How to Decorate Kitchen Countertops With Cookbooks

Show off cookbooks in your kitchen for an attractive display.

Decorating a space with useful items is always a good idea because it minimizes clutter. When you are decorating your kitchen countertops, consider choosing a collection of cookbooks to utilize as decoration as well as a reference source. Choose colorful cookbooks that will look like a bright note on your counter top and that contain recipes that you will use so that your decor meets both form and function.

Things You'll Need

• Bookends

Instructions

1. Select an area on your counter top to display your cookbooks. Choose an area against the wall, toward the back of your counter. This space is not often used for cooking, so the cookbooks won't be in the way. Choose an area away from the stove so that you don't have to worry about the cookbooks catching fire or becoming soiled.

2. Stand the cookbooks up so that their bindings are visible and you can easily see their titles and choose the one that you want.

3. Place bookends on either end of the collection of cookbooks so that they will easily stand up. Select bookends that will complement your kitchen, such as bookends that are shaped like fruits or vegetables.

Resources

• Country Living: Kitchen Decorating