If you’ve been a book lover for very long, you may have realized how quickly your collection can pile up. So what is a reader to do when it’s time to downsize? Instead of throwing your favorite stories away the next time you move into a smaller place, check out these awesome things other readers have made using their old books. Who knows? One of them might inspire a way to give your old books a new life.
This coffee table.

This book desk!

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A planter for succulents!

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This cool vintage-style clock.

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This book birdhouse!

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This awesome bathtub we wouldn’t recommend actually bathing in!

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This cool super secret compartment.

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A headboard for your bed.

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Or a bed frame!

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This unique coat rack.

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The coolest clutch ever!

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A classy picture frame.

An iPhone dock.

Bookmarks!

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A cool chair to read in.

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A bookshelf made of books.

Even… a whole book house!

Happy reading and reusing!