Twinkle Khanna shows how to add personality to your bookshelf. (Pic source: Instagram/Twinkle Khanna)
Twinkle Khanna dons multiple hats — an actor, an entrepreneur, an author, a columnist, and even an interior designer. Showcasing one such side of herself in an Instagram post, Twinkle recently combined her love for books and designing by sharing tips to transforming your boring boring bookshelf from dud to fab. Twinkle advocated for adding plants, candles, and some artwork to your bookshelf to give it a new lease of life. She also suggested colour-coding your books to enhance their visual appeal.
Below are 10 easy rules shared by the Mela actor to decorate your bookshelf. They are:
Leave space between stacks of books to display mementos.
Add candles and artefacts as bookends.
Try making groups by using colour or size.
Create interest by crafting horizontal and vertical stacks.
Add beautiful pieces on top of your stacked books.
Use plants and flowers to add softness and break symmetrical lines.
Introduce texture with baskets and ceramics.
Keep making adjustments till it feels right.
Think in terms of layering.
Add some wonderful art.
In the video, one can see Twinkle arranging her sage blue bookshelf by colour. The Pyjamas are Forgiving author had rows of orange and yellow novels that transitioned into pinks and reds, then whites, purples and blues and finished at brown. She arranged them in both horizontal and vertical stacks to create some visual element and drama.
