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"Show me your bookshelf and I'll tell you who you are". Bookshelves are among the most personal elements in a home and they have something to tell about their owners. As well as being a sort of a glass reflecting its owner's attitude, the bookshalf has become a real style icon, an important element to give your living room a shape and character. A bookshelf can connect spaces or divide them, create new rooms, change the mood of a room.
Let's see how.
A strongly characterising element, the bookshelf needs to be chosen properly, accordingly to the style of the house. For example, in our prestigious properties for sale Lake Maggiore, sometimes with a majestic architecture, an antique wooden bookshelf fits perfectly.
On the contrary, in a villa overlooking Lago Maggiore, modern and equipped with all comforts, you can try with design bookcases with the most different shapes, even coloured ones. However, our suggestion is to avoid the trend of accumulating books on the floor, fashionable in the boho chic houses dating back to the '90s: the trend is now over, and the risk is to convey a sense of of sloppiness.
When it comes to choosing your bookcase, pay attention to a few general rules. Contemporary trends favour bright, full-height bookshelves: they are very elegant and can give a strong personality to the room. You can also play with shapes, since the bookcase is a real architecture. The square structures are rational and pleasantly ordered.
Inside a modern villa Lago Maggiore, you can also use plastic modules and compositions, which give movement.
Brightening the bookcase is essential, especially when it is really big and wide. The most modern and trendy solution to avoid the risk of a dark effect are the LED lights undershelf. The low lumen LED with a warm light are the best, since they make the room seem wider. If you are a romantic person, you will probably go for decorative elements like lanterns and candles, creating a nice atmosphere. Our advice is to also use a lamp, to guarantee the perfect light.
We are talking about books, obviously, but also design items, little artworks, boxes and travel souvenirs. It is essential to furnish the bookshelf with care. If large formats - design books, art, fashion - always catch the eye, crumpled books, unattractive volumes and above all terrible document folders (to be kept in other spaces or behind non-glass doors) should be avoided.
Before you start arranging the books, it is necessary to have a clear idea of the design of the spaces. There must be an element linking books and objects: colour, size, style. Some books can be arranged horizontally, to give more movement. And small objects can find space above the books: they create depth and add personality to the room. When placing them, however, always remember that smaller objects must be placed at eye level, otherwise they risk to get lost. And also remember that too many objects can create a sense of confusion.
In furnishing your bookshelf, you can add contrasting colours and materials. A stack of antique leather books, for example, can match with a glass deisgn object or made of metal: the result will be nice.
When it's time to place books on the shelves, everyone has their own philosophy. They can be classified by literary genre or by theme. The most ordered and schematic will privilege the alphabetical order (by title or author). While those dealing with an important collection of ancient books can go in chronological order. The choice can be purely aesthetic: by height, by color, by edition. It is important to leave some space: for the books that will be added over time, but also to avoid an excessive concentration of questionabele aesthetic taste.
If you love bookcases as furnishing elements at home, you will have many types, shapes and colours to choose. And when it comes to choosing Lago Maggiore properties, we recommend you to rely on professionals in this field, such as Engel & Völkers.
Lun - Ven 9/13 - 14/18 Sab 9/13 Domenica - Su appuntamento
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