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Hi everybody ! Today I’m going to share with you my current obsession : bookshelves. There’s many reasons why I love bookshelves, some are pretty straightforward, some are weird, but all are very good reasons. In a nutshell, let’s just say I love looking at bookshelves because they’re another way of knowing someone.
Look at it this way : you go to somebody’s house for the first time, take a quick look at their bookshelves and notice a copy of “So, You’re Attracted to Grandma” (no kidding, it’s on this list of 102 self-help books you can do without)… Well, let’s just say you see them in a different light.
At my place, the books are just lying around in every corner, pilled up in unbalanced towers, but that’s just because I don’t have the funds to buy some nice bookshelves. Instead, I daydream about it…
So, I have here some great bookshelves ideas for your consideration :

#1. This is a GREAT idea for those who like nice-looking things but don’t really have the money to furnish their place. Just re-organise your books by color ! The result is quite breathtaking, don’t you think ? (More pictures here)

#2. A really nice design idea. I guess you need to have a quite big flat to pull this off, but it’s definetly a winner bookshelf. Ho, and it’s $999…

#3. This is not a bookshelf, actually, but look at how cute this is ! AND you can do it yourself with not much fuss, the directions are over here.

#4. My personnal favorite. A speech bubble (well, square) bookshelf ! This is the perfect example of my idea that a person’s books speak for themselves.

#5. A bit De Stilj, a bit child-like, a lot of fun : the tree shelf ! By Thorun Arnodottir design.

#6. I really love the boudoir style of this one. Very sleek design, a perfect addition to a nicely decorated room. You can see much more images and even the makin of this shelf on Behance.

#7. I actually lost the name of this bookcase, and that bugs me because I love the overall aspect… but I just found another one in the same vein, at West Elm. Yellow + Black = NICE.

There’s a thousand other great ideas out there, so go out and look around !

Because this obsession is not just a fad, I put together a contributive blog called “Check My Shelf“, where anybody can submit pictures (photo, drawings, diagrams… anything you want!) of their bookshelves and share it with the world. Here are some examples of past posts :
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If you want to contribute, you’re more than welcome ! Take a look at the website : http://checkmyshelf.blogspot.com and get in touch at contact@ookah.com.
The more the merrier !

And to finish, a fantastic poster by Mikey Burton for WILCO :

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