Bookshelves enclose a television and visually frame it with their vertical placement. Flanking a television with free standing or built in bookcases and surrounding it with decorative objects balances the weight of the big screen and reduces the television’s dominance in a living space.
With this solution, you can fill the space with more than just a black box, adding in some colour and personality.
Go outside the box with geometric shelving. Unconventional shelves can be artworks in themselves, in addition to serving as showcases for your books. Break up the monotony of a book-filled shelf with other display pieces.
Adding art, collectibles, or even a plant or two adds life to your display, and the contrast in shape and texture adds interest.
Just make sure not to make things too cluttered; leave a little open space here and there.
Also, mix things up. Have some of your books vertical, and some in a horizontal stack.
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