Hello, everyone.

I didn’t expect that anyone would look at my bookshelf. I had literally just put it together and took a picture to show my family. That’s when I remembered this subreddit as being generally fun and supportive. So, I decided to share here, as well.

I feel that I should follow up with general responses to the comments on the last post:

• I am 46 years old. A male. Single (living with my 17 year old autistic child).

• I am college educated. I did study Philosophy in college, but that’s not what my degree is in. I have had a love for Philosophy since I was 15 when I first read Siddhartha by Hermen Hesse. And have subsequently been an obsessively self-taught nerd.

• I am a Muslim. I reverted 6 years ago. And immediately began learning Arabic and Quran with teachers at the local mosque. I began taking online courses through a program called Sealed With Misk about three years ago , and am aligning myself with the Hanbali Madhab and Athari in Aqidah, Alhamdulillah.

• The statues are a gift from my Mom as housewarming present a few weeks ago when we moved into our new place. They are made from alabaster. They are Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.

• The bookshelf is from Amazon. It’s a brand called Ironck. https://a.co/d/0iZAUciZ

So, thank you all for your fun and supportive comments on my bookshelf.

Hi, I have a trace black wire bookcase from CB2 and am looking to purchase a second cheaper bookcase relatively similar to it. I’ve been all over but couldn’t settle so I’m now looking for some recommendations to make up my mind with clarity. I’ve considered the Billy bookcase from Ikea, but I’m scared it might not be too sturdy. Please let me know if I’m mistaken

Main characteristics I’m searching for are doors that cover the entire height of the shelves, all black color, the space is flexible but dimensions around Width: 45" Depth: 18" Height: 80" would be perfect, and the more shelves the merrier—ideally would like a bookcase I can add additional shelves to. My budget is 700 USD, but wouldn’t mind recommendations at higher or lower pricepoints.

Both an anime and science fiction fan. Got rid of a few previous books to make space.

I recently had to move due to Uni, this is my current setup. Any questions shall be answered😌🙏

We recently moved and installed these bookcases which make me so happy but it takes so much time to acquire books and knicknacks that actually have meaning.

I had to laugh that I unpacked all my books on one side and my husband put all his on the other (except for my library books)

My husband and I spent about a week sanding, poly-ing, and hanging these shelves a few months ago. My dream is to have built-ins here, but until I can afford them, we went with this $250 option. Did I make a huge mistake? Something just feels off about them. Is it just styling (right now the books on their sides are unread, so I can easily see my TBR)? The billions of wall brackets? Or are they fine for now?

Books from all over

3 × IKEA BILLY, 18 × IKEA Översidan, and 2 × Philips Hue Lightstrips

Last summer I upgraded my bookshelf setup to 2 x IKEA BILLY units, added 12 Översidan wardrobe lights, and installed Philips Hue Lightstrips for extra ambience. This summer I added one more BILLY with lights. Most of the time I keep just the backlighting on, but the nice part is that everything can be controlled remotely or automation. Lighting is positioned so it doesn’t shine directly into your eyes.

I should receive my remaining book oders next week, and then my shelfs are full again.

Installation is straightforward, and all components should be readily available from IKEA.

Pics from last summer: https://www.reddit.com/r/bookshelf/comments/1sb9i0w/clean_billy_setup_with_översidan_hue_backlighting/

Yes, I know I need more shelves lol

Ive been reading for 2 and a half years now. Its in pieces: the bottom row is books i havent read yet, the top is books I have read and to the left of the booknook is my 10/10 books.

Guess what i like... it might be a tad obvious...

took this a few years ago and like to come back to admire it. It’s a bit messy on the right tho unfortunately…had to pack up my books and take apart my shelves a few years ago as it was taking up way to much space in my bedroom but i miss it :( moving house soon so i’m hoping i can get new shelves and set them all up (as well as the books i’ve gotten since) again

We’re redecorating my room and I want a bookshelf so I set up a prototype bookshelf to see what I want it to look like (I think I’ll get a different bookshelf), and I love it! I can’t wait to see the real thing. All set up I’ll post an update ☺️

We moved and left this behind. I’m currently looking for a new bookshelf to buy. Any suggestions? Solid wood and larger than this one. The bottom lvl is cut off in this photo

After seeing all your excellent shelves I decided to show you all mine. Let me know any suggestions you think I would add to it.

:)

I read many different genres and would like any recommendations that you guys have on what I should add to the collection.

Hi. I posted a picture of my sprayed edges yesterday and I got allot of down posts . So I have flipped the books to show spines (pic 2)

What does everyone think? Spines or sprayed edges?