i recently got asked on tumblr if i could share my updated bookshelf so… here it is! i still organize my books based on color, as you may recall from last time. i got A TON more books since then and i’m trying to convince my parents to get another bookshelf. there are literally stacks of books all over my room and it’s not looking good .___. but anyway, here’s what my bookshelf looks like today:
on the top shelf, i have my oversized books (echm THE INFERNAL DEVICES and ROOKIE YEARBOOKS) and camera lenses. i technically could squish a few more books up here, but i’d rather add some decoration and allow the rest to pile up next to my dresser. the rest is fairly self-explanatory: red, pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown/grey, and black. i actually have TWO LAYERS of books on these shelves, so there’s more behind the ones you see here. *collapses*
aaaaaaaand on top of my dresser, i have all my white books. they were originally on the shelf as well, but they couldn’t fit. i think they look quite nice together like this. the only thing to complete my white books would be bookends; the mugs/piggy banks i’m currently using aren’t durable enough for the stacks of books ://
Sooo beautiful. *insert heart eyes* (My OCD is pleased.)
Unfortunately, I did not own a bookshelf, let alone an organized place to put my books. XD I use a wooden basket–it kind of looks like a crate–and it’s small enough to fit in my closet. Of course, it doesn’t fit all of my books, so I’ve stored the rest of them underneath my bed or dresser.
I organize them by color, though it’s hard to tell. XD I’m thinking about re-filing, but that calls for lots of time and patience.
i didn’t get a bookshelf until a few years ago (and i had HUNDREDS of books) and i stored them all in my clothes drawers, which drove my mom mad. she’d be like “WHERE DO I PUT YOUR PRECIOUS CLOTHES?” and i’d be like, “WHERE DO I PUT MY PRECIOUS BOOKS?” ahahah. i hope you could get a bookshelf soon! i admire your attempt to organize by color despite the difficulty. color organization above all!
AAAA YOUR SHELVES ARE SO PRETTY! I organize my shelves by series, because for some reason it just makes me happy to see the spines match up with their buddies…
when i first got my bookshelf, i felt the same way! but but but COLORS AND AESTHETICS. i think my colors fit my personality much better <333
Your bookshelves look amazing!! I organise mine strictly by series, and have miscellaneous/standalone novels at the bottom shelves – I love seeing all the series covers just together~ ESPECIALLY THE COVERS OF BOOKS BY CASSIE CLARE – they all look great together <3 <3 <3
Geraldine @ Corralling Books
SERIES TOGETHER LOOK BEAUTIFUL. and yes, especially cassie clare books with the NEW MATCHING SPINES. *drools* but at least now i don’t need to worry about mismatched series ahah ;))
OMG, YOUR BOOKSHELF LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL! Mine looks nothing compared to yours! ;-; I have yet to organize my shelves because I just put my newly-acquired books on any empty part of my bookshelf (lazy-ass, I know).
THANK YOUUU. ahaha i hope you get to organizing them soon! (and i would strongly recommend organizing by color wink wink)
Loving your book shelf! The height of it makes me envious but also anxious cause I probably would fall off trying to organize the books on the top, haha!
I organize my books according to their heights (but it’s driving me a bit crazy seeing books from the same series getting separated T.T). And like you, there are two layers of books – also drives me crazy cause I want to be able to see ALL my babies. HAHA.
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Your books look so beautiful! I really want to color coordinate my books, but I just can’t stand to have books from a series in different part of the shelf XD So I just organize my books by the series, it feels statisfying knowing you have completed books in the series!
I love your bookshelf!! Color coordinating shelves looks pretty but I never do it on mine because I’m too lazy to do it and I generally just want them neatly arranged by author and series..
I have a TBR, Read books, and fave shelf. And everything’s arranged alphabetically.
czai @ the Blacksheep Project
Your shelves are so gorgeously arranged and your books are so beautiful and GAH!
I love how shelves look with books arranged on colour (but I could never do that, I’m more practical with series/authors together) and I really like those fairylights 😀
THIS IS SO CUTE OMG. I honestly have noooo idea how you manage to keep your bookshelves so neat and color coordinated, for goodness sake. I’m staring at mine right now and it’s like a hurricane has come through my shelves, seriously.
Also, books are basically everywhere in my house. Like, I go into the office: books. I go into the living room: books. I go into the kitchen: THERE’S A BOOK ON THE STOVE (okay jk I would never do this to my lovely books but you get the point).
Fabulous, fabulous post (queen) Xan!!! <33
-Aneeqah
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YOUR SHELVES ARE SO PRETTY AND NICE TO LOOK AT! My books go on author/genre or something haha, I don’t even know anymore. The books on the dresser behind my bed though are all pastel colours 😊