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The Family Home: Corral Kids' Books
Keep children's books neatly organized and conveniently located with these clever storage solutions
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Having five children who love books is wonderful. Some days is seems like every surface in our house is covered in board books, easy readers and young adult literature of some kind or another.
But while I realize there are far worse things, coming to terms with all of these books and the storage they require has forced me to think creatively. Each child has a bookcase in his or her room, but that hasn't been enough. While searching around for some attractive ways to store and display our ever-growing library, I discovered a few ideas from fellow Houzzers. They have me inspired, and I'm sure they will inspire you too.
But while I realize there are far worse things, coming to terms with all of these books and the storage they require has forced me to think creatively. Each child has a bookcase in his or her room, but that hasn't been enough. While searching around for some attractive ways to store and display our ever-growing library, I discovered a few ideas from fellow Houzzers. They have me inspired, and I'm sure they will inspire you too.
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Displaying children's books on a shelf like this not only keeps them off the floor, it highlights the lovely covers. Plus, younger children are more apt to read when they can pick from their favorites easily.
by Jeanette Lunde
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It's easy to pile books on a shelf, but corralling them inside a wooden crate adds so much more interest. This is an especially great solution for brightly colored covers that will pop inside the dark wooden interior.
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This display is a similar idea, but the unit is carried from floor to ceiling, giving children room to grow their library.
| Creating a book pocket like the one shown here is easy with a bit of fabric, a couple of dowels and some brackets. Not only will it hold your child's current favorites, but it can add color to the room too. |
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When storing children's books on a bookshelf, consider integrating some decorative items just as you would in more grownup spaces. They'll add interest and keep the area from becoming too boring.
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by French Larkspur
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| Look around your home for items such as baskets and crates where you can store books. These items are easily placed next to the sofa or your favorite chair for convenient storytimes. |
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by Lucy McLintic
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| Children's books come with the most fantastic covers in the prettiest shades. Why not arrange them according to color to spice up the bookcase a bit? |
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In our home, the children read in their beds before I announce lights out. A simple shallow shelf like the one shown here would be perfect mounted on the walls next to their beds.
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carolynadk Both of our children have bookshelves in their bedrooms, but when those started to overflow we added shallow wall shelves in the tiny landing outside of their rooms. The shelves hold books they both like, and brighten up the small space. 
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The Painted Home thanks for the feature Danyelle! denise
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Ideabook published on May 2, 2012.
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