Bookcases: from Salvage to Storage: 14 DIY Designer Projects

14 original bookcase projects with step by step instructions and inspirational features to help you find the one that best suits you

 

Bookshelves showcase our favorite books and most treasured objects, are useful and practical—but, far from reducing them to their simplest function, we love that they reflect our style and individuality, becoming design features in their own right and, yet, harmoniously fitting into our living spaces. They are also relatively easy to make and accessible to everyone. No need to be an experienced handyman to realize these original designs: this book presents 14 creations with step-by-step photos, plans, and technical tips. And for inspiration, Aurélie Drouet peruses some of the more ambitious library, and bookcase, projects by leading designers and architects.

Aurélie Drouet started writing her own in 2009, publishing books on decorating and antique collecting. Jérôme Blin is a photographer whose personal work combines the intimate with the documentary in works such as Passage, Paysage. He has shot for numerous magazines and newspapers in France, including La Croix, Le Monde Magazine, and Viva Magazine. He and Drouet have worked together on Bibliothèques, Design Nature, and 100% Pallet.