Showing posts with label storage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label storage. Show all posts

So Many Books, So Few Shelves

Yesterday we looked at the idea of storing cookbooks, which was fun. But I have a bigger chore coming up - sorting through all of the other books I have and moving them to their new home.
I have thousands of books. Yes, I will cull the herd a little for this move. However, there will still be thousands of books that will need to be packed. I hate that part.
I do like unpacking them, though (probably should have been a librarian). I can spend hours organizing books. In the old shelves, I had them set up by genre. This time I think I'll go for alphabetical by author. Or maybe just by size. The first would make the books easier to find. The second would make it all look so much prettier. Sigh.
Here are my ideal bookshelf photos. Help me decide which way to go.

Really? You have all those shelves and can't fill them? Amateur.
Photo from Stagetecture.


I've seen people put covers over all of their books. I just don't have time for that.
Photo from Colour Lovers.


This would work...if we had stairs.
Photo from Home-Designing.


Love this. Let's test my husband's carpentry skills.
Photo from Dwell.


A little too stark for me.
Photo from eHow Home.


Very clever!
Photo from Stephen's Lighthouse.


Does anyone else hear that chorus of angels?
Photo from Heatorama.


I could move in tomorrow.
Photo from Home & Garden.

Cooking Up Some Storage

We are going to have a new kitchen soon, so I'm looking forward to rearranging all of my books. Yes, that is geeky, but it's what I like.
There are so many choices: alphabetical, genre, hardcover vs. softcover.
I'm going to start with the cookbooks. There are fewer of them (not by much, though), and I found some photos to inspire me.

Well this is just showing off - but I like it!
Apartment Therapy

Love the smaller-to-taller set-up.
All Things Sweet and Savory
Very cool!
Mullet Cabinet

Oh Real Simple, you always make it look so easy.
This one just makes me want to rethink the entire kitchen.
Southern Living
Behold cookbook heaven.
Folder of Ideas