5 Reasons I Organize My Cookbooks by Color — Cookbook Library

It starts out innocently enough. At first, a few cookbooks on the kitchen or coffee table, piled up after a search for the best waffle recipe, dinner party menu, or that barbecue rub that's so much better than the others. Then, one or two make it onto the bedside table, another winds up in the hallway amidst the stack of magazines and mail, and before you know it one gets shelved among the novels and, the next time you need it and can't find it, you become convinced that a friend "borrowed" it.

If this sounds familiar, it's time to get those cookbooks back into some semblance of order. You could line up your cookbooks thematically, by author, or even by most frequently reached for — or you could follow the rules of Pinterest and organize them by color.

Here are five reasons I let the rainbow be my guide.

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