Whether you use paint, stain or some creative contact paper, here's a look at 12 of the best-looking refurbished bookshelves ...

Starting from scratch? Consider your shelves' height. When building your built-in bookcases from the ground up, carefully consider how big you want them to be. The two major details to nail down ...

A bookcase or shelf is an extremely useful home storage system. In this collection, you'll discover helpful project plans and ...

At what point in a project, readers often ask, should an interior designer be called in to help. I can only respond, "Before it starts to hurt." Professional designers don't come cheap, it's true ...

I built my first bookcase in middle school. ... While books generally fit on 8- to 9-in.-deep shelves, I prefer deeper bookcases, so I ripped the plywood to a width of 11 7/8 in.

“If your bookcases will be dedicated to books, the ideal shelf depth is 12 inches.” Make the shelves adjustable. Gardner says this will give you flexibility to store all your books regardless ...

We’re partitioning the end of our family room nearest the kitchen in order to create a small, quiet reading area. Hundreds of books are to be stored in this new space, so we need some sturdy ...

If you've got exposed wall studs, make the most of them by building this adjustable shelving system. Building a shelving system between studs gives you a limited width, as most are 16 or 24 inches ...

Interior designer Betsy Burnham doesn’t buy many bookcases these days. She’s more likely to create built-in bookshelves for the homes she designs.Ditto for custom-made desks, built-in beds ...