Corner Bookcases

There's only so much a space-starved bibliophile can do to make room for more books, short of blocking windows and doors, foregoing basic life accessories like beds and dressers, or commandeering the bedrooms of family members. (Stop buying books? That's simply not an option.) But before resorting to such drastic measures, you'd be wise to consider the advantages of corner bookcases. Large or small, the corner bookcase is the smart storage solution of the literate decorator. In most every house, there's a corner or two that's essentially a throwaway: empty space, an arm jutting out from a chair, space behind a chair, etc. Corner bookshelves are designed to fill in these neglected spots, providing much-needed storage and lending a cozy, contemplative air to the room.

Here are just a few ways that a corner design could help solve your book storage problems:

- The perpendicular lines of a corner bookshelf fit snugly into the wall, eliminating wasted space. If little room is available, a small, tower-like corner book shelf with a width of fewer than 26 inches can still provide a surprising amount of extra book storage. Add two or three throughout the house to eliminate that stack of books that's been growing next to your bed.

- If you tend to redecorate or rearrange furniture every year, our "build your own" corner book shelves offer a modular solution, allowing you to lengthen your bookcase with independent pieces based on your changing storage and space needs.

- The corners in bathrooms and dining rooms can be hard to decorate. A corner bookcase unit with a tiered, ladder-like design fits nicely into these and other rooms, with small shelves that can hold books, collectibles, and other decorative accessories.

- Decorative corner bookcase furniture can function as an accent piece in living rooms, studies, bedrooms, and more. The Corner section here at BookCasesGalore.com includes beautiful vintage designs crafted from wood solids and veneers, with antique finishing and distressed details, fixed shelves, and bottom doors. These are very distinctive furniture pieces that would do wonders for an under-utilized corner of your home.

So instead of stacking books on top of a tottering bookcase, look for a corner that could play home to these affordable and attractive designs. Corner bookcase? Naw, it needs a middle name. Corner spacesaver bookcase. That's more like it.