I've found that just by changing the way you stack your books can really add a lot of style to a boring everyday bookshelf. For instance, I have some wooden shelves that are about twice as high as your average paperback novel and twice as deep. I *could* stack my paperbacks on top of each other and then add a second row in front, but then getting out top or back row stuff is MURDER... not to mention forgeting what's behind the first row. By stacking books across the back like normal and then turning the top row on their sides and stacking up, I was able to get books out of either level with ease. When I took a step back, I realized it looked kinda neat too... So I set about changing the stacking directions of most of the shelves, varying which books were upright, which on their sides (it works for larger books too.) Add a few smaller trinkets interspersed throughout the shelves and it looks pretty cool. I'll take a pic if it's confusing... it's hard to explain, but it helped with organization and with spicing up my decorating.