We like books in my house. We like them a lot. But, with a love of books comes a big problem – organization and storage. How do you store all those books without looking like a mini library? Some friends of mine decided that looking like a mini library was the way to go and have an actual library with rows of shelves in their basement. I love visiting, but I wanted something a bit less libraryish for my home.
I do have a bookshelf in most rooms, but I try to limit it to one. I treat my books like …read more

Since our new year goal (here at Declutter It) is to score a totally organized home front, I thought I’d toss out this book reminder for folks who may have missed it the first time around.

If you’re new to Declutter It, you may have missed me talking about this amazing book. If so, read, Organize Now! Possibly the Only Organizing Book You Need…
Trust me, I’ve read scads of organizing books, and many are good, even great, but this book you will love. If your goal is to get neat and tidy this year, check out my review of this book.
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I recently received a copy of Organize Now! by Jennifer Ford Berry, and I’m thinking that this book would make the perfect holiday gift for a friend or family member looking to get organized.

First of all, yes, the book really is this cute. I love the style and bright color. Face it, if you need to get organized, the last thing you need is to lose your darn guidebook. You won’t lose this one.
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The lovely Sandy from All Holiday Cafe sent me this awesome link a while back – I think she meant for me to post it at Offbeat Homes – and it is offbeat, but it’s also a super slick way to organize your books. Oddly, Julie posted something like this recently (that’s your clue).
So, without looking at the original post, can you tell what sort of organizing structure this is? Julie – would know, (so Julie no guessing)
It’s ultra cool and the entire set-up can be seen at Apartment Therapy (a killer blog by the way).