Yes, please When you can?t visit grand libraries with stunning architecture whenever you want, the next best thing might be a spectacular display of books right at home. Indeed, for bibliophiles with a design bent, building a home library might mean ditching generic bookshelves for clever built-in solutions like the examples below. Whether they?re multi-functional or just plain massive, these built-in bookshelves have us impressed.

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The rectangular log shelves in this tiny cabin were made from oak trees that were felled during the construction of a house nearby.

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In this renovated apartment in Slovakia, a full-height built-in shelf swings open to reveal a bedroom.
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Stepped beechwood bookshelves in this home near Paris do double duty: They also serve as the a stair bannister and room partition.

Photo by Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen via three-story penthouse in São Paulo is literally all bookshelves?floor to ceiling, on every side.

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In this 750-square-foot Paris flat, a series of angular built-in shelves turn average corner walls into usable space.

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A large black cube in this attic home hides the building?s elevator shaft and a bathroom while offer...