The Faux Stone Arch Bookend
The architectural arch was a defining shape of the 1970s, often seen in doorways, built-in shelving, and furniture silhouettes. You can bring this elegant geometric form to your bookshelves using simple materials. By cutting styrofoam blocks into arch shapes, coating them in a textured stone-spray paint or a thin layer of plaster, you create heavy-looking, brutalist bookends. They look remarkably like solid travertine or limestone, adding a sophisticated, structural element to your literary collection without the heavy price tag.