Books are an integral part of many peoples homes, yet arranging them to be useful and attractive remains a fine art like a tall bookcase. Your favorite books may look a little shabby, especially the paperbacks. Different sizes of books can be difficult to arrange attractively. However, there are ways that you can include your books in your decor without tossing out your old faithfuls or buying only books with blue covers.
Bookshelves, fortunately, are coming in many different designs to accommodate books in places that were previously unsuited for book storage. Figure out how you want to divide your books. Size? Some people have gone so far as to arrange all their books by color, irrespective of subject.
Others have divided books by the room they will be of most use in; for example, cookbooks, tall bookcase and books on food being placed in the kitchen. (The one caveat lector you must take into consideration is books in the bathroom. The humidity will warp and otherwise damage books left in the room for any length of time.)
One method to create form and function is to use books that are vertically tall bookcase stacked as bookends for horizontally stacked ones. There are resources on the Internet for those interested in rebinding worn books themselves. If you are really ambitious, you can rebind books with colors that look exceptionally good on your shelves.
By taking some time to arrange your books in pleasing patterns and keeping them in good repair, you can make your book collection both aesthetically pleasing and useful.