Library Style: 6 Looks at Books in the Modern World

In the Kindle era, it's possible to do away with ink-on-paper books in the name of decluttering. And yet there's something about those old volumes that, for many of us, helps make a house a home. Here are six modern living spaces that use books to make a simple, elegant statement. Slideshow

The firm Gut Gut designed a modular shelving system out of plywood that gets repeated throughout this home, which occupies the ground floor of an apartment building Bratislava, Slovakia. Here, the kitchen island with induction cooktop and the bookshelves are clearly from the same family without looking like twins.