Here&#8217;s what our other ceiling-high book case looks like, on the other side of this book case. This one&#8217;s decorated slightly differently and has got more of a travel theme happening :) because we love to travel! DECOR TIPS: 1. Generally, I&#8217;d say never to actually fill up a decorative book case with only books! I&#8217;m finding that book-filled book cases tend to be beautiful only in home libraries where there are tons and tons of books and together they look masterful. One-off book cases  <span><a href="https://www.charleneprecious.com/blog/book-case-part-2/" class="readmore">Continue reading &rarr;</a></span>{"id":18205,"date":"2017-02-23T19:40:19","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T00:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.charleneprecious.com\/blog\/?p=18205"},"modified":"2017-02-23T20:12:28","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T01:12:28","slug":"book-case-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.charleneprecious.com\/blog\/book-case-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Decorating a book case &#038; a little reading nook!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s what our other ceiling-high book case looks like, on the other side of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charleneprecious.com\/blog\/how-to-style-a-bookcase\/\" target=\"_blank\">this book case<\/a>. This one&#8217;s decorated slightly differently and has got more of a travel theme happening :) because we love to travel!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.charleneprecious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/decor16.jpg\" alt=\"book case decor\" width=\"548\" height=\"810\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charleneprecious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/decor16.jpg 548w, https:\/\/www.charleneprecious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/decor16-450x665.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f7999b;\">DECOR TIPS:<\/span><br \/>\n1. Generally, I&#8217;d say never to actually fill up a decorative book case with only books! I&#8217;m finding that book-filled book cases tend to be beautiful only in home libraries where there are tons and tons of books and together they look masterful. One-off book cases are best decorated with a little more!<\/p>\n<p>2. Carefully handpick the few books that make it onto your decorative book case. Make sure they have pleasing spines with colours that complement each other! The trouble with books we DO have in our arsenal is that they tend to be business books that don&#8217;t have the right look and feel. So if like us, you find yourself having to buy books for decorative purposes, don&#8217;t be spending full price on them. Head to a Value Village or a second hand bookstore. There are plenty of gorgeous books, especially antique ones, to come by for $2-$3.<\/p>\n<p>3. Keep some books sitting upright in the traditional way and others flat on their cover. A mixture looks great!<\/p>\n<p>4. Then it&#8217;s a matter of adding accents like wicker baskets, storage boxes, block letters, clocks, plants, globes, and other such knick knacks that bring the book case to life.<\/p>\n<p>5. Lastly, we managed to throw in a teeny tiny reading nook right beside the book case with super comfy wool-filled cushions and pillows. Right next to it, which isn&#8217;t captured in this image, are big windows that bring in tons of bright natural light from the backyard. :)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.charleneprecious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/shopthislook.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nPropeller Airplane Clock &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/wickeremporium.ca\/blog\/2015\/07\/personalized-decor-inspiration-wicker-emporium\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wicker Emporium<\/a><br \/>\nBooks and Antique Books &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.valuevillage.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Value Village<\/a><br \/>\nAccent Plant &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/homesense.ca\" target=\"_blank\">Homesense<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;S&#8221; Block Letter &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/homesense.ca\" target=\"_blank\">Homesense<\/a><br \/>\nMini Globe &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/homesense.ca\" target=\"_blank\">Homesense<\/a><br \/>\nTravel Themed Storage Box &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/homesense.ca\" target=\"_blank\">Homesense<\/a><br \/>\nWicker Basket &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaels.com\/nesting-basket-3-piece-set\/D022941S.html\" target=\"_blank\">Michael&#8217;s Arts &#038; Crafts<\/a><br \/>\nReading Nook Wool-Filled Seat Cushions &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/ca\/listing\/229360924\/wool-filled-square-tufted-chair-cushion?ref=shop_home_active_72\" target=\"_blank\">The Home of Wool &#8211; Etsy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":null,"protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[31],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.2.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Decorating a book case &amp; a little reading nook! - Charlene Precious Co.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.charleneprecious.com\/blog\/book-case-part-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Decorating a book case &amp; a little reading nook! - Charlene Precious Co.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here&#8217;s what our other ceiling-high book case looks like, on the other side of this book case. 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