Bookcases & Shelves

One basic design can take on three different looks to ensure you'll have the perfect bookcase to match your tastes and your decor. A bookcase makes any room more inviting. But finding a bookcase to match your storage needs as well as your room's decor can be a...

This modular bookcase has straightforward joinery manageable assemblies and can be customized in several ways. When you look at this Barrister’s Bookcase it would be easy to miss the fact that it’s not built like most bookcases. The bookcase isn’t built as a single...

Build a stylish frame-and-panel bead-front bookcase with two drawers — in just two days. Designing a project that can be built quickly is easy enough. But it often means leaving out a lot of the details. And for woodworkers it’s these details that make a project...

Open a new chapter in the story of your home with this stylish built-in window seat and bookcase in a just couple of weekends. The project starts with a broad bench seat that offers a comfortable place to relax while you read under the built-in puck lights overhead....

Simple construction and low-cost materials provide the surprise ending in this tale of a room reborn as a library. Most bookcases and display shelves are placed in a room wherever they fit. In this project however the bookcase is the room — or at least one wall of it....

Solid mahogany figured veneer flared legs and many more features make this cabinet a woodworker’s dream. At its essence a cabinet is a functional piece of furniture. Obviously you want it to look good but its primary purpose is to hold a whole lot of stuff. Every once...

Every dining room set needs a great place for storing dinnerware and his elegant cherry hutch provides the perfect solution. A dining room serves as both a storage cabinet for a variety of dinnerware as well as a display area for your fine china and other dishes. At...

Here's a small project with big appeal -- a great look classic joinery and a chance to learn a simple carving technique. There's no rule that says a small straightforward project can't have loads of detail as well as interesting woodworking. The book rack shown here...

Whether you build one two or three this bookcase will blend into any room. And it's as easy to construct as it is useful and beautiful. It only takes a quick look at the photos of this project to see that this classic-looking bookcase is a great way to transform some...

Dress up any room with a classic corner cabinet for some handy storage and an attractive display space. A corner cabinet is a great way to take advantage of a space that’s often wasted in a room. But building one can seem a little bit like taking a geometry test....