Styling Large Library Shelves
4 Hours
Easy
My mother's library shelves were overwhelming. There was too much stuff. (She didn’t like to hear that… the bookshelves have been that way for over fifteen years!). So, one day she undertook the great task of clearing out the excess. Here is a before photo:
I told her to pack away stuff that she can’t part with. She packed away some photo albums, put away my brothers’ old high school senior portraits, and some of the “smalls”.
She organized the books that were left, and put some on their sides, stacked.
She added art and other items strategically, instead of having the shelves serve as a landing place.
Now the shelves are more interesting to look at. One can actually focus on individual details instead of being overwhelmed by the mass of books and "things". See more before and after photos on the blog!
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Good for her for getting this done! She must feel so good about it! :) Inspires me to de-clutter!
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Very nice job, love the globe.
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