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9 Awesome DIY Ideas for Kids Bookshelves

My girls have a lot of books and I have been looking for shelving options for a narrow hallway so that I can store some books that I need to put away until AJ is a little older. As I was searching Pinterest for inspiration, I came across so many fabulous DIY ideas for children’s bookshelves that I couldn’t help but share! Here are 9 of my favourites…

9 Awesome DIY Kids Bookshelves

1. Ikea Picture Ledges as open shelving (shown top left) at Crafts by Courtney.

2. DIY Book Crates (shown second from top on left) via No Time for Flashcards.

3. Book Storage Crates with chalkboard labels at Reading Confetti.

4. Pallet Bookshelves (shown top right) via Me and Madeline.

5. Wall Basket Bookshelves (shown bottom right) featured at Apartment Therapy.

6. Ikea Spice Rack Bookshelves at Buggy & Buddy – I love that these were an art project!

7. DIY Wooden Shelves with a colourful border at Inspiration Laboratories.

8. No Sew Fabric Hanging Shelves via I Can Teach My Child to Read.

9. Rain Gutter Bookshelves from Delightful Learning – perfect for a nook!

How do you store your children’s books?

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Christie Burnett is a teacher, presenter, writer and the mother of two. She created Childhood 101 as a place for teachers and parents to access engaging, high quality learning ideas.

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Read the comments or scroll down to add your own:

  1. Michelle says

    July 16, 2015 at 10:15 AM

    What a great collection, So many neat ideas! Thank you for including our rain gutter book shelves!
  2. Alice Florence says

    December 29, 2016 at 5:29 AM

    What is the link for the bunting style one please?
  3. Roberta says

    January 16, 2017 at 3:51 AM

    Great list of bookshelves! I love the no sew shelf. I am sharing this on Pinterest.
  4. Giuroiu Anton says

    June 1, 2018 at 12:35 AM

    Love this Christie ! Super colorful, vivid, joyful, love it !

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