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8.02.2021

Book Organization for the Elegant Home | Mega Motivation

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Mega Motivation continues this month as we look at book organization for the elegant home. I hope you enjoy today's video. 

"Fill your house with stacks of books, in all the crannies and all the nooks." - Dr. Seuss 


   

Welcome back to The Daily Connoisseur. Mega Motivation continues this month as we look at books and magazines. How should we store these in our homes? What should we keep and what should we get rid of? I’m leaving a playlist here, be sure to check it out so you can see how all of the other lovely youtubers handle this very individual issue. 


 Ok, so you’re probably talking to the wrong person for this subject because, as you know, I am an author. And I think if you talk to any author in the world, we will all be of the same mind: you should have lots of books. You should have them in every room, and they should be everywhere. That’s certainly the case in our house. Books are in all of the bedrooms, the living areas, the kitchen, the school room, our offices. I think the only place we don’t have books are in the bathrooms and the dining room (although I keep books in my bathroom because I like to read in the bath! And yes, I have dropped my books in the bath… oops!). Also, you will frequently find a stack of books I’ve been looking through on the dining room table. So, scratch that, we do have books in every room. But I’m here to tell you that’s ok. 


I have cookbooks, design books, classic books, my books, children’s books, poetry books, absolutely everywhere! And that’s as it should be. My only advice is to have them in stacks and to go through them regularly. Rotate them. Give yourself something to look at so you feel encouraged to read instead of watch too much TV. 

“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.” ― Groucho Marx 


Regarding magazines: only display your favorites. My favorite is Victoria Magazine, of course, and I have many of my editions out dating back to the 90s, for example. Those are always fun to flip through. You want to avoid having too many magazines out everywhere. Make sure the ones you do have out are edifying and interesting to you. If you have a stack of celebrity gossip magazines, for example, and you don’t know why, recycle them and get rid of them. But books, just like plants, should be a part of every home. They are like family members. They transport us to different worlds. We can escape. When having finished a good book, we come out changed. Elizabeth Barrett Browning said, "No man can be called friendless who has God and the companionship of good books". 


If you find that you’ve gone through much of your adult life without reading… consider picking up one of those books off your shelf and treating yourself tonight. Get lost in a book. 

"Sleep is good, he said, and books are better." - George R.R. Martin 

So, in my world, books should be stacked on nearby tables, on nightstands, on countertops, mantlepieces, and of course bookshelves. If you are a major minimalist and don’t like that look, that’s ok! We all have different styles and I find most people like to be surrounded with something… for some people it’s plants, for others it’s paintings. I actually like all of that. But I agree with Cicero:  "A room without books is like a body without a soul". 

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So, think about this video as permission for you to indulge in keeping your books. If there are some you don’t want anymore, donate them. Absolutely. But books add beauty and soul to a room and invite you to pick them up. They add character to your life. And time spent with a good book, will never be wasted. 


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