How to Use Books As Bookends
As you organize your bookshelves, you often need bookends to hold the books upright on the shelf. You can use almost any object as a bookend, as long as it is heavy enough to hold up your books. Bookends can be decorative or utilitarian in appearance---or they can simply be more books. Save money and increase the number of books you can fit on your shelves by using books themselves as bookends. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Gather some of your heavier books and stack three or more for each bookend. If possible, choose seldom-used books.
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Position horizontal stacks of books with the spines facing out, largest book on the bottom and smaller books in graduated order. Place the stack snugly against the end of a row of upright books.
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Stagger books both vertically and horizontally on the bookshelf, not only to create effective bookends, but also to create visual interest on your shelves.
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Tips & Warnings
Another option is to use heavy old books you do not want (either of your own or purchased second-hand). Use a hot glue gun to glue a stack of three or four books together to make a permanent bookend.
