Colour block your books

• Shelving ideas - living with books
• Build shelving under the stairs
• Display your books like art
• Create your own library
• Use a bookcase as a room divider
• Install tailor-made shelves
• Create compact shelving
• Colour block your books

Forget alphabetical order - the most stylish way to stack your shelves is according to colour.

‘Colour coordinating your books can make such a big difference,' says Furniture Designer Bethan Gray. ‘I have my collection on shelves painted an understated dove grey, but any uniform colour would look good.' The great thing is this works with everything from a small stack of paperbacks to a whole library.

Get the look: Visit IKEA for great-value shelving units, or get bespoke shelves from Custom Carpentry.

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