Let’s face it: We all have a dusty stack of old books and magazines lurking in our homes. Whether they are relics from college days, comfort reads from long ago, sentimental keepsakes, or ...

Even better, you can customize these books to fit your decor by embellishing them with lettering, paper, appliques, or paint. They can be a centerpiece on your bookshelves or blend seamlessly into ...

There's a controversy surrounding the new decor trend of people displaying books backwards on bookshelves. What do you think of the backward books trend? IE 11 is not supported.

The tomes are all “rescue books,” ones that would otherwise be discarded or recycled for paper pulp, said Charles Roberts, the president of Books by the Foot’s parent company, Wonder Book.

Readers beware: Digital books save forests but also create toxic e-waste. Paper, meanwhile, is a renewable resource, though billions of hard copy books produce a high carbon footprint.

Craftspeople turn recycled books into decor and furniture. Updated: Jan. 21, 2012, 10:45 a.m. ... Some projects are easy, such as paper butterflies, blossoms and orb ornaments.

Ashok Bajaj, the celebrated Washington, D.C., restaurateur, owns 281 copies of “Storm Warning: The Origins of the Weather Forecast,” a book published in 2005 that promised to explain “how ...

Dear Abby: Man hangs up ‘Green Book’ as home decor, offending his wife As part of the couple’s collection of antiques, the man (who is white) puts out a symbol of America’s shameful ...

For sourcing new book cloth, Schlechter recommends Talas, or you can go directly to Kennedy if you're in the U.K.—her color options range from lemon-yellow to slate-blue to "begonia," "apple ...

Pictured are the founders of Black Paper Party, a company that specializes in selling holiday ornaments, wrapping paper and other holiday decor with authentic Black characters.