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Originally Posted by mike_bike_kite
I currently have random bookshelves throughout the house but I need a more organised approach as I'm running out of space. The current bookshelves are quite dark and foreboding and also don't allow much flexibility in what type of books can be stored where.
Does anyone have any recommendations for a (modular) bookshelf system that could fit into a 1920's style house, cope with books of different dimensions and perhaps still allow the occasional painting to be shown. It would be nice if they were moderately tall as I could store more books on a given wall. It would also be nice if the system could accommodate skirting boards. Cost is a big factor so oak etc is out.
I'm looking to hold approx 2000 books.
Many thanks
Mike
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Ikea bookshelves with the glass doors look nice and aren't too expensive.
The price for this is listed as $368, but I would buy doors for all three bookcases.
The shelves are adjustable, and you can buy extra shelves. You can also buy an extension for the top to make them taller, and a corner unit to make it bend around a corner.
Here it is in birch, which might make things less foreboding. This shows the top extension unit and the corner unit.
You can also buy solid half doors:
And half-height or half width bookcases (here shown with doored half height/half width bookshelves on the end).
I can really only speak to the birch veneer ones that I have, but it is actual veneer and looks noticeably better than the bookshelves you might buy at Staples. Particularly with the glass doors, as the wood framing on them is solid birch.