Difficulty: Medium How To Style Shelves • Base: - Start with stacks of books. Usually, I start with large to medium-sized coffee table books stacked horizontally from largest to smallest. Then I will Do a few stacks of vertically placed tall books throughout the shelf in a balanced way and bookend them with interesting objects or proper bookends. I will mix in neutral-colored vintage books to give the shelf a bit more of a curated look. **Tip: If you can't find vintage books, I have taken the jacket off of regular books and flipped them around so pages are facing out. I've also experimented with painting the book covers of already read novels and that has worked out really well. Layer 2: Medium-sized boxes, baskets, bowls, or vases directly on the shelf. I will also layer in frame