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Library accessories in walnut, pebbled leather and brushed brass, composed for the shelves, desks and quiet corners of a home library.

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Library Accessories for the Home Library

A home library comes alive in its details. Assouline’s library accessories begin with the art of display: sculptural bookstands that lift a coffee table book into view, and bookends in brushed brass, walnut and pebbled leather that hold a row of titles with quiet authority. Around them gather the objects of a well-kept desk, from trinket boxes, an accessory tray and the Heritage Frame to the Pebble Paperweight, the Archival Loupe and the Mirage Hourglass, which measures a single unhurried hour. Luxury board games like the chess, backgammon and domino sets of Game Room, along with scented candles and diffusers in signature scents such as Paper, Leather and Culture Lounge, complete the picture: each piece made to be used every day and admired in between.

 

Library Decor Ideas, Shelf by Shelf

The most memorable libraries are composed rather than filled. Give one title pride of place on a bookstand at eye level, its cover turned to the room like a framed work. Break long runs of spines with a pair of bookends, alternate upright rows with horizontal stacks, and crown a stack with a trinket box or paperweight. On the library desk, a tray gathers keys and correspondence, a leather frame holds a favorite photograph, and an hourglass keeps time for an afternoon of reading. These library decor ideas translate as easily to a study or home office as to the shelves of a living room, where bookshelf accessories in natural materials bring warmth and rhythm to the whole space.

 

Crafted to Be Collected

Inspired by the Assouline family’s most cherished essentials, every piece is shaped by skilled artisans: walnut polished to a soft sheen, brass lightly brushed to a matte glow, custom-pebbled leather and suede that invite the hand. Each belongs to Assouline’s Library Collection and arrives in a presentation box with an interior molded to the shape of the object it holds. For the collector, the host and the devoted reader, they make gifts and lasting pieces of library decor, to live with and, in time, to hand on.

Library Accessories

Start with display and order: a bookstand to present a favorite coffee table book, and bookends to keep rows of titles upright. Add desk objects such as a trinket box, an accessory tray, a frame and a magnifying glass, then layer in scent with a library candle or diffuser. Assouline’s library accessories cover each of these in walnut, pebbled leather and brushed brass.

Alternate upright rows with horizontal stacks, leave a little breathing space, and give one title pride of place on a bookstand. Bookends, trinket boxes and a paperweight make natural bookshelf accessories, adding texture between spines without crowding the shelf. Repeating a few materials, such as wood, leather and brass, keeps library decor calm and cohesive.

Weight and scale matter most. Weighty bookends in brass or walnut hold large-format books steadily, while a sculptural pair such as the Cubist Bookends Set adds architecture to a shelf. Choose a finish that echoes the wood and metal already in the room so the bookends read as part of the decor.

Layer warm materials, soft light and scent. Leather, walnut and brushed brass bring warmth to shelves and desks, while a Library Candle in Paper, Leather, Wood, Cigar or Culture Lounge gives the room an atmosphere of its own. A chess or backgammon set on a side table makes the library a place to gather as well as to read.

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