So much reno craziness happenin’ around here! Our house is a wreck. Ack. We’re eating, reading, watching tv, doing schoolwork and hanging out in our master bedroom right now. I can hardly stand all the family togetherness. 
With our pending room redesign, I’ve been thinking a lot about styling bookshelves and tabletops lately. The new living and dining rooms at our house will be full of colour, but a little neutral texture will help to balance the space. Which brings me to these beauties.
Pottery Barn Book Bundles @ $39 each!
Restoration Hardware Antiqued Uncovered Book Bundles – SOLD OUT!
{Want an inexpensive version of the metal letters shown above? Tutorial here)
Uncovered book bundles are perfect for ANY decor and they add just a little bit of a vintage - almost historic - feel. But who wants to pay $39 for a few old-looking books that are just for display? “Not I“, said the fly!
Wanna know how to do it for less? You know you do! Well, read on…
Step one: go to your local thrift shop
Step two: buy some uber cheap books (sometimes for like 25 cents a book! *
Step three: remove the spines
Step four: tie the books up with jute or hemp cording.
*Or combine Steps one and two and shop your own house for old books!!!
THAT’S IT!!!
And if you aren’t feeling particularly crafty (what?!), you can purchase some f-a-b {less expensive than the fancy shops’} book bundles at the following etsy shops:
**We are definitely not the first bloggers in blogland to post about thrifting and uncovering books. We just thought y’all would like the easy DIY project! These other bloggers (among others) all blogged book bundles: Jane, Christina, Cassity and Brittany.**
XO,
Dean and Shannon
Bonus Tip: If you want to make your bookshelves a little less random with actual keeper books, you can turn them backwards (spine in). Presto! All you see is pages, instead of a mish-mash of colours and styles!
Very cool! Thanks, Shannon!
Terri
I love this idea! I found you through the Fence! I actually blogged about this same idea a few weeks ago, except I just took the spines off some books that I probably won’t read again. I have quite a few bundles all over my house. I love them! You can also tea stain books for an “antiqued” look. Love your blog!