The holidays are over and it's too early to think about gardening, and besides that, it's cold outside. While we are spending time indoors, it's a good opportunity to begin to get things organized.
One great way is to add to your home some gorgeous bookcase shelving, which can be welcome additions to most rooms of the house. Besides holding books, bookcases can be used to showcase prized possessions, photos, decorative objects or whatever you love and want to see every day.
Let's start with considering a large, grand bookcase that is loaded with detail as seen in the moldings and carvings. It even has a rolling ladder to help reach the top shelves. The center shelves are wood surrounding glass so that the lighting from above can shine through from top to bottom. This bookcase has plenty of shelves for a variety of displayed items as well as several lower cabinets with doors for stashing items out of sight, yet within reach when needed.
At the other extreme is this smaller display cabinet with glass shelves for your treasures.
This one will fit in anywhere as it's width is only 16". The mahogany is hand-carved and the doors are glazed. Two drawers and a cabinet below add additional storage space.
Bookcases and display cabinets can be found in all styles, from contemporary, clean lines, to 18th century carvings and pediments, or no embellishment at all. Finishes can range from beautiful mahogany's and other wood finishes to lacquers and colorful painted finishes. They can be built-ins or free standing. The sky is the limit.
Once you have the bookcase, creating a pleasing arrangement is an art. For helpful suggestions, you might be interested in this article I found from May-June St. Louis at Home, where Celerie Kemble, of Kemble Interiors, is being interviewed on this subject.
We are very excited that Celerie will be debuting a new home furnishings collection with our sister company, Henredon, in April, and at the same time, Maitland-Smith will introduce some of her amazing lighting and accessories. We will share more on the new collection as we get closer to the April market, but believe me, you won't want to miss them.
The next open bookcase/etagere has clean lines with a blend of Mocha Zebrano and black lacquer finishes with polished stainless steel accents.
This striking bookcase is hand carved with Aged Regency and Black Vendome finishes with gilded accents. Smaller in scale, it can be placed on a small wall, or a pair or even three of these bookcases can be placed side by side to fill up a larger space.
We've looked at only a small sampling of the variety of styles of bookcase shelving and display cabinets available. They come in every price point, taste and style so you are sure to find just what suits you best.
Stay warm this winter and while you are indoors, perhaps you will decide to organize your home with the addition of new bookshelves and display cabinets.
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