Create a More Decorative Bookcase by Taking a Few Photos
A messy, overcrowded bookcase can be distracting and look bad in the nicest room. By taking a few photos, you can take a fresh look at your bookcase and categorize it without sacrificing its usefulness.
Yes, a bookcase should have books on the shelves, but it can also hold family photos, plants, and art. To help you lay out the perfect bookcase, Apartment Therapy’s Taryn Williford invites you to take a photo of what it looks like right now. Take a step back until you can frame everything in your camera perfectly and take a quick shot:
The magic happens in the camera’s viewfinder: by looking at the photo, you get a better idea of which areas of your shelf are visually heavy and which look a little bare. You can use this new perspective to start editing with confidence.
You can even use your smartphone’s camera if you like. Use your photo as a guide and remove anything that you no longer need or that seems to be cluttering your bookcase. Perhaps some shelves will look better with books stacked rather than side by side. Maybe you can organize your books by author or color. Or maybe you can use one part of your bookcase to showcase your favorite books and take a look at the covers. Keep taking photos and repeating the process until you are happy with what you see in the photo. With your smartphone’s camera, you can literally make your bookcase perfect.
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