refined Bookcases
The Severin Bookshelf Strikes a Beautiful Balance of Function and Form
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Stackable Square Shelving
Stackable Square Shelving
The B_Kube By 5Lab is Versatile and Interchangeable
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Faux Library Finishes
Faux Library Finishes
This Vintage Bookshelf Wallpaper Makes Your Home Intellectual
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Expanding Bookshelves
Expanding Bookshelves
REK Bookcase Grows With Your Needs
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2D Illusion Shelving
2D Illusion Shelving
The Bias of Thoughts Bookshelf Takes on a Three-Dimensional Personality
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Circular Seating Bookcases
Circular Seating Bookcases
The Archive Bookshelf Collection by David Garcia
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Warped Bookshelves
Warped Bookshelves
Sang Hoon Kim Warps the Regular Perception of a Bookcase
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Circular Bookshelves
Circular Bookshelves
Innovative Book Storage That Rounds Up the Reading Experience
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Animal-Inspired Shelves
Animal-Inspired Shelves
These Bear Shelves are an Adorable Way to Save Space
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Floating Literature Holders
Floating Literature Holders
The 'Conceal Book Shelf' Makes One a Reading Magician
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Puzzle Piece Bookshelves
Puzzle Piece Bookshelves
These Shelving Units from Bloq (Paul Johnson) are Fun and Functional
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Dark Side Storage Shelves
Dark Side Storage Shelves
The At-At Imperial Bookcase is Perfect for Holding Star Wars Novels
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Bed-Like Modern Bookshelves
Bed-Like Modern Bookshelves
This Sleek Bookshelf Includes a Stylish Reading Lounge
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Furniture Hiding Bookshelves
Furniture Hiding Bookshelves
As If From Nowhere by Orla Reynolds is Cleverly Space-Saving
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Batty Book Organizers
Batty Book Organizers
Batman Bookshelves Bring Vigilante Order to Your Room
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Musical Instrument Furniture
Musical Instrument Furniture
The Piano Bookshelf Lends the Home a Melodic Vintage Vibe
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Illusory Picture Frame Bookshelves
Illusory Picture Frame Bookshelves
This DIY Bookshelf Craft Makes a Painting-Like Set of Shelves
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Green DIY Bookshelves
Green DIY Bookshelves
The ‘Book Book Shelf' by Not Tom Recycles Your Old Novels
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Strung-Up Libraries
Strung-Up Libraries
The Bloom Bookcase Arranges Reading Materials Along Red Threads
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Innovative Book Shelves
Innovative Book Shelves
Creative Home Libraries
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Swiveling Bookshelf Entrances
Swiveling Bookshelf Entrances
The Da Vila Bookstore by Isay Weinfeld Looks Like a Secret Entrance
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Foldable Origami Furniture
Foldable Origami Furniture
The T.SHELF Modular Shelving System Contorts to Decor Needs
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Piped Paperback Storage
Piped Paperback Storage
Industrial Bookshelves Bind Your Library into the Structure of Your Home
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Honeycomb Wall Shelves
Honeycomb Wall Shelves
The Bookshelf Comb is Both Creative and Practical
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