You can do a lot of clever book storage, but it tends to be quite a lot of work to do so. Because you’re going to have to build things yourself to make it custo

You can do a lot of clever book storage, but it tends to be quite a lot of work to do so. Because you’re going to have to build things yourself to make it custom fit. This is a process which involves quite a lot of creativity and spatial awareness to do well, on top of the manual labour and at least some craftsmanship (books are heavy) to accomplish. So it’s not weird to me at all that many people struggle with it. I mean for many that combination of things + the time it takes isn’t easy, and then if you can’t pay for it, it’s just a massive project to accomplish in your free time. Tinyhome and DIY YouTube videos are excellent for inspiration, but it’s still a lot of work to get it done in a way that looks nice. What strikes me as the wildest, and this is obviously very anecdotal for the place where I live in Denmark, is how little help you can get from “pre-made” solutions. IKEA has the least inspiring book storage options known to man. Which might be expected, but around here every store is basically stocking what IKEA has, at least until until you get into the 10x and above price ranging. Which is where you’re probably hiring an interior designer and handymen to do it for/with you anyway. You can do a lot of clever hacks with a lot of the Ikea styles furniture, but much of it is in really shitty materials and for books (books are heavy) it’s almost always better to buy wood and stuff to hang wood on walls and then do it yourself. So while I agree with what you say, I also appreciate why it’s just easier to have a pile of books.