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Some Weekend Bookshelf Rearrangements

Tue, 10/23/2007 - 2:47pm by casasugar
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Katedavis sent before-and-after pictures of her bookshelf, which she reorganized after reading my post. She writes, "CasaSugar provided the impetus I needed to get up and do what I had wanted to do for a long time. Thanks!"

Before:

After:

I think the difference is pretty stunning. What about you?


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  • katiejane24's picture
    katiejane24
    1

    Ack...law school casebooks. I know them anywhere. Kudos for making them work fashionably! Gives me hope that I can incorporate them into my own decorating.

    1 year 4 weeks ago Report Comment
  • katedavis's picture
    katedavis
    4

    The bookcase is Ikea, and people keep telling me to get rid of my law school books, but I just can't bring myself to part with any book (what if one day I wake up and need a refresher on the Rule Against Perpetuities???).

    1 year 4 weeks ago Report Comment
  • sweetpeabrina's picture
    sweetpeabrina
    6

    I know many people commented before about how they hate this. However, IMO this is a great way to arrange a bookshelf of books that you can't ever part with. I have books from my college days that I will not let go. Unfortunately, they're mostly a beige-ish brownish color so I can't rearrange them like this.

    1 year 4 weeks ago Report Comment
  • bhilb's picture
    bhilb
    7

    I have the larger version of that bookshelf, and it's equally as packed. I don't know how I'd ever live in an apartment without it. I sympathize with you on not beging able to get rid of the law school books. I still have mine 4 years out of law school and no, I've never used one. But I paid so much for them (and am still paying for them) that I can't get rid of them. Anyway, the shelves look great!

    1 year 4 weeks ago Report Comment
  • emalove's picture
    emalove
    8

    I have so many books and most of them are in boxes in my attic...I can't wait to organize them all on my bookshelf like this. I think the transformation is amazing, looks SO much better!

    1 year 4 weeks ago Report Comment
  • nikkeeb's picture
    nikkeeb
    9

    such a small thing but it makes the books look like decor! haha...impressive

    1 year 4 weeks ago Report Comment
  • mayara's picture
    mayara
    10

    Honestly, I like the look of the before better. To each their own, I guess.

    1 year 4 weeks ago Report Comment
  • karazzies's picture
    karazzies
    12

    That looks so great! I love the color-coordinated look, is it just as easy to find the books you're looking for?

    1 year 4 weeks ago Report Comment
  • katedavis's picture
    katedavis
    13

    I find that I remember things visually, so I'm more likely to remember that the book on making pop-up cards is with the purple books rather than trying to find where the craft books are.

    1 year 4 weeks ago Report Comment
  • htiduj's picture
    htiduj
    14

    YAY KATE!! the bookshelf looks sooo good. (just so everybody knows, kate's entire apartment is amazing. you should see her bedroom and her babys room)
    Smiling

    1 year 4 weeks ago Report Comment
  • precious_pets4's picture
    precious_pets4
    15

    So did you have to mess it up first, since it was probably done right the first time? LOL

    1 year 4 weeks ago Report Comment
  • mrspiven's picture
    mrspiven
    16

    thats a great way to organize the bookcase: color organization never crossed my mine. it looks fantastic.

    1 year 4 weeks ago Report Comment
  • motherof3's picture
    motherof3
    17

    I arranged all my books by alphabetical order. If it hadn't taken me a whole weekend, I would try this.

    1 year 4 weeks ago Report Comment
  • LauraW68's picture
    LauraW68
    18

    That's a big difference! I never thought grouping books by color would have that much of a change.

    1 year 4 weeks ago Report Comment
  • LauraW68's picture
    LauraW68
    19

    That's a big difference! I never thought grouping books by color would have that much of a change.

    1 year 4 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Choco-cat's picture
    Choco-cat
    23

    I'm sorry - while arranging one's books by color might be pretty, I prefer to have my books actually organized by genre and author. I like to be able to find a particular book easily.

    1 year 4 weeks ago Report Comment
  • jkat's picture
    jkat
    24

    I love all the former law students commiserating on our inablity to dump our books. All but a few of mine are in storage in the basement, mostly because I think they are too ugly for my condo and too heavy to schlep to work for my office. This gives me some hope that maybe I can still use them for decoration.

    1 year 4 weeks ago Report Comment
  • katedavis's picture
    katedavis
    25

    When I graduated I thought that someday when I have an extra bathroom I would wallpaper the walls with pages ripped from my law books. Maybe I'll find something else to do with them beforehand. Ideas anyone?

    1 year 4 weeks ago Report Comment

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