Rainbow of Books!

I am constantly trying to come up with new ways to rearrange my bookshelf. Sometimes, I like the look of all books, no knickknacks. Sometimes, I need to break up the lines. Sometimes, it becomes a catch-all for crap. I just found some really lovely ideas at Real Simple that I'd love to try.

{using empty, painted frames}

{i love the idea of painting the inside of a bookcase a

couple shades darker than the surrounding wall color.}

{this is really interesting. i like the idea of arranging colorful or

color-coordinated office supplies like rubber bands,

paper clips, push pins or pencils in clear jars like this.}

Here are a few more from sources other than Real Simple.

{not only do i adore the shape of this bookcase,

i love the bright colors, the variety of genres and the swan placed in front

from Katharine Swan}

{this is really similiar to what i have now - some with baskets,

some with books, some with knickknacks. except this looks better,

because of the color groupings and the wall color}

{color coding is an amazing look, but i don't know how practical it is.

check out the rainbow of books flickr group}

haha, now i have a lot of inspiration but no more time to organize! i spent all of my time researching!
c'est la vie!