Incredible Life Hacks to Arrange Bookshelves for the Bibliophile in You

By Zain Liaquat 6 Min Read

A Hollywood movie once displayed a breathtaking scene. In that scene, the actress takes a book from the bookshelf and slides it like a door, opening into a large room filled with million books on different shelves. Every book lover dreams of owning this room once in their life. And we die-hard book lovers are constantly working on it by filling our bookshelf with the best collection. If you are a book lover, you can relate to the guilty pleasure of buying new books before reading the one you brought last week. Also, you can relate to the irritation; when the overloaded bookshelf becomes messy; and you cannot find your favorite book to read. The hard work of taking out all the books and placing them again is the old-school way of arranging your book shelves. With upgraded technology, you need to upgrade your bookshelf organizing ideas.

Best Bookshelf Organizing Ideas, Scroll Down and Explore the World of Arrangement Magic:-

1- Book Ends for eternal tidiness

Let’s start with why your bookshelf is a mess. It is because you have placed all your books without any support, letting them become a support for each other. It leads to one book disrupting the management of all other books on your bookshelves. So, the one-way solution for this is bookends. Get bookends that can become a supportive item for the books. Also, if you don’t want to invest any money in buying bookends, you can use decorative objects such as vases, showpieces, etc., which can work as a bookend; to enhance your bookshelf decor while keeping it organized. So, when you order your bookshelf online, do not forget to buy bookends.

2- Arrange by categories

Now, when you have set your books with bookends; still your bookshelf can look messy because of the mismatched look of the books. Use the arranging books by categories technique to have a perfectly organized and tidy-looking bookshelf. For categorizing, you can try a color blocking technique, such as setting books of the same color in one area and then arranging books with other colors. It will give an aesthetic and pleasing look to your solid wood bookshelf. Also, organizing your books in alphabetical order is the best; arranging them based on their title or author. Also, genre can work for you, such as on one shelf set all the romantics, on next all the thrillers, etc.

3- Separate shelf for trilogy and hardcovers

Yes, your bookshelf looks a bit more organized but use this tip to make it flawless looking and easy access to all your books when you want to remember that quote from your favorite trilogy. Organize your books in their different categories, such as if you own a lot of books with the sequel, prequel, or many successive parts. Place them together on one shelf and end it with a bookend. Also, if you own a lot of hardcovers, place them on one separate bookshelf, and buy different bookshelves online for your lovely paperbacks. It will make reading more convenient and give easy access to the book you want to find; without a hassle.

4- play with the height and size of the book

We all capture the memory of each book right after buying it from the bookstore while memorizing its outer texture. So organizing your bookshelves based on height and size is the most classical way. Arranging books based on their height and size is a tried and tested way of organizing a bookshelf. It keeps your bookshelf look tidy and helps to point out the book you are looking for based on its height and size. Also, always go with the Z way of arranging books by height. It refers to starting the top shelf left corner with the tall books and the right corner with the smallest ones. And reverse this pattern on the next shelf, making a Z.

5- Place your favorite one in the center

Finally, it is the least of tips, but also the most useful one. Make sure to keep your favorite book in the center of the bookshelf.As your favorite book will be the most used one, so make sure it should be easily accessible and cannot disrupt your well-arranged bookshelf.

Your books are your true friend; they inspire you, provide knowledge, tell you stories for entertainment, and become your friend when you need one. So, to return the favor, use these tips to create a safe and neat bookshelf for your books. So on this note, we leave you to happy reading and hope that you get your dream book room soon.

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