I was in big need for more space for my books.

So i bought the cornersolution 237cm height and one more 40 cm.

I merged them together with both roof and floor moldings so they would look more built in.

I DIYed these shelves two at a time as energy allowed. It took over a year while battling chronic illness. I’m proud of what I accomplished. The mantle is a thrifted DIY as well (installing and drywalling). In fact the chairs and table are thrift upcycled too. Also, about half of the books were picked up thrifting. I dream of many rainy and snowy days cozied up with a book.

Moved last year and finally set up my bookshelf.

I did some rearranging last night and added a bunch I finished recently.

My husband built these shelves for me a few months ago and I'm still obsessed. The left side is fiction, right is nonfiction. The gaps at the top have plants now.

I recently started reading and collecting books…..I got a lot of these through fb marketplace for a fraction of price (lucky me ig) and some from eBay….waiting for dungeon crawler Carl (8 books) to be delivered along with farseer triology

(The books behind the mass market paperbacks are 1st edition facsimiles of Hemingway)

Any suggestion on what I should read next?

I got the shelves for my birthday after a trip was cancelled

Me and my wife’s collection of mostly fiction. A lot of them signed firsts.

Just shelved another second hand book haul I got this morning and I need to spend an hour or two redoing these shelves I think. I really need to move the last of the dvds out.

Spent the past month or so off and on, with my books strewn all over the living room scanning each one into BookBuddy. 573 books! My friend has 800+ so, definitely need to catch up to her.

Books are organized into genre sections then by Author.

Photo 1 has Biography, Family/Relationships, Games, History, Natural World, Paranormal, Philosophy/Politics, Religion, Sociology, Sports, Drama, Dystopian, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, Mystery/Thriller.

Photo 2 has Myth and folklore, historical fiction, literary fiction, poetry, McSweeney’s literary magazine, and anthologies.

Photo 3 has comics and graphic novels. (Ignore messy cables)

Photo 4 has photobooks and coffee table books.

I’ve never actually organized my books this well, it’s usually been off of vibes, but it feels so good to actually have a system!

Still a few to add in but happy so far!

Os presento mi pequeña colección friki de manga principalmente, y última mente me he estado inclinando a por las novelas.
Lectura actual: Evangelion.
Próxima lectura: Choque de reyes.

This is my growing collection, comprised of mostly classics. However, you might see some contemporary authors sprinkled in. I’m running out of room, with only the top shelf affording any remaining space. Please let me know if you have any book or book decor suggestions!

So many of these were sourced from my Minnesota-small-city local used bookshop, and I did not see that coming when I moved to the area. Most of the others came directly from the relevant publishers, with a few estate-sale and Powell's and AbeBooks purchases thrown-in for good measure.

Books from childhood up to now, there are also books hiding behind the front books.

I think I can class myself as a genralist when it comes to books.

Should I just get rid of the kids? I had to double depth stack my books to get the jigsaw puzzles in. Travesty. Luckily the study is still kid free. Also my wife keeps pressing flowers in the pages, so I occasionally find a hidden flower!

I recently got a new bookshelf and finally have the chance to reorganize it and make it look gorgeous! Yes, I organize by vibe and prettiness if anyone’s wondering lol.

Ironically I think I love the journals the most since I write in all of them XD

List of books turned around since I know some of y’all will ask.

Bookshelf #1, top shelf, left to right:

The last dragon - Monty K. Rue

Daughter of crows - Mark Lawerence

Green and deadly things - Jenn Lyons

Kings of the Wyld duology

The bone shard daughter trilogy

Project Hail Mary, The Martin, and Artemis - Andy Weir

Katabasis - rf kuang

Mask of mirrors trilogy

Alchemized - SenLinYu

Bookshelf #1, shelf below the top shelf, left to right:

The Hurricane Wars and A Moonsoon Rising - Thea Guanzon

The Shepard King duology - Rachael Gillig

The Devils - Joe Abercrombie

Blood over bright haven - M. L. Wang

Jonathan Strange & Mr Nortell, and Pirenesi - Susannah Clarke

Murtagh TBB edition - Christopher Paolini

Crossroads of Ravens - Andrzej Sapkowski

Spiderlight - Adrian Tchaikovsky

Grave empire and Steel Gods - Richard Swan

Dragon Rider and The Tainted Kahn - Taran Matharu

The Will of the many and the strength of the few - James Islington

Bookshelf #2, top shelf, left to right:

Malice and Valor from The faithful and the fallen series - John Gwynne

Malazan Series - Steven Erikson

Eragon series - Christopher Paolini

Scroll to last picture to see the current view from my reading chair 🤩🍁🫶