How to Organize Books
Dewey Decimal who?
If you’re a bookworm, then you’re aware how important it is to organize your books. Not only is book organization crucial for a tidy appearance, but it’s also important for keeping tabs on your inventory. Thankfully, Wayfair has the best book organization ideas to organize home library reads. Here’s how to organize books in ten different ways so you can always find the book you want to check out in your home library.
1. Arrange Alphabetically
Arguably one of the most common ways to organize books, an alphabetical arrangement will never steer you wrong. Arranging your books alphabetically by the author’s last name helps you find a pick quicker since you’re looking for a specific name, plus it’s an easy way to organize your bookshelf if you’re okay with a blend of height and color among your books.
2. Curate by Color
Speaking of color, a new popular way of organizing a bookshelf is by the color of the book spines. This method not only creates an eye-pleasing rainbow of colors, but it is the perfect organization tactic if you tend to remember the color and design of your book’s covers instead of the title.
3. Harmonize Heights
If you prefer continuous lines in your space, consider organizing your books by height. Positioning your books with height in mind creates a uniformed look on your shelves that is pleasing to the eye.
4. Bunch in Baskets
Baskets are a very helpful tool to organize home library books. They are versatile in that you can group the baskets by either genre, author, series, alphabetically, or just random reads! Choosing to organize your books with baskets is another way to decorate your shelves since baskets have such a wide variety of materials, colors, or patterns to choose between.
Another way to easily find a specific book you’re looking for is by grouping your books by genre. You can do this by having specific baskets labeled by genre or by sectioning off your shelves by subject. If you decide to organize by genre, you can organize your shelves even further by arranging your books alphabetically for even more organization.
6. Modernize Your Mix
Get stylish and minimalist by organizing your books on modern bookshelves. Keep your book storage airy with floating shelves to store your books instead of a normal bookshelf, which can be chunky and take up too much space. Or opt for a geometric bookcase to store your books in a more unique arrangement than the standard straight, vertical version.
Most books are stacked vertically, so why not shake up the presentation? Organizing your books horizontally not only takes a twist on the standard look, but also gives you more room to play around. Mix and match between vertically- and horizontally-stacked books to create a parquet design with your reads. You can even place a decorative home object, trinket, or small plant on top of your horizontal book stack for extra decor.
Tip!
Want to make your bookshelf look more full but have minimal books? Hack your bookshelf by stacking your books horizontally to create the illusion of a full bookshelf!
8. Present Your Preferences
Have some reads you’re ready to convince others to dive into? Put them front and center at eye-level on your shelves! Organize these books how you see fit, whether it’s by random selection, alphabetical order, color, height, or genre. Putting your favorites first on your bookshelf gives you a better chance of guests asking about your reads, so you can be ready to go with all your book recommendations.
9. Display Your Decor
If you don’t have a lot of books to store or don’t want to stack your shelves full of books, consider organizing your books randomly amongst your home decor. Incorporating books with decor shows off your personality to add a nice touch to the space.
Are you an avid reader of the trendiest talked-about series? Stow them on your shelves chronologically from the first book to the last book. You can also incorporate this tactic along with other book organization methods in this guide, such as organizing books by genre, in baskets, or alphabetically.
Now that you know more about how to organize books, it’s time to start organizing your reads!
