7 bookshelves guaranteed to make you envious

Photo credit: rachandbooks / Instagram
Photo credit: rachandbooks / Instagram

From Country Living UK

Interior obsessives and bibliophiles have fallen in love with the #shelfie craze.

A re-emerging trend, readers and collectors alike are sharing pictures of their bookshelves on Instagram. No longer a library just for literary exploration, the shelfie is all about carefully placed books. Whether it's in alphabetical order, colour coordinated, or with the spines facing out, there's now an art to be made from how you style your books.

And nowadays, no shelfie is complete without family photos, travel memorabilia, potted plants and ornaments sitting alongside your favourite novels.

We've taken a look at some of the best shelfies that are guaranteed to make you envious. We love that with these examples, the books are still the centrepiece, but it's how they've been styled that makes it an Instagrammable work of art.

Take a look at our top picks below:

1. Is there anything better than a 'beachy library' full of classic literature that are all uniform in size and colour?