Bookshelf Porn: 6 Snaps That Inspire

Your coffee table, couch, and curtains may be from Target, but there's always one thing that can set apart your pad from a generic IKEA layout: the books you collect. Not only do they speak to your interests, we truly believe they reveal both a past and future image of yourself. Do you have a secret collection of Danielle Steel novels under the bed? A massive obsession for Dickens first editions? Maybe a newfound love for exploration journals from the arctic?

As much as your books whisper secrets about you, the way you stack and sort them can say something, as well. Whether you treat them as sacred treasures or lovely doorstops, we show you six cool organizing methods that give the Dewey Decimal system a run for its money. Click on to be inspired!