BOOK SMARTS

Rows of books crowding your home? Here are new ways to display and decorate with books:

● Flea markets and garage sales are repositories of old books and encyclopedia sets that can be used to decorate, says Marie Proeller Hueston, author of "Decorating with Books."

● Invest in a large amount of leather-bound books in the same shade to create a wall of color, said Leni Leth, owner of Book Decor, a California company that specializes in refurbishing and selling leather-bound books.

● Have a monotone room? Pick out a few books in a striking color to add dimension, Hueston said.

● Use a book, or a stack of books, to create end tables, coffee tables and pedestals, Leth said.

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- The Associated Press

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