The real book-lover’s guide to styling shelves

Imagine my surprise when I found that a search on Pinterest for bookshelf styling tips returned a lot of results for people whose primary use for bookshelves is not to store books: some pins didn't even include books in their pictures, while other pins offered impractical ideas like turning your books spine-inward so that you can't see what they are or ever find anything you want to find.

Hack your house’s charm with built-in Ikea bookcases

Not everything is just how you want it when you buy a house—some of what you're looking for you might find, but some you don't. Kelsey and I absolutely wanted lots of storage for books in our house, and we both love how built-in bookcases look in those mid-century homes. Our little rambler, built in …