tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652886466659402180.post4416234541848606041..comments2024-03-28T07:53:12.323-07:00Comments on Captivated Reader: Ways to Fit a Home Library Into a Small SpaceCaptivated Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15789205839634527219noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652886466659402180.post-64657833367025000682014-04-20T21:59:14.844-07:002014-04-20T21:59:14.844-07:00Thank you for sharing your story about your book c...Thank you for sharing your story about your book collection. I especially liked your rules. I need to follow number three!! My books are spread about our small condo.Captivated Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789205839634527219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652886466659402180.post-21612071370892411762014-04-19T22:29:25.109-07:002014-04-19T22:29:25.109-07:00I live in a 2-bedroom townhouse... where my book c...I live in a 2-bedroom townhouse... where my book collection started out downstairs in my living room; but it seemed to make the place appear cluttered as it 'gremlined' on me. Great word that - 'gremlined' - it describes my book collection and its growth perfectly. I joined Bookcrossing and - voila! - my books multiplied! :P<br /><br />Anyway, I found nobody was using my spare room for sleeping - as I was hoping to have friends and family stay overnight more often than I actually do - and so I moved the single bed out and the bookcase from downstairs to upstairs. Then, the next thing I knew, Mum gave me a bookcase she wasn't using and I bought another smaller bookcase and scored yet another one from Officeworks (um... never buy from there, those bookcases sag the moment you put a book on them!)... and now, I have over 1,000 books in my spare room, a computer, on a proper desk, filing cabinet, a handbag collection and a few other things too... but mainly my books take over the room. <br /><br />But there's are few rules to this collection:<br /><br />1. If I buy a book, there must be a place for it in the collection - ie: don't just dump it on the floor.<br />2. Every 6 months, I must do 'The Big Book Shuffle'. This is where I move all the books around so I know what I have, and see if I have doubles of books. If I do, I either give them away or bookcross them.<br />3. None of this book collection must ever live outside this room - ie: the whole book collection is contained within only this room otherwise it will take over the whole house.<br />Mozettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267731815392625679noreply@blogger.com