Just because it's functional doesn't mean it has to be boring—turn your bookshelves into a chic showcase for novels, collectibles and travel finds.
Photo: Keith Scott Morton
Have an affinity for collecting conch shells or fishing floats? Try sporadically placing them around your shelves for a look that conveys beach style without going overboard. The shells shown here are used as book ends, weights atop a horizontal stack of tomes, and as accents on opposite sides of a nautical piece of artwork.