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Woman & Home
Lifestyle
Rosie Hilder

How to declutter books: 10 tips for streamlining a growing book collection

Blue living room with tidy decluttered bookshelves either side of a fireplace to show how to declutter books .

Decluttering your book collection might not be something you ever thought you’d have to do. However, if you’re a sentimental reader or are forever adding to your ‘to be read’ pile, then the chances are your home is bursting with books. And dare we say too many books?

When it comes to organising your home, getting rid of your books is no doubt one of the harder decluttering steps you’ll have to take. Whether or not you find yourself emotionally attached to your novels, there’s something about departing with a book that feels poignant and even wrong.

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