Books are treasured belongings that should beorganized and displayed. Give yourshelving a pop of personality and create a home filing system for your books!
Many people have a collection on paper books even thoughthere is a rising popularity of electronic books and the devices that let youdownload and read them. Taking the timeto organize and properly display these paper books can make a big visualimpression and help you find your favorites fast. Follow these few simple steps to create a homefiling system everyone who comes to your home will want to have.
Cleara large area on the floor in front of the shelving you want to getorganized. Empty off the bookshelf youare working on. Try to keep your bookspiled in a smaller area since you will need your open floor space for the nextthe next step
Categorizeyour books. There are a number ofmethods for handling this. Some peoplechoose to create a filing system for their home ordering their books by author,title, and subject. If an alphabetizedsystem is what you are looking for choose this road. If you are looking for more general divisionstry fiction and nonfiction, books you have read and books waiting to beread. If you are organizing more for aestheticappeal you may want to order your books by color or height.
Whenyou decide on categories write them down on slips of paper and lay your papersdown on your empty floor space. Havingyour categories written down will prevent you for getting confused and mixingup your stacks of books while you work!
Donateor sell what you no longer want to keep.As you sort through your books and categorize look at what you have. If some of your books are just collectingdusts, and not a beloved favorite or heirloom it may be time to part withthem. You may not plan on rereadingthem, or perhaps your children have simply outgrown them. Many books can be resold either in stores oronline. If you dont want to spend thetime shopping them, or they no longer have a strong retail value, donatethem. Most thrift stores will acceptbooks.
Nowmove everything back on to the shelves.If your shelves vary in height survey your categories. Some books, like childrens books, tend to betaller by nature. Return your biggerbooks to the shelves first as they will likely have fewer places they can fitwell. You have two options for tall booksif you do not have taller shelves. On astand alone unit may be able to use the top of the shelving unit. Or place the books horizontal on your shelf,spine facing out so they can easily be read.
Organizingyour shelving more for the aesthetic appeal?Follow these quick tips for making your shelving pop! Paint the inside of your bookcase a coupleshades darker in the same color you have painted your room. The color will make whatever you have on yourshelves stand out. Remember a fewvisually interesting items can make a big statement, no need to fill up yourshelves with decorative items. You canalso try grouping collectables of the same color together for a statement. A group of glass or white porcelain vases ofdifferent shapes and sizes can be very interesting against a pop of color.
Working on a home filing system can be fun andexciting. You need just one afternoon tohappily sort through your paper bound favorites and youll have a beautifulbookcase to enjoy every day from now on.
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