Install tailor-made shelves

• 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

If you're planning on putting up shelves, don't just span the wall with standard ones.

‘Building bespoke shelves offers a great opportunity to create something much more individual,' says Mark Dyson of Enclosure Architects. ‘Think about the height of your books and plan accordingly. Not only do individual nooks create a pleasing display, but shelves tailored to suit particular tomes help make the most of every inch.'

Get the look: Get fitted shelving from London Cabinet Company or visit myhammer.com to find a tradesperson.

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