This article suggests there are three styles (Dewey decimal system not included): bookstore, theme and rainbow order. After paring down and shuffling my books in July, I went with “theme” bookshelves. Laura Gaskill has great advice with photos for oversize books, plan to rotate, display covers, care for rare books, rack ’em (children’s), vertical or stacks, accent with bookends and last but not least….leave room for more!
Coffee table books
My oversize books span decades with The Incredible Year 1968 being a clue. Kenny Rogers, Your Friends and Mine was a gift from my sister in 1987. She had Kenny Rogers autograph it for me. Tennessee, Virginia and Indiana have been home. Hmmmm….I need a rotation plan for these books on the coffee table.
Eve and brass book end
I love bookends and often buy them as gifts. My shelves are so full, I don’t often use bookends myself. However on my desk is a single brass one of a dog and a cat on a stack of books. My grandmother used it for years. Office assistant Eve…insists her photo is better than a brass cat!
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