Adding a candle always brings an extra cozy touch! I recently found a new favorite candle company called Moment At Home. I’m adding these candles all over my home. And Lauryn’s bookshelves are no exception. The scent of their candles are so good. The aroma fills the space before you even light a match to it. Warm Casmir Reverie is the one I can’t get enough of right now. It has a scent that is cozy all year long. This bad boy is the perfect blend of industrial and arch-tastic design. With its sleek metal frame and gracefully arched top, it’s the kind of bookshelf that will make your literary collection look like it belongs in a trendy Brooklyn loft. 21. Wood Casole Bookcase

This step takes a little bit of muscle or two people. 🙂 Lay your remaining side panel flat on your work space. Flip your partially built shelving unit on top of this side panel… Behold the cutest addition to any book lover’s abode – the Olive Green Arched Bookcase! This little cutie is the perfect combination of trendy and traditional, with its classic arched design and charming olive green color. It’s the ultimate statement piece for anyone looking to add some pizzazz to their book storage situation. 6. DIY Arched Wall Library This project is perfect for those who want to add some pizzazz to their plain old bookshelf but don’t want to spend a fortune on a store-bought version. With little elbow grease and a lot of white paint, you’ll have a bookshelf that will make all your friends and family say, “Wow, did you hire an interior designer?” 18. European Inspired Bookcase With Fluted Doors If you’re eager to jump on the arched cabinet trend, it’s vital to consider the finishing touches of your arched cabinet and what will work for your home. Glass doors create the ideal location to display books, dishes, and heirloom décor, while others may prefer solid doors that allow you to hide away unsightly essentials. Some may want a mix of both shelves and drawers or cabinets to get the best of both designs.You’re ready to place your next shelf. For this shelf, you’ll use the 14″ guides. I didn’t want this to be a small space. Rather, I wanted to be able to add taller baskets on this shelf. Plenty of storage is what I was going for. So, I spaced this shelf a little farther apart from the bottom shelf. So, what do you think? It wasn’t as hard as you thought it was going to be, was it? Actually pretty easy. While our built-in bookshelves look amazing as is! We need to get rid of all of those rough plywood edges. For this step, I like to use edge banding. Step Eight: Attach edge banding and do finish work

Once all of the edge banding is attached, you’re ready to fill in all of the nail holes with wood filler. What’s the worse that could happen? Not drawing and cutting the perfect arch? Yep! That was the worse thing! But actually for my very first time building this arched cabinet, it wasn’t terrible. I actually am very happy with how well it turned out.To give the bookshelves more of a look of built-ins, you’ll want to add a trim piece to the bottom. Cut a piece of plywood to fit below the bottom shelf and in between the side panels. Attach using 1 1/4″ wood screws from the outside of the side panels. This simple touch will give your DIY arched bookshelves a more finished look. Step Seven: Make your DIY arch bookshelves arch Behold the bookcase cabinet with glass doors! It’s an amazing way to show off your impressive book collection while keeping it safe from curious hands and dusty fingers. 17. All-White Arched Bookshelf DIY For your first piece of plywood, you’re going to cut your side boards. Using your table saw (or a circular saw), cut 2 side pieces at 93 1/2″ x 10″. You will now have two sides that look like this… Now I’m on the hunt for more places to add these beautiful, focal point bookshelves. I have my eye on a spot in my living room. I’m thinking of adding some pole wrap behind each shelf for that build. Gorgeous! And that’s It! You now have an arch! While it might not be completely perfect for my first try, I was quite pleased with myself…

Now, you’re ready for the part that was giving me anxiety through the entire project. How to make the arch. Here’s how I did it… For the last visible shelf, you’re going to use the 14″ guides again. I wanted the top shelf of my DIY arched bookshelves to be tall enough to place large decorative pieces on. Once again, attach this shelf as you have all of the other shelves…And isn’t that Shade Grown paint color from Sherwin Williams absolutely stunning! It’s the perfect color! I still have one last step to finish on these new shelves–adding the crown molding to the top. 95% club here! I’ll get to it eventually! 🙂 Here it is, before my daughter styled it…. To cut the guides, simply cut a piece of scrap wood to the lengths above. The width of the guide doesn’t matter. Something around 2 inches is good. You’ll need to cut two guides for each measurement. This is the tall bookcase that every plant-loving book hoarder needs in their life. With its beautiful arched design and leafy green color, it’s like having your own personal garden in your home. 14. Inexpensive Entryway Arch Bookshelf

Let a bookcase sit in pride of place in any room within your home. If you are a book lover and looking for a storage solution for your expanding book collection, or enjoy accenting your home with photo albums, books, accessories and ornaments, a piece from our extensive range of gorgeous bookcases could be the perfect choice. Weave your long metal ruler inside the two bottom nails and outside the top nail. It should now look like this…It’s a good idea to make guides to know where to place each shelf. This makes for an easy way to ensure that all of your shelves are straight and level. Here are the measurements for the guides you’ll want to cut. I’ll tell you how to use them, in the next step. This charming little cabinet is just the thing for displaying your collection of tiny tomes while keeping them safe from curious fingers (or claws if you have mischievous pets). Its dainty glass doors and compact size make it a tiny museum exhibit for your beloved books.