This was amazing, the bookshelf was amazing, the fact that it was solid wood was amazing, the result was amazing. Do you want the shelf being a permanent fixture in a room or one that you can move from one room to another? When we began talking about growth mindset as a family last year, we quickly realized we wanted a concrete way to bring the concept of growth and fixed mindsets to life for the girls.

Add a cosy rug or squishy bean bag nearby to create an inviting book nook - perfect for encouraging kids to get into reading. The space for book storage was about 6 feet long, but I wanted 2 feet on either side, leaving us with 4 feet to work with. Contrary to the mainstream bookcases, no parental involvement is needed if your kiddo is a happy owner of a forward-facing shelf. You can always rotate the books according to your child's interests, the seasons or a specific topic that you want your child to discover.There is a similar system available from IKEA, however when building it yourself you have full flexibility of making it fit your wall space.

This one will cost you no money, assuming that you have a bookshelf, dresser, nightstand, cabinet, mantle, etc. We made these shelves purely based on a picture since there was no tutorial in the blog post I found featuring them.

You seem to say that Lexi naturally had an interest in books (from birth :-)), so she didn’t need the special bookshelves, right?

It’s for this reason I wanted the back support to sit within the end pieces and be no more than 2” tall – I don’t want to see it once the books are in. She kept running up to the bookshelf, grabbing a book and after book, whatever caught her eye, and bringing to us. We’ve shared everything from business tips to investing strategies to design that inspires – and some of our favorite projects, too.

These 4 or 5-star reviews represent the opinions of the individuals who posted them and do not reflect the views of Etsy. Though I actually appreciate you assuming that it was staged since it’s one of my pet peeves when people think that everything they see in magazines or blogs is real life.