
Friends. Apologies for my absence last week. My excuse: I just moved to France. Woo hoo! The house we rented is fully furnished, so it has been pretty easy to get settled in quickly. But one project I do need to tackle is incorporating the books we brought with us into the already existing book collection.
So for today's dose of inspiration, I thought it would be fun to share some great ideas on how to display kids' books. Starting with this fabulous floor to ceiling option spotted on Ish and Chi. Isn't that a smart use of corner space? Notice how shallow the shelves are -- I'm betting something like this wouldn't be too difficult to DIY.

The dark-walled display was found on Ohdeedoh. If you look closely, you'll notice the books are suspended in fabric hung from dowels. So cute!

Lucky Satori gets her very own reading room. These shelves are made from inexpensive rain gutters (clever!) and are hung at kid level for easy access.

This image was spotted in Country Living. The text on the racks tells us this bookshelf is a repurposed display from a garden shop. Very retro cool.

On Little Chicago Bungalow, they shared these simple, beautiful shelves built from IKEA Ribba picture ledges. They sell for about $15 each.

And lastly, I love this image from Living Etc. It's hard not to love built-in bookshelves -- they add such architectural interest to a room.
Does that get your idea mill going? Any great kid book displays I've missed? I hope you'll share if you've found a great solution. Happy reading!


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For those of you who are noting the number of book/shelf size problem... books, like toys, can be cycled through. Fill the shelf space with some and read them for a while, then take out a box of put away books and PRESTO brand new books to explore. This keeps little kids interested, keeps the clutter down, and allows books to be a constant and eye catching part of your child's day.
I LOVE these ideas! I am an early childhood teacher so of course DD has books all over the place and no where to display them so she can see them and have access to them. Great ideas!
I love the first and second ideas too. We have a wasted corner wall this would be perfect for, and a beanbag rigt there in the corner for a great reading place.
love these :-)
I really like the look of the last two pictures. The only thing I would be worried about is my 2 year old would never leave them up there. She would be pulling them down all the time. This is something to keep in mind in the future though. Thanks! :)
Some of these are really cute!
very clever ideas!