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Benefits of Using Bookcases with Doors in your Home Office Space
Types of Bookcases with Doors for Home Office
Choosing the Right Bookshelf with Doors for Your Home Office
Why Trust Bob Mills Furniture?
More people work from home than ever before, and that trend doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. One of the biggest challenges remote workers face is having the willpower to stick to a self-designated schedule when not under supervision. Designing a professional, functional, and productive home office is important for establishing structure.
There are many self-employed professionals working from home with no designated office. Many households do not have spare rooms, and remodels or addons aren’t financially feasible. Multifunctional furniture is key to making the most of your home office space in these situations. A bookcase with doors meets these needs in a unique way.
Benefits of Using Bookcases with Doors in your Home Office Space
The contents of a bookcase should not be limited to books alone. Bookcases with glass doors are a beautiful way to display your prized positions, certifications, degrees, awards, and other items that relate to your profession or interests. A cube bookcase featuring both doors and open cubbies is another great option.
Here are a few more benefits of bookcases with doors in your home office.
- Wooden or screened doors hide the mess that office supplies invariably create. You can also add organization to home office supplies with a wooden bookcase and storage bins made to look like a similar grain. Canvas storage bins can also be used with bookcases with doors.
- Solid wooden bookcases with doors and an appropriate center of gravity can act as a divider for your office space when it is in a shared or common room. Position it facing away from you to help block distractions and use the shelving to organize things you use but don’t need at your fingertips.
- Bookcases can be combined with a plethora of organization tools to give you endless adaptable possibilities. As your work environment and methods adapt to working from home your bookcase organization can adapt with you.
- Wooden bookcases can easily be painted so that you have a white bookcase with doors or a black bookcase with doors that is durable and high-quality but matches the rest of the decor more easily. You can also get metal open bookcases with doors that are perfect for industrial spaces.
There could be other benefits depending on what bookcase you choose and how it fits with your own organization method
Types of Bookcases with Doors for Home Office
There are several things you should consider when shopping for a wooden bookcase for your home office. In addition to making sure it fits with the style of the rest of the room, you need to consider how you will use the shelving and storage hidden by doors on the bookcase. Here are the primary types of bookcases with doors.
Standard bookcases with doors
A standard bookcase is a traditional bookcase enclosed on three sides with shelves. There are several variations on the standard bookcase with doors. Many standard bookcases with doors have traditional shelving with the bottom two shelves, or an open space, hidden behind doors. Another common design is a standard bookcase with glass doors that show all the shelves but keep items and books protected behind glass.
The Crestview Collection Willow Ash Grey Bookcase is a standard bookcase with glass doors protecting the bottom two shelves. This bookcase works with almost any decor. There are similar bookcases available in different stains and types of wood so that you can choose the one that works best for your home office or shared space.
Cube bookcases with doors
Cube bookcases are really popular because they are so versatile and there are many configurations and designs. There are even modular bookcases that allow you to arrange the cubbies with doors and the open cubbies in a way that makes sense for you.
Most cube bookcases have a mix of cubbies open to the front and cubbies with doors. Some cube bookcases have doors that are completely solid like the rest of the bookcase, while others have doors that are merely screened.
The Crestview Collection Biscayne Brown Bookcase is an excellent example of the varied and eclectic styles of cube bookcases with doors. This particular model has doors screened with natural fibers. When combined with the blonde wood, these doors make this bookcase the perfect addition to a coastal-themed home office.
Barrister bookcases with glass doors
The barrister bookcase design was designed by Globe Wernicke in response to the need for an attorney to move from chamber to chamber as they represented clients. It was built to hold reference books, materials, and supplies in place so that it could be put brought to and from court and from chamber to chamber throughout the day.
This Barrister Bookcase with glass doors from Sunny Designs is a rustic high-glass finished oak with beautiful glass doors. Unlike traditional barrister bookcases, this model does not have doors that lock to hold everything in place while moving. Instead, today’s barrister bookcases are more of an interior design statement than something expected to be mobile.
Angled bookcases with doors
The frame of angled bookcases look similar to standard bookcases, with the notable differences of the back being open and the shelves being installed at angles. This is a great way to combine the tradition of wood bookcases with the geometric shapes of contemporary interior design. An angled bookcase with doors is the perfect option for a professional but contemporary home office.
The Crestview Bengal Manor Angled Etagere bookcase in our catalog is a wonderful addition to any contemporary or transitional home office space. The angled shelves are best for storing reference books and other written materials you need to access on a regular basis. The bottom shelves behind solid wooden doors give you additional organization options.
Wooden bookcases with versatile and unique storage
For more eclectic tastes, there are other wooden bookcases that have drawers, doors, and open-face shelves. These types of wooden bookcases with doors are great for transitional and contemporary spaces, but they are also good for farmhouse, rustic, cottage and cozy chic decor.
This particular model from the Crestview Collection’s Bengal line offers versatile home office storage options. Drawers of varying sizes give you the ultimate organization for office supplies, along with two cubbies with doors that provide hidden storage and standard bookshelves.
Choosing the Right Bookshelf with Doors for Your Home Office
There are many things to consider when choosing a bookshelf with doors for your home office space, and not everyone is an interior decorator. If you feel overwhelmed with options, come into the store and talk to our furniture experts to find the right bookcase for you.
Why Trust Bob Mills Furniture?
At Bob Mills Furniture, we believe that everyone is family. Since 1971, we have delivered beautiful furniture for 50 years (and counting), with ten sprawling locations in the U.S. — from our flagship store in Oklahoma City to San Antonio in Texas to Wichita in Kansas. Our friendly staff aims to offer the greatest comfort and value, with elegant styles to match your taste, décor, and design. In addition to coziness and style, we also stock furniture and mattress brands with strong reputations and track records of durability so that you can enjoy your investment for years to come.
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