Colorful Cookbooks

When I first decorated my floating shelves in my kitchen, I felt like something was missing. I wanted to have a rainbow moment in the room, but just the dishes weren’t cutting it. Then I had a stroke of genius- cookbooks! Now I know this isn’t that ground breaking. But I thought- maybe I could collect colorful cookbooks and put them out in rainbow order. See? Genius 😉

Before-

And now-

Much more colorful! And collected and fun! But still, room for a few more cookbooks (especially mint colored ones)- yay!

colorful cookbooks

Since I’m on the hunt for a few more cookbooks, I thought I’d share the ones I’ve grabbed and round up a bunch more pretty colorful cookbooks that sound amazing too.

Note, I used the same method to find these as I did to find my 100 home decor books under $10!

Ina garten books

My friend Ashley on Instagram shared the tip that Ina Garden books without the dust jacket make the prettiest rainbow!!! Do you guys remember my tip to buy books on eBay? I spent $50 for all of these amazing cookbooks! I’ll link them below.

There’s a few I haven’t got yet, but I’m listing all of the Barefoot Contessa books in case you’re looking for other ones that I haven’t purchased yet.

Barefoot Contessa At Home– pink
Make it Ahead– red
Barefoot Contessa Family Style– orange
Cooking for Jeffrey– orange
The Barefoot Contessa cookbook– yellow
Cook Like a Pro– yellow
Back to Basics– light green
Barefoot Contessa Foolproof– green
Barefoot in Paris– green
The Barefoot Contessa Parties– blue
Modern Comfort Food– navy blue
Barefoot Contessa How Easy is That?– purple

why organize cookbooks by color

I love the idea of arranging cookbooks by color. Whenever I share books in ROYGBV order, I get questions about how do you even find anything? Well, I’m a visual person so it’s easy to remember the color of the spine. No matter the organization method you have to memorize something- the author, title, or color of the book. I find the color easiest to remember.

Another thing I love about rainbow-ing cookbooks is that it really celebrates the aesthetics of a beautiful cookbook. A linen texture. Beautiful font. A thick book with hand written notes in the margins. It’s so lovely! And looks even more pretty in rainbow order in a big collection.

pink spine

Here are a few books with a pink spine. Note, even if the cover isn’t pink, I’ve looked up pictures to make sure the spine is the right color. I’ve rounded these up in case you need a pretty cookbook and/or if you want a rainbow cookbook display in your kitchen too!

red spine

orange spine

yellow spine

green spine

blue spine

purple spine

Right now when I’m not really eating out and definitely not traveling, I think cooking can be a great way to be adventurous. Did you know that the first known cookbook was written in 1700 BC? There’s something so beautiful about writing down a recipe and sharing that. Food tells a story and can be a tradition to pass down.

I just love the beauty that is represented in a cookbook!