Any Alternative for destroyed books due to Flood, now dried out but ?

Search the DIY at the top left. Tons of ideas, ornaments, gift tags, cover a trunk then seal with polyurethane, do an entire floor, make a wreath by making paper roses with them, endless possibilities.

If there are any front covers that are particularly significant to you, or those that you may find particularly attractive (script letters, linen fabric, etc.) perhaps you could frame them in thicker frames, or shadow box frames.

Actually, I was amazed by this, look, just look at what you can do:

https://www.pinterest.com/apotropaiceyes/reused-old-book-projects/

Best to you and your family.

So sorry about your flood and books. you can make beautiful things with old books - like book pages wreaths!

If you have covers that are still in fairly good shape, you could attach them to boxes so they still look like books on a shelf.

Feature wall

https://www.hometalk.com/diy/decorate/rooms/diy-book-wall-tutorial-29437183

Book stands

https://www.hometalk.com/diy/living-room/furniture/how-to-reuse-old-encyclopedias-and-books-44243054

Faux book shelf

https://www.hometalk.com/diy/decorate/walls/diy-shelf-from-faux-vintage-books-13155224

Accessory

https://www.hometalk.com/diy/decorate/rooms/making-an-original-accessories-from-old-unused-books-1072984

Other ideas

https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=Books

Hello. Flooding is heartbreaking, know that first hand.

There might be some ideas to consider here....

https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=Book%20oages%20on%20walls

Oh no I'm so sorry to hear that. We used old books to make a bookish side table - https://acraftymix.com/blog/something-to-bookish-sidetable/ . You can also make a really interesting knife block using the covers - https://acraftymix.com/blog/books-knife-block/

There are lots of ideas here:

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=repurpose+water+damage+books

https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=repurpose%20books

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/381117187189419767/

I agree with Ann! Vintage books have the best spines. Forget about the actual story or book inside when they are stuck together and ruined anyway. Use the spines as covers for your paperbacks on a shelf. Or like she said create book boxes.

Here is a tutorial on how to turn it into a box: (leave out the extras on decorating since the spines already look nice)

https://www.hometalk.com/diy/upcycle/how-to-upcycle-a-book-into-a-jewellery-box-44297260

I use old books to create Christmas card and memo holders. You can read about it here. https://www.homeroad.net/2014/12/folded-book-christmas-card-display.html

Many Many thanks for all the great and helpful messages regarding my fathers old books. It is a comfort to know there are friends out there willing to help in times of stress! Having saved all the books I can, I now have a lot that will need a Paper Mache project !

I am so sorry your keepsake was destroyed. What about salvaging some of the pages and modge podge them onto bins or boxes? Practical and you will still have a reminder of his passion.

Hi Johnavallance82, not sure if you want to try to rescue some of them , so I am posting this

https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/wet-book-rescue-how-to-repair-a-wet-damaged-book

Hope this gives you some uses for them

https://www.pinterest.ca/chpl7npr/fun-things-to-do-with-old-books/

There are some really cute book page crafts in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy605X0lTFw

There are some cute book page crafts here, too: https://tipjunkie.com/book-pages/

Here are some ideas: https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=book%20page%20craft