Green accent wall with open-shelf bookcase, aka an etagere next to plant, side table, and grey sitting chair - Elena Grigorovich/Getty Images If you're a book lover or just looking for a stylish way ...

I built my first bookcase in middle school. A multitiered assemblage of wooden planks laid across stacks of bricks, it was reminiscent of pieces from the early Flintstone Period--and I was proud to ...