Designed at Juniper Custom in Boulder, Colorado

Your books. Your space. Our design team. The result: a shelf that looks exactly the way you have always imagined it could.

Juniper Custom's custom jacket service is one of our most beloved offerings — and one of the most transformative things we do. A set of books you already own, reimagined with bespoke jackets designed entirely around your vision, can change not just a shelf but a room. We have designed jackets that complement the colors of a client's kitchen, that transformed a contemporary library into a distinguished British-style study, and that unified a beloved but visually mismatched book series into a cohesive, stunning collection. The range of what is possible is genuinely extraordinary.

What the Service Includes

You send us your books. Our skilled in-house design team — working from our Boulder, Colorado studio — collaborates closely with you to develop a jacket concept that realizes your vision with precision and artistry. Once you approve the design renderings, we print, trim, laminate, and hand-wrap every jacket onto your books with meticulous care, then pack them carefully and ship them back to you, transformed.

Softcover editions are welcome too — if you would like to add paperbacks to your project, simply let us know and we will arrange custom bookbinding as part of the service.

The Process

Getting started is simple. Click "Get Started with a Deposit" and proceed to checkout, then fill out our short project form to tell us how many books you are sending, share a brief description of your design direction, and upload any inspiration images you have in mind.

Within 2–4 business days, you will receive a comprehensive project proposal. If you choose to proceed, we will provide detailed instructions on how to pack and ship your books to us — and at that stage, a 50% deposit of the total project cost will be required depending on project size. Once your books arrive in Boulder, design work begins, and nothing goes to production without your approval.

Browse the gallery on this page to explore projects from clients who started exactly where you are now — with a collection they loved and a vision for what it could become.

The initial deposit is non-refundable, as it covers the labor involved in preparing your project proposal and initial design concepts. Read our full deposit policy here. All Juniper Custom orders are final sale due to the custom nature of each project.

FAQs

Can I have custom jackets made for books I already own?
Yes, that is precisely what this service is for. Whether you have a single cherished volume, a series whose covers have never quite matched, or an entire collection you would like unified under one design, our team can create jackets for any hardcover you own. Paperbacks can be included through our custom bookbinding service.

What if I do not have a clear design direction in mind?
Many of our most beautiful projects have begun with nothing more than a feeling, a color or a single word, such as "warm," "dramatic" or "like an old Oxford library." Our designers translate that instinct into a complete visual concept, and you approve the renderings before a single jacket goes to print.

How do my books travel to Boulder and back?
With care in both directions. Before you ship, we provide detailed guidance on how to pack and send your books. Once your jackets are printed, trimmed, laminated and hand-wrapped, we pack the finished books meticulously for their return, so they arrive as beautifully as they were made.