Our Favorite Coffee Table Books

Let’s talk about coffee table books! A good coffee table book is a beautiful decor piece, a good read, and an interesting conversation starter. DGI almost always sources a few for the living rooms on our projects, and they’re one of our must-have accessories to style a coffee table (or console table or bookshelves) with at a photoshoot. Over the years, we’ve developed a list of go-to oversized books that are interesting, inspiring, and decorative. We’re excited to share our favorites with you, as well as some styling tips and inspiration!

In my own living room, I have some of my favorite coffee table books styled on our table as well as our built-in shelves. On the shelves, I love laying two to three books flat across the shelf and placing a sculptural accessory on top of them.

The Finer Things by Christiane Lemieux is a great option for styling your coffee table. It features a variety of inspiring, timeless interiors. Plus, the hard cover will add a glamorous, luxe touch to your space.

If you’re looking for a more neutral addition to your book stack, The House That Pinterest Built by Diane Keaton, might be the perfect option. It’s filled with inspiration and how-to’s, so it may even spark your creativity.

Your coffee table should never be bare! Adding a few simple accessories will be the perfect finishing touch to your space and add a personal touch. Coffee table books are perfect because they fill up the empty space well.

You can spot this coffee table book on the shelves of many DGI projects! We love the inspiring spaces from all around the world that are featured in Travel Home. Plus it has a solid color, neutral spine that looks gorgeous stacked on a shelf or table.

If you feel inspired by neutral, minimal spaces, this is the perfect book for you to pick up! It’s a lifestyle book that extends beyond interiors, but it will also look beautiful spread across your coffee table.

Coffee table books can be one of the most versatile accessories! There’s a wide variety of ways to style them, and they look great paired with other accessories like beads, links, and vases. In this living room, we styled a few different stacks on both the coffee table and the open shelves.

New Nordic Homes by Dominic Bradbury is another one of our favorite coffee table books. The unique, Scandinavian architecture that is featured throughout the book is certainly a great conversation starter.

This coffee table book features all black and white interiors, and it’s one of our favorites! Monochrome Home is a beautiful addition to any bookshelf or coffee table.

Like I mentioned, there’s a wide variety of ways to style a good coffee table book. One of my personal favorites is laying the book open-faced across the table. You can select your favorite, inspiring page from the book to act as a piece of art in your space.

Pacific Natural At Home by Jenni Kayne is the perfect book to style open-faced across your coffee table. It features plenty of inspiring, neutral interiors to display!

This coffee table book is a classic, timeless choice to style your space! Plus, it’s one of the most versatile because it looks beautiful stacked on your table or on your bookshelf.

We hope you enjoyed this roundup of coffee table books, and all of our styling tips we shared along the way! If you pick up any of our favorites, be sure to share how you styled them in your own home.

-dgw