So, I previously mentioned
in this post how I bought this
Vittsjo shelf. I had moved the
Billy bookcase from the living room into my rearranged & reorganized studio and used the Vittsjo to replace it. (This is one of those 4 projects I mentioned in the last 2 posts)
My Billy bookcase held A LOT of books. The Vittsjo doesn't have sides to it, so it presented the challenge of not being able to stand books without using bookends. Since I currently don't have bookends and since I had a lot of non-pretty books, I had to get creative with how I styled the shelves. In addition to wanting the shelves to look nice, they still had to be functional (did I mention I have a lot of books?). I ended up separating out the books and moving some to the studio (my travel books) and some to the guest bedroom.
Let's take a closer look at each shelf, shall we? First up, the top shelf:
Books by my favorite author, Marian Keyes. If you ever get a chance to read her stuff, do so! It's like chick-lit, but smarter, witty. & funny! Yep, that's a picture of me! ;) That was from my trip to Savannah, GA - I love the composition and the colors in the photo. And to the right, home design & decor books.
2nd shelf:
A picture from one of my trips to Cabo San Lucas - it's in a shadowbox and I put some seashells & rocks in it. Some of my favorite autobiographies & biographies. And yep - many of them are about rock stars - fascinating stuff, people!
Next up is the 3rd shelf:
More books, more decor. Historical & art books on the left. Random books on the right. The
beach canvas is one that I made using a picture from my St. Thomas trip & tissue paper. I also made the
F cork monogram.
Lastly, the 4th shelf:
Some classic children's books (and possibly future classics). A jar of beach sand and shells from various beach trips. My stereo so I can listen to my tunes. And a picture of me & some friends at an Angels baseball game.
I think the Vittsjo is a much better fit for the living room than the Billy bookcase. I'm so glad I was able to make room for it & find an excuse to by this shelf. I may tweak it a bit after I get some bookends, but so far I'm really loving how it turned out.
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I do love that shelf, and wish I could put it somewhere. great styling, my friend.
ReplyDeleteThis looks so nice!! :) You did a fantastic job with the little decorative details on each shelf too!
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