Valentine Recycled Book Stack

Using books for DIY projects can be controversial. There are always those that feel the books should be saved...

I am saving these books in my own way by repurposing them once they are discarded by the library. 

Recycling is important to me so giving these old books a new life is a good thing. 

As you scroll through this post please pay attention to the bold blue links for more Homeroad projects and the products I used for this project. 

I began by tearing the damaged cover off one of the books, it gave me a very cool looking textured binding. 

The other 2 books I painted. 

One red and the other book white using Fusion Mineral Paint. 

When the books dried I glued them together with wood glue. 

The deconstructed middle book without the textured binding looks so good in the stack! 

The next thing was to give the top book a cute heart stencil. 

When the stencil dried I gave the top book a quick sanding to distress it slightly. 

I wrapped one side of the book stack with a burlap ribbon then made a messy bow using all kinds and widths of ribbon. 

Lastly, I glued the ribbon to the top of the stack.

Don't mind my busy body kitty in the background! 😹

These cute recycled books now look great as Valentine's Day decor! 

This tiered tray was a DIY project too. 

READ MORE: DIY Valentine Projects

It can decorate shelves or display it near a Valentine's Day themed tiered tray.

The XO deconstructed canvas project was one I did a while back. 

READ MORE: RECYCLED BOOK IDEAS

Book stacks can be made for any holiday! 

Tiered trays can be decorated for any holiday too! 

I made a small one for a tiered tray using scrap wood in the past. 

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