Miley Cyrus' elevated black and white bookshelf styling presents a pared-back twist on the 'bookshelf wealth' trend – it's bold and elegant

Alternating black and white books in Miley Cyrus's dark living room create a stylish look that transforms one of 2025's biggest trends

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The 'bookshelf wealth' trend is nothing new; as long as there have been books, people have been styling them as decor. In Miley Cyrus's living room, the choice of black and white books brings a modern, elevated feel to the look.

The singer's bookcase styling was executed, like the rest of her design, by her mother Tish Cyrus. It consists of black, built-in shelving beneath her living room window. Miley's low shelves are stacked with coffee table books with black and white spines. The dichromatic look is stunning, and brings a touch of brightness to the otherwise dark scheme.

What makes Miley's take on the bookshelf wealth trend so striking? First, it's extremely interesting how she has chosen her books as a contrast to the rest of the room. Second, the minimal take on the usually maximal trend is unexpected, creating an instant sense of intrigue in her room.

Furthermore, Miley elevates her living room bookshelves with the addition of green plants. Bo Hellberg, design expert at String Furniture supports this practice. He explains: 'I believe that our bookshelves should reflect our personalities and exhibit the objects that we have collected throughout our lives. Treat your bookshelf like a canvas, and create a work of art on top of it with artfully styled ‘clutter.’

For those hoping to duplicate the bookshelf trend, Bo recommends: 'When it comes to styling my own shelves, I have found that selecting just a few beautiful pieces to display can make the most decorative impact and be the most sentimental. Coordinating different colours on your shelves is another simple and effortless way of making these pieces stand out and decoratively tie a room together. Many forget that storage can be part of the interior design scheme and by displaying and styling our objects, we can merge function with decoration.'


Bookshelf Wealth goes beyond dogmas about styling; it's about creating a personal museum to the books and decorative objects you love.


Sophie Edwards
News Editor

Sophie is a News Editor at Homes & Gardens, where she works on the Celebrity Style team. She is fascinated by the intersection of design and popular culture and is particularly excited when researching trends or interior history. Sophie is an avid pop culture fan. As an H&G editor, she has interviewed the likes of Martha Stewart, Hilary Duff, and the casts of Queer Eye and Selling Sunset. Before joining Future Publishing, Sophie worked as the Head of Content and Communications at Fig Linens and Home, a boutique luxury linens and furniture brand. She has also written features on exciting developments in the design world for Westport Magazine. Sophie has an MSc from the Oxford University Department of Anthropology and a BA in Creative Writing and Sociology from Sarah Lawrence College.

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