8 Stylish Ways To Display Your Book Collection In Your Home
Even in this tablet-obsessed age, bookshelves provide a stylish focal point for any room.
Even in this tablet-obsessed age, bookshelves provide a stylish focal point for any room.
Ino Caluza, owner of the custom-denim brand Viktor, looked to the work of Mexican architect Luis Barragán when designing his family home near Manila in the Philippines. The bright blue bookcase in the two-story library stands out against the concrete staircase and subdued furnishings.
The library of a Manhattan penthouse designed by Bunny Williams doubles as a guest room; a remote control-operated bed slides out from the base of the custom-made red-lacquered bookcase. The table and chairs are by André Sornay.
Laureen Rossouw, editor of ELLE Decoration South Africa, devised a double-height metal shelving unit for the study of her Cape Town apartment. The 1950s stools and chair were purchased at local antiques shops.
A blackened-metal sliding panel conceals a television within the library bookshelves of this TriBeCa loft, which was designed by architect Lee Mindel of Shelton, Mindel & Associates for Winsome Brown and Claude Arpels and their family. The chaise longue is by Arne Vodder and the Hans Wegner armchair is upholstered in a Rogers & Goffigon plaid. The rug is a custom design.
Sarah Walker designed the corner bookshelves in the study of the midcentury post-and-beam home of Hollywood executives Lynn Harris and Matti Leshem. An Orange Slice chair by Pierre Paulin and a leather butterfly chair sit atop a flokati rug.
Actor and designer Andrey Rudensky chose a vibrant blue color scheme for the library of his Moscow apartment. The bookshelves are by Ikea and the floor lamp is by Jieldé.
In their apartment in a 19th-century building in Rome, Paola Massardi and Andrea Secci lined a dining room wall with floor-to-ceiling shelves to hold part of their collection of approximately 6,000 books. The dining table is by Jean Nouvel.
Lacquered shelving serves as a backdrop in the library of Ralph and Ricky Lauren's Manhattan duplex overlooking Central Park. The sofa, armchairs, and cocktail table are all by Ralph Lauren Home. The table lamp and side table are by Mark Albrecht, and the silk rug is by Stark.
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