Beckys Living Room Built-Ins
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Becky's Living Room Built-Ins

 
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By the way, the pine shelf was recycled from the attic floorboards, and the glass doors that you can barely see came from my grandparents' Arts and Crafts tudor house in Connecticut.
added by The Lettered Cottage to Building Built-Ins: They're Really Just A Bunch of Boxes
Accessorizing built-in bookcases is an art. When in doubt, use this photo as your guide. Stacks of books, a collection of pottery and some framed prints. Voila!
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decorating a shelf
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bookcase
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built-in bookcases
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Book shelf staging
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Like
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Bookcase
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Chotch
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Shelves different sizes
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Havasu
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Shelves
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thin wood separating
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This will work great for uneven built in living space shelves.
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shelves
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Books
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Nice arrangement.
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Like the book placement
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Like spacing of shelves
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Book arrangement
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bookcases
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Books and pitchers.
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art, books, pottery
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want some open shelving on the kitchen desk wall cabinets
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Nice way to organize books
added by kellyinkansas to Built-in Bookcases (8 weeks ago)
offsets are interesting
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Library
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Shelves
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bookcase with glass doors on bottom
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symmetry
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I like the random shelf heights.
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Staggered shelves in built in
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Book case design
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Shelves
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keeping open shelves neat
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Books as decoration on shelves with Ironstone and Swedish blue glass
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Decor for one bookshelf
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Eylül kutuphane
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bookcase decor
added by dalenlynn to Living Room Ideas (3 months ago)
love these book shelves
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cupboard underneath(but no window; different compartment sizes; ask D if he wants a couple of cubbies for CD/DVD cases at eye level, shelves all the way up
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Mix of pitchers
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Easier to built. Flexible shelving.
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shelf staging
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wood top to match up with tv stand
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Shelves 5
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Shelves
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built in idea (different size shelves)
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built-in book shelves w/ items displayed
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the way the books are placed
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Spacing of shelves
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pitchers in bookshelves
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built in bookcases http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/26642/list/Building-Built-Ins--They-re-Really-Just-A-Bunch-of-Boxes
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thick shelves that are adjustable
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wooden top
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Stairway bookcase
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Bookcase used for aesthetics, not just function.
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Styling
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placement on shelves
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heft of bottom shelf
added by Carol Carney Designs to Patti/Kitchen Ideas (5 months ago)
this is for the bookshelves in the family room - stacking books vs, vertical which provides a cleaner, less cluttered look.
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thick shelves different sizes
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different sized shelves
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Styling bookcases
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Decorating shelves
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Like the simplicity of accessories and books
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bookcase for playroom
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Stacked Books
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bookcases for den
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Shelves
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books in living room/family room
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Arrangement of bookcase
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Uneven shelving
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Like wood top and different shelf heights. Don't like thickness of wood for shelves
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Bookshelves/cabinet
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Thinkness of shelves
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Unmatched shelf location
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Shelves
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Bookcase display
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Built ins
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I like that the shelves are broken up. I also like the wood grain top.
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bookcase
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Different heights of shelves
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bookcase arrangement
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staggered shelving
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shelf variation
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Movable Bookshelves?
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White with natural wood shelf
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size of shelves
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bookcases
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basement bookshelf
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Shelving size
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Built in shelves
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Alternating shelves
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bookcases thick shelves
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Study built-ins
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Thickness of shelves
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Love the way these bookshelves are arranged. Looks clean and stylish.
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Interesting shelving arrangement
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Stacking
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The set up of the built ins
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Set back
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irregular shelving in bookshelves
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Bookcase Shelf idea
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styling bookcases
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Jugs
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Simple
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Maybe uneven shelves are best
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variation of bookcase openings
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Accessorizing built-in bookcases
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Display ideas
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Bookcases
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Wood counter on built in
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Built-ins
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bookshelves
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Great design idea.
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Groupings
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I will need to be able to alter heights of shelves. Some of David's books are large textbooks.
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possibility for library
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no3ststaggered
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Thick shelves
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accent wood top for desk idea
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stacks of books, different levels of shelving
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thick shelves
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various size - white
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Art
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Book arrangement
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Reclaimed wood boards for counter of bookshelf
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varied shelves
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thick, off center
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nice arrangement
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wider base
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Shelving items
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Configuration
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Staging shelves
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Repisas
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shelving setup
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Basement
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Built In's
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arrangement of items (both books and collectibles) on shelves
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Accessorizing bookshelves
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Bookd
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Bookshelves
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built in shelves
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arrangement
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We could do something simple like this along the upstairs walls.
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Built ins
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The table part is nice
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Foyer with wood coounter
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Well displayed books and decorative items
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bookshelve with accessories
added by deborahmays to Walls (17 months ago)
I definitely want a wall of built-in shelves like this. I like the different sizes of shelves, keeps it from looking too boring
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built in bookshelves
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staggered shelves
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Bookcase.
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Furnishing cases
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apparent thickness of shelves
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book shelf styling
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arrangement of books
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book display
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Book shelf a
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glass cabinets
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Bookshelf staging
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Sfalsare?
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Built-ins
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builtins
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slightly different levels adds interest
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bookshelf art
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stained surface and depth
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bookcases
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Book shelf kaleb
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bookcases
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Librero
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I like the thick shelves in these built ins.
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Organized Shelves
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Accessorizing built-in bookcases
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Useful guide to how to use built in for display and books
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built in
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Den cabinets
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horizontal book placement
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Book shelves
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placement of the books
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book shelf with console
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Guide for built-in arrangement
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Cabinet
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Cool
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Shelf
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book shelf
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Great LR built-ins
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Storage
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bookcase
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shelves for family room
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simple built in
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shelf arrangments
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Accessorizing bookcase.
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Book shelf for living room in farmhouse
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horizontal lying books, white space, knickknacks
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