Bookshelves are as varied in design as the books they house; some are colorful and adventurous, while others have an air of romance. While some people love antique furniture, so there are people who enjoy old books with a history. Others love the feel of crisp new novel, just as some people enjoy modern furniture.
One of our Trend Hunters posed an interesting question this week: with eBook readers becoming mainstream, what will happen to the bookshelf industry? Judging by the designs in this cluster, I’d say these funky furnishings still have a few good years left in homes, if only for storing ‘antique’ paper books, or as a display case for (digital) photo frames and fun knickknacks.
38 Novel Ideas For Unique Bookshelves and Home Libraries
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Green Creative Interior Design
Alternating Tread Bookcase Stair
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Nobody & Co. Bibliochaise
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Innovative Book Shelves
Creative Home Libraries
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Utilizing Limited Spaces
Staircase Library
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Bright Contrast Furniture
Sculptural Bookshelf with Bench and Matching Pieces
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Spider Web Bookcases
Graphic Bookshelf Designed For Art Basel Miami Show
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BookShelf Adjusts Shape to Contents
Elastica BookShelf
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Upside-Down Storage
The Anti-Gravity Bookshelf
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Color Coded Homes
Rainbow Bookshelf
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Circular Bookshelves
Innovative Book Storage That Rounds Up the Reading Experience
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Furniture Made of Books
This Into That
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Sustainable Wood Furniture
The Woodloops FSC-Certified Bookshelf
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A New Wave in Furniture
The Storyline Shelf
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Virtual Book Shelves For Real Shopping
Zoomii On-Line Bookstore
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Suspended Bookshelves
Salkim Bookhangers
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Space Saving Furniture
Rotating Book Shelf
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Balancing Bookshelf
"Maintain The Balance of Your Knowledge!"
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Religious Juxtaposition
A Bookshelf for the Religiously Confused
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Keyboard Shelves
Foldable Display Art For Book Loving Piano Buffs
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Geeky Home Decor Has Hidden Meaning
Equation Bookshelf
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Spiderweb-Inspired Storage
'Silk' Book Cases Bring Nature To The Home
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Expanding Bookshelves
REK Bookcase Grows With Your Needs
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Bent Nail Bookshelves
The Movement Bookcase
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Maze-Like Furniture
Rick Ivey Ontario's Steel Bookshelf
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Angular Storage
The Quad Book Shelf
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Polar Book
Joe Bookshelf
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Aztec Snake Bookcase
Quetza
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Gravity Defying Bookshelves
Neon ADDI Billy's Brother Shelf Looks Like It'll Tip
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Free-Range Furniture
ZiG Bamboo Bookcase
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Musical Bookshelves
The Wazz AL by NoDesign
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DNA-Inspired Furniture
The MyDNA Bookcase
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Bookmobiles Of A Different Breed
Animals As Mobile Libraries
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Boldly Bizarre Bookshelves
The 'Crisis' Shelf Adds Electric Orange Punch To Your Decor
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Ornamental Libraries
The Bookman Shelf
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Books as Balance Weights
The See-Saw Bookshelf
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Limitless Design Dynamics
Tangram Bookshelves
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Off Kilter Design
Creosa Tipsy Storage Units
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Bookshelves for Bookworms
Lili Lite Turns Off When You Place An Open Book on Shelf
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