DIY rotary phone bookends!

Vintage repurposing isn't going to go away. If you still have an old rotary phone lurking in your house and you need a little book help, check out A Beautiful Mess's DIY right here.

P.S The books look great too, I think!

Elephant bookends

As you can probably tell, I like elephants. In my mind, they are gentle giants. Here's a quick round-up of fiver very different elephant bookends. Tell me, which is your fave?

Stylized and in blue ...

Made of MDF which would be great to jazz up yourself, or keep plain and minimalist...

Sweet and old-fashioned as a warm quilt, perfect for a child's bedroom ...

 Antiqued and playful ...

Or maybe let them stand on guard with your books?

Travel through these bookend portals!

Exactly what books do, eh?

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Bookends featuring ... reading (of course!)

So tell me which one's your favourite? :) 

Vintage 1950s children reading

Girl Reading

Dogs Reading

Vintage - priests reading

AReading Bear! With glasses to boot!  

Woof time! Book time!

Calling dog-loving book lovers! I've found just the thing. Lo and behold these gorgeous dog-themed book ends by Spisani.

Whimiscal animal Index book dividers

More Japanese-designed book dividers - these animals will bring some whimsy to your bookshelves. They can remind you which are the "wilder" reads, and which are the more cushy ones. I just want to give that pig a kick in the butt!

Hoping your weekend is going well!

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Upcycled records as mini bookends

Pretty neat, huh? I hope those who like vinyl don't cringe too much!

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Pride and Prejudice-inspired bookends from two stray cats

Two Stray Cats is a store over at Etsy. They've come up with these beautiful bookends or what they call "shelf pillows" inspired by Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

Hello, can anyone guess who said the above? Hint: It's a marriage proposal!

And there are more cool Pride and Prejudice-inspired bookends after the jump!

Ooh La La! Pink Paris Bookends!

Feeling the need for something pink, I hop on over to Etsy to do some browsing, and looky here! Pink, Paris, a poodle, kawaii ... and yes, functional bookends! These are all things wonderful!  

Leaning man bookends

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Bookend babes!

Loving these bookend babes by HesterKeith!

Stay away from my books!

Nothing says it louder than these sharp-looking bookends (pun intended!). Beware! :)

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Another use for your iPad!

What will they think of next? Entrepreneurs are milking the iPad for all its worth  ... with the iBookends. Oooh.  Ahhh. 

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James the bookend

Another interesting bookend! Originally a hardworking doorstop, now holding up your books!

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Reading is dangerous!

In more ways than one!

Love these bookends ... Falling books stopped by magic! Ta-dah!

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