Hello, my name is Jen and I’m a book hoarder.
Instead of downsizing, I bought a bigger bookshelf from IKEA.
This was a big project for me. The bookshelf pieces have been sitting in boxes on my floor since mid-March. Finally, after our trip to Austin, TX and the Easter Holiday, I was feeling inspired and motivated enough to tackle it. The first step was to build the new shelving unit. Then I took all the books off the old shelves. Next I re-homed the black shelves to organize my closet and my husband’s office. Then we painted the wall. Finally, I sorted and purged books and re-shelved the ones that I couldn’t part with.
I took a few days to get all the books back on the shelves because I made my simplified Dewey Decimal system a little bit more complicated.
I ended up gathering up 2 small/medium boxes of books to send to my almost 3-year-old “nephew”, 2 paper grocery bags and one medium box of books to trade for store credit at a new local bookstore, several books to sell on Thriftbooks (for about $15 in store credit), and a couple nice sets to make into raffle baskets for a charity Christmas fundraiser. I was very pleased with the amount of books that I was able to let go of and pass along.
heavens to betty 
😍😍😍
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I love how this turned out! You’ve inspired me. I have books scattered all throughout the house, and I have a large bookcase with some books but lots of other stuff. Time to do something about that! I love Thriftbooks, but I have not sold books back to them as it hardly seems worth it to me.
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Thank you!
We both had organizational projects going on at around the same time, you were organizing your sliding cargo tray and I was organizing books. 😁#springcleaning
Yes, I agree ThriftBooks pays pennies per book for resale, but the pennies do add up. I don’t have that many books, and $15 store credit is $15 store credit. 🤷🏻♀️
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Excellent! I need more bookshelves too but it’s a question of where to put them.
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Right!
Currently, my “linen closet” is also full of books! 😂
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No, my linen closet is overflowing with linen
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As it should be!
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Great job! And the paint color looks great behind the new shelf. And that picture of the kids in the wagon covering their faces as the two kiss is about the cutest thing ever!!!!
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Awe thank you!
That is one of my favorite family photos. I need to repaint the frame and put it back up.
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I’m a book hoarder too but i stopped. My bookcase is packed and it’s so cluttered. I also realized my bookcase is coming undone at the back; it’s looking precarious. Your post is motivating me to get a new one too. The paint color is so soothing! Your cat looked busy supervising!
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