Artfully arranging books

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A collection of books can really transform the look and feel of a room.  Warm and cozy to bright and modern, their spines and covers {not to mention the pages} can be so exciting.  Here are few favorite looks and a link to a tutorial to help arrange your bookcases at home.

The catalog set got in to the vintage book craze last year by selling bundles of vintage books with their covers removed.  $39 for 4 books - can you believe it?  I love the look of these in an old dough bowl though.

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 Now I know why decorator Kevin Sharkey is right at home working for Martha Stewart!

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A curtain protects the books in this bookcase from dirt & sunlight damage, not to mention, adds some great color to the back wall in this living room.

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{click here} for a tutorial on how to artfully arrange your bookcase and go from this...to this.

Now get to rearranging!