Bookstore Design

Working with us, you’ll have a unique and special sense of place – a competitive advantage when customers will say “Wow! What a great bookstore!

Each community is unique and deserves a special character for each independent bookstore design. When you work with us, you can expect a bookstore design with all of these elements carefully considered:

  • Merchandise selection, including gift items
  • Interior walls and configuration for office and receiving areas
  • Layout of fixtures and furniture
  • Specifications for manufactured and custom fixtures
  • Traffic flow and focal areas
  • Cash wrap configuration, technology needs
  • Unique children’s area
  • Fixtures for merchandise displays
  • Event staging and seating areas
  • Food and beverage service
  • Lighting design with suggested fixtures
  • Paint colors, flooring specifications, finishes for counters and casework

Our goals? Maximize the most prime selling areas in your space. Configure counters that will help you spotlight customer service. Offer the kind of bookstore experience that inspires discovery and wonder.

  • Re-imagine existing bookstore space
  • Expand into additional space
  • Move to a new space
  • Create a new bookstore in an historic property
  • Transform a plain ‘vanilla box’ into a bookstore with character
  • Update lighting for improved ambiance and energy efficiency
  • Review photos and layout to provide fresh ideas

Design fees begin at $4/sq. ft. and are based on the condition of your space and the scope of work. 

Tell us about your project and we’re happy to submit a fixed-fee design proposal.