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     Are you the kind of person who appreciates antique pieces of furniture? You need to look around your local stores for such pieces so that you can decorate your home with only the best and most exotic furniture. Having antique furniture in your home has become a common fashion statement. An antique oak bookcase will surely make the statement improving the decor of your home. Furniture stores stock antique oak bookcases in various styles, designs and colors. Purchasing a good product will see you pass the bookcase to many generations that will come after you.

     An antique oak bookcase does not come cheap and if you wish to buy it, you must be very prepared to part with a significant amount. It has many advantages including durability where it can last for a very long time. The timber used to make these product is usually imported and it is the best kind there is. Also, artisans behind the antique oak bookcases are very skillful. They are trained to produce some of the best intricate and unique designs there are in the market. You will certainly find the products amazingly crafted to inspire great creativity and beauty. The best antique bookcase in the market today is the Victorian oak library bookcase shelf which comes complete with the Victorian era finishing taking you back in time to enjoy great splendor.

     Antique oak bookcases are made of original material and are available in four stack bookshelves. Their height and width is 58.5″ and 34″ consequentially. According to category, you can keep the books in their four shelves. The best thing about the four shelves of this category is that they are adjustable according to size of books, quantity and also requirement. At the bottom of many antique oak bookcases is a cupboard which is normally features. You are sure not to run out of storage space for your books and other valuables. Continue reading »

     There are a lot of people out there today that are either going and buying or staying home and building a corner bookcase that they would like to put in one of their rooms. As an expert on corner bookcases I am asked constantly what type of wood is best to use when building a corner bookcase and what types of wood to look for in a corner bookcase when you’re thinking about buying one.

     There is no simple answer to this question. There is a huge variety of woods out there and some carpenter or wood crafter inevitably has tried to make a bookcase or bookshelf out of one type of wood or the other. It becomes difficult to determine what the best wood is for a particular bookcase because not all bookcases are made for the same purpose or the same room.

     The quick and easy answer is that you should find the type of wood that best matches your room’s décor. If you have mostly dark wood in your living room where you’re thinking of putting a corner bookcase, you’re probably going to want to have another dark wood piece. The opposite is true if the room you’re looking for is full of light colors or light colored woods. You have to try and tailor the bookcase choice so that it meets the requirements of the room.

     As a rule of thumb I generally like to first decide on the color of the piece and then determine which woods are the best qualities for that particular color. You can also keep in mind that a wood can always be painted or stained, so maybe if you’re planning to paint the bookcase once you have it in the room you can just decide on the quality of the wood first. Continue reading »

     Tell the Story of Your Family’s History
     Family photos, including vintage photos of ancestors, as well as other treasured family mementos can be combined with books to tell the story of your family’s history. Choose books that feature your family’s country of origin, or books about the type of lifestyle your ancestors had. Books about your family’s history or your family tree are also great additions to this type of collection.

     Relive a Favorite Vacation
     Vacation photos and souvenirs are also a great subject for a story bookshelf. For example if you recently went on a beach vacation, displaying sea shells that were gathered, and family photos that were taken, along with books about the beach can make a very decorative and meaningful display. Or, try creating a scrapbook page from vacation mementos, framing it in a 12 by 12 inch frame to add to the shelf. Not only will you enjoy reliving the memories of your vacation, but it will also add a beautiful touch to the room.

     Sports and Game Themes for Bookshelves
     Sports are another great topic for a bookshelf. If you have a favorite sport or sports team, try combining photographs, autographed memorabilia, and other sports-related items with a book or two featuring the sport or team. For those who participate in sports, adding personal sporting awards or other types of mementos can add a very personalized focus to the display. Favorite games can also be used to great advantage to create an interesting bookcase display, perhaps by featuring a beautiful vintage game board or game pieces, a photo of your family’s game night, and a book or two on the history of the game, or a rule book. Continue reading »

     These dividers are very handy as they can be moved from one place to another and used horizontally and vertically. If you don’t want to use it as a room divider, simply place it against a wall and make it into a showcase or towel holder in the bathroom. For more such ideas on these bookcase room dividers, read into the following article.

     These dividers can be made with any desired materials but mostly made of wood like timber as they match the decor of the room and also give a pleasant and elegant look. Oak is also used at times for the same reasons. Some other materials used to make these beautiful modern bookcase room dividers are wrought iron, teak wood, rattan and sometimes even glass. These materials create ultimate stylish and trendy looks for the room that you wish to keep the bookcase divider in. Given below are some unique ideas for these interesting bookcase room dividers which help save space and efforts of designing. More on how to build a bookcase.

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     If you love reading books, then you must be having a very good collection of books. Unfortunately, after reading and enjoying them, the biggest problem is in storing them. A bookcase comes in handy at such times and a beautiful bookcase design will not only be effective for displaying books, but it will also make your room look stylish and chic, there are many different bookcase designs and they also come in different sizes and styles. Choosing the right bookcase design is very important as it should match the overall decor of the room. Read more on home decorating.

     Bookcase Design Ideas

     The two basic types of bookcase design are the built in bookcase and free standing bookcase. The free standing bookcase can come in a variety of sizes and styles. The built in bookcase is made specifically for a study or office and the main disadvantage of a built in bookcase is that it is fixed and therefore cannot be moved from one place to another. Most studies have built in bookcase design plans that are from the ceiling to the floor and they are suitable for those people who have many books, like a lawyer or a doctor. They are built from high quality wood like mahogany, rosewood and teak and are custom made to fit the room. They are many good built in bookcase design ideas that you can choose from. More on wood furniture.

     Free standing bookcases can be moved from one place to the other and some of them are modular in nature. Free standing bookcase comes in a wide range of styles, and some of the more popular bookcase designs are corner bookcases, ladder bookcases, barrister bookcase, revolving bookcase and metal bookcase. In addition to organizing your book collection, bookcases can also be used for storing compact disks, office supplies and you can decorate it with small containers of flowers. If you live in a small apartment it is a good idea to opt for a corner bookcase, in this way you are able to utilize an otherwise awkward and barren corner. Always buy a corner bookshelf with adjustable shelves as this gives you more flexibility in displaying books with different heights. A proper corner bookcase design will have a depth between twelve to twenty four inches. A very unique and attractive type of bookcase that is very popular in contemporary homes is the ladder bookcase. It is a free standing unit that can be incorporated in any home decor as they can be used for displaying both books and other decorative items. Another very good bookcase design is the revolving bookcase. It has a base over which several shelves are arranged and it rotates around the center. They look elegant and are great space savers. Continue reading »