The days of only organising your books in alphabetical order are long gone. There are so many creative ways to display great reads.

You can separate hardbacks and paperbacks, giving a more streamlined look to your bookshelves, or organise by genre or subject, which can make it a lot easier to find what you want. 

Organising by how the book makes you feel is another good way to navigate through a large collection.

Visual cues are also useful, such as vertical stacking mixed in with horizontal. Group books by height and size, keep leather-bound Victoriana or clean-cut contemporary on different shelves.

Arranging by colour is still thought to be controversial by some, but it can look excellent, and let you easily home-in on your orange Penguin or green Virago spines.

Today’s craft will give you the opportunity to organise a small part of your collection within these Art Deco-style bookends.