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#BookBloggerHop | Creative Places to Keep Books

The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, Billy @ Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer relaunched the hop on February 15, 2013. Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end the following Thursday. There will be a weekly prompt featuring a book related question. The hop’s purpose is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to their own blog.

Question:

What creative places do you keep books other than your bookshelves?

(submitted by Elizabeth @ Silver’s Reviews)

Answer:

I don’t know how creative my book spots are, but other than on my bookshelves you can find books in my house:

  • In cabinets (particularly the ones that are part of the Butler’s Pantry);
  • In drawers (the bottom drawer of my nightstand is perfect for books);
  • In a storage chest along with the extra blankets which are perfect for cuddling in when I read;
  • In my old house: On the tile divide between the shower and tub (because when you’re soaking in bubbles, you must have a mood read, right?)

I’ve seen pictures of books stored in stairs, either as shown above or in the stairs treads. I think that’s pretty creative. Well, the stair tread storage is really just murals, I think. I don’t know that it could actually be done in a structurally sound way but it’s a creative thought.

Where do you keep books or what creative places have you seen for book storage?

12 Replies to “#BookBloggerHop | Creative Places to Keep Books”

  1. Teri Polen says:

    No place really exciting. My book shelf is full. In the living room we have a floor lamp with shelves, so you can guess what’s on them. Stacked on my desk. When I read more physical books than ebooks, I had a book in nearly every room. You never know when you’ll have time to read a little.

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    1. Tessa says:

      When I read more physical books, I was the same. Stacks of books were everywhere. Then I found out I have a severe dust mite allergy, and that was the first thing to change.

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  3. Louise H says:

    You have your books stored in some unusual places! I’ve never been precious about books so they can still be found in random places around the house.

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    1. Tessa says:

      I just use what I have. We have lots…and I mean lots…of cabinets, so they seemed like a natural choice once I was assured that we didn’t have anything else that needed to go in them 🙂

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  4. Mae Clair says:

    Mine are pretty much all on my bookshelves with a few stragglers that end up on the nightstand or coffee table. I’ve also got a small stash in the closet in my den. Noting creative or clever, I’m afraid, just places to keep all of my books 🙂

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    1. Tessa says:

      I never even think creatively when it comes to that, just practically. As in, where do I have room and it will be tidy? Lol 😊

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  6. D. Wallace Peach says:

    I love all those creative spots, Tessa. Any nook can be dressed up with books. I don’t have much in the way of creative book storage, but when I was growing up, my dad built shelves along the tops of our walls and filled them with paperbacks, hundreds of them. We were constantly dragging chairs around to reach them. 🙂 Happy Reading.

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    1. Tessa says:

      I think he wanted everyone to get some exercise before they read but I love the aesthetics of it 🙂

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