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Book lovers: this one’s for you!  A big part of necessary storage in my home is an organization solution for our massive book collection, and after the perfect shelving has been erected, the next step was choosing an organizational system.  After numerous experimentation, here are 5 ways to organize your books, one of which will surely work for you:

1. By theme — after picking up a book you love on one topic, you’ve probably found yourself expanding your reading in that genre and quickly compile groupings of books based on your interests.  Try creating shelves for each of these themes and grouping like books together
2. By color — create your own work of art on your bookshelves!  Guests will surely notice the colorful groupings on your shelves as your books flow from one color in the ROYGBIV spectrum to the next.  It also adds a fun twist to your collection
3. By author — standard idea, but effective.  Especially if you tend to read up on one author and build their collection of works
4. “To read” shelves — I find myself buying books in bulf in one trip every few months.  Add those to books from work and gifts, a “to read” shelf is a good way to separate the novels you have yet to read.  And it saves time when you’re running out the door and need some portable reading material!
5. By room of the house — sometimes a row of bookcases or shelves is not a workable solution with space constraints, and if your books serve more as a reference than entertainment or a work of art, consider grouping like books in different places in the house.  Cooking and recipe books in the kitchen, technical and repair books in a work room, and a small stack of novels on bedside tables.

So, if you haven’t already transitioned to reading everything digitally, try out a new storage solution for your books and spice up your organization skills!

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