Tip #5: Organizing Books and Magazines

  Is your fondness for books and magazines causing clutter? Keep your collection tidy and aesthetically pleasing with these 9 tips:

1. Declutter your collection. Are there any books and magazines that no longer hold our interest? Donate or sell these.
2. If you hesitate to get rid of a magazine because there was a great article or picture, consider pulling out these sections and creating a collection with categories, such as: recipes, décor, gardening, or financial tips and recycle the magazine.
3. Research the demand for old magazines. Usually, any magazine that is out of circulation may have value due to its rarity.
4. Organize your magazines in magazine file holders.  You can use uniform colors or multicolor holders.
5. Set up a central location for displaying your books and magazines and/or incorporate them into your home décor (on floating shelves along with other displayed items, or in baskets, bins, or crates).
6. Create visual interest by adding decorative items, such as plants or pictures to your bookshelves to avoid clutter.
7. Add height and dimension to eliminate the look of a flat pile of books and add interest to each bookshelf. You can display your magazines horizontally in certain locations.
8. You can display your books by color, author, or genre to keep your collection organized and aesthetically pleasing.
9. If you have the space, set up a cozy reading nook to display your collection.

No matter how you organize your book or magazine collection, create a way that brings you joy when you look at it.