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So keep scrolling to see beautiful ideas for adding new a built-in bookcase to your home or upgrading the bookshelves you already have. That library ladder is calling. Here are even more design ideas ...

"The built-in bookcases on either side of a fireplace, whether it is in a living room or family room, are a home design feature that has fallen out of favor in recent years," says Suzy Minken ...