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Nothing on its side. Ever. It will always look messy, and is highly impractical when you need to find something. Trust me: I spent years trying to make this work, and it always looked messy. Bookends! It should be noted that most pretty things actually make crappy bookends. I got some super heavy ones that are library grade. They keep even slim volumes upright and orderly. Purge regularly. This was another demon I had to slay. My instinct was to keep every single book I ever read, but this just meant that I was keeping around crap that made it harder to find what I actually wanted. Now, if I keep a book after reading it, I have a specific reason to do so. All other books are passed on for others to enjoy. Thoughtful cute things. I love cute things on book shelves, but you have to have some restraint, or it all starts to look like clutter. I've taken to keeping a bin of art and objects that I swap out every now and then to keep things fresh.