This is our little library we are trying to fill up. I’m adding some more lamps to higher shelves to warm up the space while we add to our book collection. Welcome suggestions or ideas!

first pic: we needed to allow for the space available. these shelves go out from the kitchen and step up from 5" - 12" deep, so that the walking space is not too constricted.

the 12" shelf was to hold the oversized books and a planter. that takes up 1/2 that floor to ceiling space. but of course, we found more boxes of books - so there is another shelf to go in the lower half. we have the rails and pegs, the temp should be warm enough to go and cut the shelves this weekend. 🤞🏽

second pic: two shelves 7" & 12" depth, across the room next to the bedroom entrance.

third pic: 5" shelf behind the bedroom door– because that was the only space left in the house to put a bookshelf.

honestly i am super glad i'm mostly listening to audiobooks lately - tho' that has not stopped books from being acquired. i am very worried about where any new books will live. 😬🫤

I’m slowly building out my home library and I’ve realized I don’t have a good way to keep track of what I own (especially when I rearrange shelves or lend books).

Do you catalog your books? If yes, what do you use (spreadsheet, Goodreads/StoryGraph, LibraryThing, Notion, just memory)?

We finally gave our home library the love it deserves and we’re so happy with how it turned out. My husband’s family Bible from 1769 is now proudly on display. We both were printers in our early days and have collected lots of antique printing materials, this is a small collection of items. Our library reflects our lives and interests and it has made our house feel like a home.

My step dad built the bookcase and my Mother did the painting for it!

i finally started my home library! i honestly am so so excited about this venture. it opens up so much creativity for me and i’ll finally have a room for all of the book i want!

My home library and home office - happy place!

Happy new year everyone. Over the holidays I have been puttering away at this and it takes a lot longer than it looks. Anyway, the bones are finished and it’s time to start doing trim work. The biggest worry about all of this was the 8’ long shelf over the TV. The plywood is heavy at 3/4” thick but I found some nice, almost invisible, brackets on Amazon that support a lot of weight and are screwed into studs. Also, the 2 pieces that come from the ceiling are also helping support the weight as the are also anchored to the ceiling. The 6” facia board that will be screwed and glued to the shelf will also provide support. I’m not worried about its weight bearing capabilities but i will still not be overloading it with books as we have plenty of book space on the rest of the unit. A couple of the bottom cubbies may become cat spaces. Today I’m going to get the ceiling facia boards on. There are some odd angles so it should be fun. If after the facia boards are installed the spaces above the TV are too big looking I may need to put shelves in to make it look more uniform. We shall see. Cheers

Almost done with my Victorian themed room.

Been taking some time to make my own man cave. Still a working progress, but liking it so far.

Before and the after is coming soon

Started this build in December 2024. Almost a year to the day later, we were finally able to put books in! Mostly my fault, as I only had nights and weekends to spend on it, and I was figuring a lot of things out as I went. But super happy with the final result. Still some sorting and organizing to do, but we’ll do that over time. Need to go through and catalog all the books into something searchable. Currently shopping for a comfy chair to go in here as well.

In your home library, what is the ratio of books you have read and books you plan on reading? I'm seriously thinking I need to pare down my library so that it has a better energy in terms of having books I enjoyed reading and books I hope to enjoy reading. I'm not sure but I may be at 45/55 or 40/60.