Dubbed the first major design trend of 2024, our latest lookbook collects cosy, lived-in interiors that embody the "bookshelf wealth" aesthetic movement taking over social media.
While using books for interior decoration is not a new idea, it has been brought back into focus by a now-viral TikTok video posted in December by San Diego-based interior designer Kailee Blalock.
In the video, Blalock explains that "bookshelf wealth" is not just about creating perfect book displays, but instead about capturing the warmth and homeliness of book collections to curate "a whole home vibe".
"Bookshelf wealth", which the Financial Times called this year's "first major design trend", suggests pairing bookshelves with mismatched interior patterns, cosy seating areas and layered, loosely organised art pieces to create a tastefully eclectic space for reading. Despite their contemporary qualities, the projects in this list capture the intimate atmosphere of "bookshelf wealth", from colourful bookshelves that span an entire room to subtle reading nooks for deeply personal collections.
This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring spaces punctuated by structural columns, rooms embracing the "unexpected red theory" and playful homes integrating indoor slides.

Photo by Nicole Franzen
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