Colour-coded

I really do remember my books by colour these days. I'm thinking I want my book to be purple; there aren't enough purple books out there.

Comments

[Van Kapeghian]

i concur, purple is super royal - totally fitting for you :)

[Susannah]

Van, you ole smoothie you - when we having that coffee? ;)

[beth lamphier]

purple is truely for the passion of life..

[andrea d]

my bookshelf is color-coded too. and now that i think about it, i don't think i have any purple ones! wait, yes i remember now, i have like 3 or 4. definitely not enough purple :)

[kerin rose]

They say purple is the favorite colour of eccentrics! :)
( it is mine too!...purple sounds grand!)

[Lili]

That's a gorgeous way of organizing a bookshelf. I tend to buy my books based on color, such as when there are different editions I will pick the color of a cover that I prefer. Yellow and brown/gold seems to be a common theme in my shelves from what I can tell by glancing across the room.

[Sam from Minnie Taylor]

Glad to see someone else color codes their books too - definitely purple! I don't have enough purple books! And purple is supposed to stimulate imagination and creativity...

[Marthe]

I agree! I love purple and I love books. And I judge the book by its cover too. Nothing like reading a good book that looks pretty, right?

[DawnS]

:)

[happy giny]

interesting way of putting books together.. sure is aesthetic!!!!
purple you say... hummmmm fits you, there is so much purple in your photos somehow!

[Verne]

I rearranged my books from alphabetical order to colour order last Saturday evening. It was a pretty hard core rock and roll evening. I’m glad to see we’re as cool as eachother!

[Aerussell.wordpress.com]

I colour code my books too. And you're right, my purple section is far to small. It needs more purple books.

[charlane]

purple - passion - regal - i like that

[and flowers pick themselves]

just took a similar photo of one of my mother's stuffed shelves. i have such a strong urge to rearrange her books this way. love it!

xo Alison

[Ren]

I have a photographic memory, only when it comes to my books. Last week I wanted to help my littlest monkey organize his books and he came up with the idea of catergories on his own. I was so proud.

[lucy]

as a librarian, i can tell you that when people ask for a particular book -- say, "the big green book that had a chapter about snakes", we can put our finger right on it. so go for the purple! it's a color that librarians everywhere will appreciate...and remember.

love your bookshelf. it makes as much sense as any other shelving scheme. move over mr. dewey!

[froufroug]

Swoon, this is something I must try with my own bookshelves! Right now I have them according to genre (childrens, poetry, classics, lbgt, non-fiction); practical but nowhere near as pretty.

[Lisa]

Your bookshelves look like my closet!

[barbara]

purple is a good choice:-)

[natalea]

what a beautiful way to arrange your books!

[Wayfaring Wanderer]

That's how I have my books arranged! By color :D

[cath]

totally loving your colour coded bookshelf... i want to colour code MY bookshelf - my books are arranged by size... boring... and yes... a purple book.. i looove purple!!

[Heidi Reinhardt]

love it!

[thebluemuse]

I agree, there isn't enough purple anything out there...

[linda]

i want to try this! I arrange my books by category and size...i like the color idea though...

[megmanionsilliker]

what a great idea - books arranged by color. brilliant!!

[margie]

just the other day my 27 year old son told me that purple is the only colour.

[Sophie Isobel Designs]

Oh I love this! I must try it out! I can see only one purple book on my shelf, so indeed we need more purple books!
Sophie x

[thepennycones@btinternet.com]

So this is your bookcase? Jam packed :)

I'm afraid mine has no organisation whatsoever. Haha

x