For this DIY built-in bookshelf, consider the available wall space, and then create modular boxes that you can hang to create a design that is as functional as it is attractive.

Here are 12 ideas for organizing with open shelving. 1970s Steel Bookcase This tall, steel bookcase with adjustable shelves ...

The built-in bookshelves are painted in “a masculine shade of gray to anchor the palette of blues, grays, and creams used throughout the property,” says Zuber.

Get the look of built-ins without splurging on custom shelving. ... “But now people treat built-in bookcases like gallery walls and use them to tell the story of who they are,” Watson-Smyth says.

I built my first bookcase in middle school. A multitiered assemblage of wooden planks laid across stacks of bricks, it was reminiscent of pieces from the early Flintstone Period--and I was proud ...

1 The built-ins, designed in collaboration with Kramer’s Custom Kitchens, are painted Farrow & Ball Cook’s Blue. “We picked up the medium blue tone in the homeowners’ existing shades and ...

Built-in bookshelves. Average cost: $100–$1,200 per linear foot. Bookshelves remain among the most common built-in options, for a number of reasons.