Bookends in house library design - dragons, horse heads etc.

If you want your home library to have a certain thematic look, do not neglect such a simple design element as bookends. With some luck, you should be able to find just the right pieces of brass, metal or wood to perfectly accentuate your book collection. Among the bookends that I own personally own are some Renaissance looking ships, antique colonnades and elephants. I hope to post the pictures some time soon. You can easily find other creatures and objects, including fish bowls, chess pieces, medieval knights and sports memorabilia.

For a long time, one particular idea was associated for me with bookends: if you have to put metal horse heads on your bookshelf, you simply don't have enough books. Not having enough books can, of course, be caused by various reasons, but I my opinion none of these reasons were excusable. I was able to overcome this feeling, mainly due to acknowledging the fact that a home library differs from any other kind of library - it must feature certain design elements that turn it into a living space of a special kind. It is interesting then that bookends are somewhat unique, in a sense that they are designed specifically for the needs of home library owners. Why not use them?

One practical advice that you should keep in mind. Because bookends vary in style and material, you should choose at least the material that you are going to use for most of your bookshelves. For example, it is easy to go with brass or cast iron. This way you will always be able to add more bookends, even if it is impossible to find the exact matches for your existing ones.

Bookends on Amazon


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Book accessories

Reading pillow

This reading pillow is clearly not what you would normally imagine a reading pillow would be. Instead of the person reclining comfortably while enjoying a book, this little contraption focuses on what would appear to be the comfort and pleasure of the book itself!

I admit, on occasion it seems like a good idea to place a book on some sort of cushion. The problem with this particular design, in case you haven't noticed, is that turning pages becomes an absolute nightmare. You would have to completely free the book from its straps, turn the page, and then position the book in the same exact spot. It would not be that difficult to come up with improvements for this design, but here it is in all its glory.

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Home bedding ideas: theme bedding etc.