STYLING A BOOKCASE

WONDERING HOW IN THE HECK TO MAKE YOUR BOOKCASES LOOK ORDERLY AND UNCLUTTERED? ITS AN AREA THAT CAN HOLD LOTS OF STUFF....BUT DO WE NEED TO TOTALLY FILL IT??? SO HOW DO YOU STYLE A BOOKCASE?

PERSONALLY, I LIKE TO DISPLAY PHOTOS, BOOKS, AND DECORATIVE OBJECTS.......BUT I DON'T LIKE IT LOOKING CROWDED....SO, I LIKE TO GROUP " LIKE" THINGS TOGETHER...I COLOR COORDINATED MY STACKS OF BOOKS SO EACH STACK WORKS AS A UNIT RATHER THAN AN INDIVIDUAL BOOK....BECAUSE I'M NOT A FAN OF CLUTTER AND THIS SEEMS TO HELP!

TOO MANY PICTURE FRAME STYLES IS A NO NO. INSTEAD I PICK ONE OR TWO FRAME COLORS AND THATS IT!

IT'S NICE TO ADD A COUPLE OF VARIOUS MATERIALS LIKE GLASS, SILVER, OR CERAMIC FOR INTEREST.......

BASICALLY, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I TRY TO REMEMBER WHEN I AM STYLING A BOOKCASE IS CREATING A GOOD BALANCE WITH COLOR AND PROPORTIONS OF THE "STUFF".

HERE ARE SOME BOOKCASES FROM MY HOUSE.....

FAMILY ROOM

I CHOSE BROWN FRAMES AND LUCITE FRAMES..
CRATE AND BARREL IS WHERE I GET THE LUCITE-LOVE THEM!!
http://www.crateandbarrel.com/..
I FOUND THE BROWN ONES AT TUESDAY MORNING.
http://www.tuesdaymorning.com/index.jsp

I LOVED THOSE TIN LETTERS THAT I SAW IN THE ANTHROPOLOGY STORE IN NYC....HAD TO HAVE IN FRONT OF "H" AND "R"'S PHOTOS!
http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/index.jsp

 MOVING INTO THE ENTRY...........

IN THE ENTRY I STUCK TO SILVER / MERCURY GLASS ACCENTS, GRAY FRAMES, AND WHITE CERAMIC POTTERY AND VASES....DIDNT WANT TOO MUCH GOING ON SINCE I WANTED THE PAINTING TO BE THE FOCAL POINT

IF YOU HAVE ANY GAPS, JUST ADD SOME CORAL!I GOT MINE AT POTTERY BARN.
http://www.potterybarn.com/

MY OLDEST SON'S PORTRAIT

A FUN LITTLE SHELL BOX FROM THE TALENTED KAREN ROBERTSON-SHE HAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COASTAL ACCESSORIES!
http://karenrobertson.com/

MY SILVER BABY SHOE SITS IN FRONT OF AN OLD FAMILY PHOTO WHERE I AM WEARING THE SAME SHOE....I'M THE ONE WITH THE WILD BLOND HAIR!

SOME VASES I RECENTLY BOUGHT AT CRATE AND BARREL-LOVE THAT STORE!