There are so many different types of home accents that you can use when decorating and styling your home.  One of my favorite ways is using books.  They’re not only pretty but they can be used to give height to a vignette, add color to a space, and even be something nice for guests to read or look at. I’m going to show you the prettiest books to style your coffee table and style your home AND I’m even sharing a beautiful book that my friend just published.

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Let’s start with my friend’s new book…

French Country Cottage by Courtney Allison

One of the blessings of blogging is getting to know the other women and men out there doing the same thing you’re doing.  You build friendships and teach each other so much and MANY times I’m learning from them all and being inspired by them.  My friend Courtney at French Country Cottage has always been an inspiration of mine.  She shares a love of french and vintage things and I always find myself getting lost in all the beauty of anything she creates.  Her photography of her gorgeous home and tables and vignettes is like no other and I just sit and swoon over everything that Courtney shares!  Then there’s her holiday decorating and stunning Christmas trees…..I mean….there are no words!

Well guess what?  Courtney finally published the most swoon-worthy book, named after her blog:
French Country Cottage

Let me give you a sneak peek at this beautiful book….

The room designs, the furniture, the styling, the flowers, the ambiance, the lovely home accents…

….each page makes you turn, wanting to see more and more.

Even Courtney’s backyard is just as romantic as inside of her home.

Trust me….when you buy her book, French Country Cottage, you will want to jump up and start making little changes to your home because you feel so inspired!  Oh what fun!

When I finished pining over Courtney’s book, I thought it would be perfect on my dresser in our master bedroom.

Other books I love and how I style them in my home

Guest bedroom – I pull in books that have spines the same colors and that I’m using in the room at that time.  I even included my vintage copy of “Little Women” because it’s a classic and I know certain guests would appreciate it.

I love our little blue and white guest bedroom because I’m able to add pops of other colors, like this blush pink, and create a cute corner like this and style it.

I do the same thing in my office.

The books you choose don’t always have to be actual books.  You can use pretty journals or composition books like these.

Even before my office was painted blush pink….I had it styled with books.

I love using fashion and style books in my office and throughout my home.

I especially love putting them on my coffee table.

Pretty coffee table books are the best!

On my living room built-ins, I didn’t care for these books’ spines so I just turned them around.  They can be beautiful that way also and help style a shelf.

On the other side of our built-ins, I used our family photo albums displayed between 2 beautiful bookends.  I love the way it looks and would much rather have the styled like this than in a cupboard.

During the spring and summer, I used pink and blue to style my home.  I decided to use my pretty recipe books in styling part of a kitchen counter under the cabinets.

I usually have a candle on top and a plate behind.  This is actually how this little vignette started off.

Then, I kept adding recipe books.  But I love it both ways.

Do you style your home with books?  What are some of your favorite ways?  Leave me a comment below if you have other ideas or favorite books that you think I’d like!  I’m always looking for more.  I even have a bunch that I don’t have photographed yet, so I’ll link those below too.

For your shopping convenience, I’ve linked all of these books below.  Click on the arrows to scroll right and left.

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Hello!  We are so glad you could join us today for our “Styling A Coffee Table” Blog Hop, hosted by Janine from Happy Happy Nester. Thirteen home decor/lifestyle blogs are getting together once a month to share how our coffee tables are styled.  There’s no better way to make a change in your home than styling a coffee table differently. You can shop your own home and move things around and create an entirely new look. If you struggle with putting together or styling your coffee table, you’re in the right place today!

If you came from Oscar Bravo Home, I just know you loved Oscar’s coffee table.  He always has a brilliant and creative way of styling any space.  If you’re a regular reader returning, it means so much to me that you are here again!

Come with me into my family room! Here is what my coffee table looked like last week.

It was so fun to welcome Fall with a small piece of faux fur to give it a cozy look. I added the Pearl Pierced Temple Jar, faux birch candleholder and white candle, and then my favorite Volcano candle from Anthropologie to complete this cozy look.  I recently included this table in one of my fall home tours HERE, so make sure to visit for more fall decor inspiration.

It’s looked like this for a whole 3 weeks {gasp}!  I love changing things around so it is definitely time.

I just pulled all of my home decor pieces down and I’m decorating for Halloween.  I have a huge pile of pieces from candlesticks and jars to trays and flowers.  I don’t use orange at Halloween, and I keep it pretty neutral.  I’m going “all out” in my dining room and living room (stay tuned) so I wanted to keep it pretty simple and light, styling a coffee table in our family room here.

Can you tell that I switched vintage chairs in the background?  Another way to freshen up the room.

I grabbed a handful of my mercury glass candleholders of different heights and placed them in the center.  I bought a TON of small white pumpkins last month and most of them are still good, so I grabbed a handful of those too.

Spanish moss is one of my favorite things, as a neutral lover, this time of year.  It’s messy, but it looks so elegant with the pumpkins perched on top of those candlesticks.

It’s just that easy!  AND it’s very inexpensive.  I actually spent nothing since I had everything already, and I always love it when I can use what I have to re-create a space.

Look who wanted to get in on the decorating fun! (Note sarcasm.)  Let me rephrase that…

Look who wanted to sit on top of my sofa, in the sun, and snore away the afternoon!  I hated waking my little Yorkie, Giorgio, up from his nap but I had to get one last picture.

Just a simple and elegant fall coffee table.  Styling a coffee table doesn’t have to be as difficult as we can make it some times.

You know what though?  Since I am decorating for Halloween, I think it wouldn’t hurt to add just one little black crow on top of one of these pumpkins…what do you think?

I loved having you here today and THANK YOU again for stopping by!  I hope you’ll return!  To re-create the looks above or to just choose particular pieces, here are the shopping links below for your convenience.

Now, join me for another fabulous pair of coffee tables as we continue on to our next set of friends, Julie and Jodie….The Design Twins!  You’re just going to love them!  They are the sweetest, most talented sisters and I know you’ll be inspired by what they have to share! See you next time!
Oh, and don’t forget to pin these ideas on Pinterest for later!

Make sure to visit all of our talented bloggers’ homes!
Your hosts today are:

Amy from Crazy Chic Design
Kim & Lacey from Styled with Lace
Joan from 2 Ladies & A Chair
Janine from Happy Happy Nester
Kathleen from Lindsay Hill Interiors
Sheila from Maison de Cinq
Laila from Designs by Laila
Oscar from Oscar Bravo Home
Summer (me) from SheLeavesALittleSparkle
Julie & Jodie from The Design Twins
Susana from Too Chic For Words
Reesa from Mod Max Glam
Amie from Meme Hill 

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