Arranging your books in different patterns is a fun way to liven
up your bookshelves and make your books part of your decorating
scheme!
- One way is to use colour and arrange the lightest colours of
books on the top shelf and then work your way down for a graduated
effect.
- Another way is to arrange books from the darkest coloured books
at one end of a shelf to the lightest books on the other end. For
balance, reverse the direction of colour on the next shelf down and
so on.
- A more practical way to showcase books is to arrange them in
alphabetical order by author or title and use decorative book ends
of big individual letters (placed on the bookshelves or the first
book of each letter) to mark the start of each section.
These ideas work on all styles of bookcases, from small shelves
to a continuous rainbow on a run of wall-shelving.
The cleaning services experts at MOLLY MAID recommend that you
rotate your books regularly when dusting and cleaning - to help
keep the covers from warping and fading. Other cleaning tips: be
sure to clean along the top spine with a feather duster or cloth -
that's where dust tends to settle.