Need help propping up your paperbacks? Make a feature of them with bookends to write home about.
Sound investment
Ellie Ellie (motto: re-cycle, re-design, re-love) is a website specialising in upcycled products, including these bookends made from old seven-inch singles. For bigger volumes, there's also a version using albums. £14.50 (Dh84) each plus shipping, www.ellieellie.co.uk
Props to you
To bring your bookshelf to a witty end, check out Hunkydory Home's range of screen-themed bookends. It also includes "Fin" and "That's All Folks". £19.95 (Dh114) each, plus shipping, www.hunkydoryhome.co.uk
Big read
Heavy tomes require a lofty prop such as this rather grand and weighty bookend with a suitably majestic design. Dh145 each, Zara Home stores nationwide
Words and pictures
For little would-be readers, we love these double-faced painted wooden zoo bookends from Zara Home, part of their latest range of nursery accessories. Dh40 each, Zara Home
Simple pleasure
Disguised as plain-cover paperbacks, this unobtrusive white ceramic set will be a hit with minimalist bookworms. Dh449 for two, The One stores nationwide
Test of time
For a more grand statement, these brass and solid wood hourglasses from Indigo Living stores are good for a more traditional styled room or study. Dh269 for two, Indigo Living, www.indigo-living.com, Dubai
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