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Hello, DIYers!

Despite the E-book market still going strong, there’s still something fabulous about holding, smelling, and engaging with a physical book! Reading a physical book has once again become a favorite pass time and so people are looking for places to store their beloved texts. If you are convinced that there’s absolutely no space in your home for a little library, we are setting out to prove you wrong today! Here are some ideas for carving out some storage space for your book collection in your home, even if it’s already crowded! Give them a try!

Under the Stairs Library

Use the space under your stairs wisely!

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Found Apasia

Kitchen Island Bookshelf

Here’s a great way to add space for books in your kitchen!

Found Kitchen Design Concepts

DIY Invisible Bookshelf

Skip the “shelf” and simply display the books!

Found Instructables

Attic Bookshelf

Use your angled attic space as a cozy reading nook with a built-in bookshelf!

Found Uk_interiors_collective

Slimmed Down Home Library

You might consider looking at any dead space in your home and consider if you can add any shelving! Take this slimmed down library, for instance!

Found Lovington

Bedroom Bench Book Storage

This is a great way to add books to your bedroom without cutting into floorspace!

Found Pinterest

Gutter Bookshelf

Use gutters to create a floating bookshelf that can wrap around corners!

Found The Owner Builder Network

Over the Sink Library

This is a smart way to use the space over a small sink!

Found Hello Liddy

Angled Bookshelf

This angled bookshelf is so cool and can be used to fit into so many different spaces!

Found Live Free Creative Co

Stackable Crate Bookshelf

You can use crates to create your own custom book case!

Found Creating Really Awesome Fun Things

Large Bathroom Library

If you have a large bathroom, you might consider using that space for bookshelves!

Found Cat Lady Confidential

DIY Space-Saver Bookshelf

Use the space behind the door for a small and smart bookshelf!

Found Yellow Bliss Road

Shelving Around the TV

Don’t let the space around your TV become dead space! You can use it for book storage!

Found Hello Liddy

High-Bookshelf

This bookshelf is tall to reach, so you can leave a stylish (but sturdy) ladder to climb up and get what you’d like!

Found In Honor of Design

DIY Tree Bookshelf

This looks amazing! It’s part wall decor and part little library!

Found Instructables

DIY Floating Corner Shelves

Make the most of your dead space with corner shelves!

Found Wilkerdos

Surprising Built Ins

Have a tendency to read while in the bathroom? Why not have a built in bookshelf? They work even for small spaces!

Found Hello Lidy

Long Ladder Shelf

Try this! I love the idea of having books in an easy to reach place around the couch!

Found Instructables

DIY Library Cart

Make your own rolling library cart for your home!

Found Ana White

Hallway Bookshelf

Use a hallway as your little library!

Found House and Garden

Over the Couch Built In

This is cute and convenient!

Found Mstarrevdesign

Upcycled Dresser with Book Shelf

You can use a cute, vintage dresser for storage in the bedroom or even another area of the house! You can use the top shelf as a small space for a little library!

Found Pinterest

Small Closet Library

Put shelving into a small, hall closet! The look below, with a class cut out in the door and an overhead light makes this a unique and lovely feature in the home!