Cover bricks with fabric or wallpaper to make attractive bookends.
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Those shelf-sitter statues like angels, cherubs, and frogs can easily be used as bookends for a fun look.
If you own or have access to a saw and drill you can make these easy wooden bookends. The supplies are listed below and you can add your own embellishments to suit your tastes.
This is a page about making recycled tile bookends. Using either new or leftover wall tiles, you can make a cute and inexpensive set of bookends.