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How to Trick People Into Thinking You Have Your Life Together With a Bookshelf
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With the right mix of gold accents, stacked books and just enough greenery to look intentional, you can create a shelf that screams effortless elegance. Follow this guide for styling a modern glam bookcase and your guests will be too busy admiring yo...
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Top Shelf
 
Second Shelf
 
Third Shelf
 
Fourth Shelf
 
Bottom Shelf
 
Bookcase

Top Shelf

 
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Place this beauty on the top shelf on the left
Nearly Natural Triple Phalaenopsis Orchid
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Adds great sophistication. Put it the flat way down with the name facing outward and in the middle next to the orchid
Tom Ford book
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Put this book right on top of the Tom Ford book 👍🏽
Live Beautiful by Athena Calderone
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Put this on top of the books on the first shelf
Euclid Cast Brass Decorative Object
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Second Shelf

 
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Put this vertically on the second shield on the right side
Chanel: Collections and Creations
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Put this vertically next to the Chanel book
Made for Living: Collected Interiors
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Put this vertically next to the two books on the second shelf
Still: The Slow Home
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Put these on each side of the books on the second shelf
AMOYSTONE Black Geode Agate Bookends (1 Pair)
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Put this on the left side of the second shelf
Gold and marble tray
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Put this inside the marble tray on the second shelf
French Cade Lavender Candle
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Third Shelf

 
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Put this in a gold frame on the third shelf against the wall slightly off center
Woman Line Drawing Art Print
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Put this in front of the framed art
Everly Quinn Jumbo Cast Aluminum Sculpture | Wayfair
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Put one plant on the third shelf on the right side
Miniature Artificial Succulents
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Fourth Shelf

 
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Put this in the center on the fourth shelf. Love that gold detail 😍
Everly Quinn 2 Piece Decorative Box Set | Wayfair
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Place this on the right of the decorative boxes
Golden Spiral Brass Hourglass
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These are so lux, love it. Put them to the right of the decorative boxes on the fourth shelf
JIMEI Marble Candle Holders Set of 2 Black
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Bottom Shelf

 
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These are a great size and love the handles. Place one on the left on the bottom shelf
Storage Bins
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Place this in the center on the bottom shelf
Valentia Warm White Crackled Ceramic Decorative Bowl
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Put this on the right on the bottom shelf
Architectural Digest at 100: A Century of Style
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Place this on top of the AD book on the bottom shelf
The Kinfolk Home: Interiors for Slow Living
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Bookcase

 
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You can’t style anything without the main piece: the bookcase!
The Bookcase
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