Makeshift Bookshelves

We moved in about three months ago and our spare room is still a disaster. One of our big problems is that we have a lot of books but only one bookshelf and several "magic" bookshelves (you can see one in the last picture next to the map).

So, since we cannot simply go out and buy a few bookshelves, I decided to get creative and make some space.

 The books were already in these boxes from moving, so I just re-arranged them and was able to get rid of a bunch of them. When we moved, my husband's desk broke, but we saved the shelves and scrapped the rest. I put those two shelves on top of the boxes, as you can see. This saved so much space in the room. It also looks kind of cool, so it is definitely manageable until we can get some real shelves. This would be great for a dorm room or a small apartment, too, especially if you don't plan on staying for long.