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141 DIY Bookshelf Plans & Ideas to Organize Your Homesteading Books

By Jennifer Poindexter
Jennifer Poindexter

Jennifer is a full-time homesteader who started her journey in the foothills of North Carolina in 2010. Currently, she spends her days gardening, caring for her orchard and vineyard, raising chickens, ducks, goats, and bees. Jennifer is an avid canner who provides almost all food for her family needs. She enjoys working on DIY remodeling projects to bring beauty to her homestead in her spare times.

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26. Sphere

An incredible illusion of a sphere expanding from the wall to create storage for your books.

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27. Wisdom Tree

This design is known as The Wisdom Tree where all your most educational and fantastical books are stored.

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28. Toddler House Shelf

A house shaped shelf fit for your toddler’s precious room to store their favorite bedtime stories.

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29. Wine Crates

Old wine crates hanging on the wall and lined with a unique print can make for an excellent bookshelf option.

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30. Vintage Stools

Vintage stools and benches can be stacked curiously on top of one another for a unique look.

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31. Above the Desk

Design your bookshelf just above your working desk for easy access to your school textbooks.

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32. Bedtime Stories

Have your books closeby for those restless nights that you need a short story to calm your mind.

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33. Book Bin

Teach your kiddo to put their books away neatly with their own small book bin.

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34. Ombre

Oh so stylish! I’m in love with this ombre toned bookshelf idea with the circular mural tying it together.

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35. Framed

Are you proud of your book collection? You should be! Frame it properly with a unique bookshelf.

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36. DIY Industrial

This is a DIY project? Yup! Believe it! A minimalistic and stylish design that you can make yourself!

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37. Tree Bookshelf

This bookshelf is really neat. It looks like it could hold quite a few different books. But an added bonus to this project is that even though it looks complicated, it apparently isn’t.

So after looking over the shopping list, it appears very few materials are even needed to make this masterpiece of a bookshelf. With the unique design and the simplistic build, you’ll probably want to check this one out.

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38. Daydreaming

Never stop daydreaming with your favorite fantastical storybooks stored away in this dreamy bookshelf.

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39. Tree Branches

Bring a natural look to your bookshelf by adding real (or faux) birch tree branches as supports.

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40. Animal Shaped

A geometrical animal shaped bookcase can become a showstopper in your house.

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41. Rope Bridge Bookshelf

I think this bookshelf would be a nice addition near your bed to hold your favorite book (or the book you are reading at the time.)

However, though this is a really cool conversation piece of a bookshelf, I’m not sure it would be functional to hold a variety of books. But if you just want a cool bookshelf to hold a few books, then this could certainly be what you’ve been looking for.

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42. Built-In

Built-in shelving is proven to be an excellent way to have plenty of storage while also complementing your home.

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43. Bookshelf Mountain

A mountain of bookshelves to store a mountain of books!

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44. Colorful

Upgrade your existing bookshelf by painting it in fun, bright, vibrant colors.

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45. Leather Straps

Although it may not be the most practical design, it looks interesting!

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46. Alphabet

How fun is this!? Organize your books easily with a super cool alphabet bookshelf.

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47. Elegant

An elegant design with a metal frame and beautiful cedar shelves.

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48. Book Bookshelf

A bookshelf made out of books! Why didn’t I think of that?

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49. Nautilus

Believe it or not, this fantastic bookshelf is a DIY project! That’s right; you can make it yourself!

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50. Column

A wooden column shelf that is simple on the eyes and gives that little extra space for your most-prized books.

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