As you can hopefully see, some are neutral, others less so. The Frank Lloyd wright is oversized and I'd be happy to arrange a console or book stand with it as a centerpiece.

If you're serious about your books then have some nice bookcases built floor to ceiling. Be sure to limit the light coming into the room so they do not fade or get damaged by uv rays coming in through the windows.

Thank you for your excellent suggestions. In the new library room, we will have custom bookshelves. For now, here is an example of a small portion of one of our built- in floor to ceiling bookcases, NOT arranged with collectible books, and not with books, unfortunately, as a primary focus. I apologize for the horrid lack of styling here.

The rest of the room has dark wood trim. I was considering adding some book related displays for visual interest. For example, I have my father's nearly antique eyeglasses in a shadow box and they are appealing in shape and style. If I can see some of my books displays nicely, I figure that I'll have some extra inspiration to keep working on the library.

In the room with the shelves shown above, we have 2 of the built- in bookcases and a small connecting built- in shelf which runs over the door, wouldn't hold more than small hardcovers. My books are all protected from "sunning" or fading from sunlight and the library will be temperature and moisture controlled since extremes of heat or cold can damage books. They are also inspected regularly because there are pests which will destroy books in relatively short order. Some even eat glue! And, of course, damp basements...where mildew lurks.

I wish these to last long enough, if possible, to eventually be enjoyed by other book lovers.

It would be great fun to see the room when it's done. Predictably, there are books on the topic- Books Make a Home/D. Thompson and At Home With Books/Ellis.Seebohn.Sykes are the ones we have. You have physically attractive books. Display some of them face front. Book display stands are easy to make or readily available. Also make sure your shelves are sufficiently thick- looks like one of the shelves in the bookcase above is starting to sag. It's a common problem. LibraryThing has a number of post dealing with that issue. Finally, I like to make bookcases with different sized compartments. That helps to maximize utility and make for interesting arrangements,

Use a horizontal plate rack that sits on a table top. The kind that has wood dowels coming up out of a wood base. You can arrange the books by size, smallest to largest to get the biggest visual impact.

Another plate rack that hangs on the wall, like the photo attached would be a nice way to show those great covers! Plus it would be easy to rotate your collection based on seasonal colors, topics, or to showoff your personal favorites.

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This might be a bit too late but your self span is too great for displaying many books. Also the shelves are too thin to keep from bowing even with just a few items. I have had several large bookcases over the years to store my rare books collection and the shelves never span more than a metre even when made with heavy boards. You might consider attaching a 1 inch piece of wood under the back of the shelves and fastening it to the wall in the center to assist in holding the extra weight.

You've probably finished your room, but I suggest stacking some the larger books in one grouping to the left and the some objects and then standing a group of not more than 6 of you favorites with a bookend. Collecting bookends can become a hobby as well. I often style my books by color, cover, size and width placing same adjoining each other. Avoid sloping high to low but try 3 same, 3 same. Then switch the order on the next shelf. Of course the vary heaviest books should be in the bottom.

Good luck with your library!

What about those coffee table with liftable glass tops and storage just underneath? You can lay the books face up and arrange them on display while also protecting them, and you can rotate them out when the mood suits.