Top Ten: Display Bookcases

It's come to our attention that a number of you are interested in display bookcases, so...we thought we'd use our Top Ten to do a little hunting. Actually- if you look beyond the traditional sources, there's quite a bit out there.

• Pottery Barn Schoolhouse Bookrack: With a spot for labels.

• Canvas Book Display: Natural wood and canvas at a very affordable price.

• Big Book 4 sided Library with Casters: Heavy duty, with casters, and a small footprint.

• Arch Toddler Book Browser: We love the arches on this one- perfect for little toddler hands.

• Children's Universal Big Book Display:Traditional books on one side, big books hang on the other.

• 2 sided Kids Book Display with Casters: Use it as a room divider.

• Five-shelf Wall Mount Book Display: Save space by hanging it on the wall- clear plexiglass holders.

• Tot Mate's 3' High Book Stand: Comes in five different colors.

• Toddler Pick-a-Book Stand: Just the right size and price- plus a Write-n-Wipe back.

• Toddler No Climb Book Display: They'll be able to reach all their books without reaching far.

Comments (6)

I'm one of them! I really have been wanting one of these for my son for awhile. Thanks for the resources!

posted by mama k on January 29th 2008 at 8:24am
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Don't forget the super-cheap DIY option, rain gutter shelves.

I've only seen them done with vinyl gutters, but I'm considering using galvanized metal ones to have a more industrial look in my guy's robot/space-theme room. I went to the hardware store and was pleased to see that there aren't any sharp edges on the gutters, and they have nice end caps to match. Is this a bad idea?

posted by LaughingSara on January 29th 2008 at 8:56am
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I'm tempted to get the 5-shelf wall-mounted one!

Another cheap and easy DIY project, which actually references ohdeedoh =) http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2007/11/childrens-book-storage.html

posted by cirone on January 29th 2008 at 9:59am
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Another good source for this type of item is Brodart; here are just some of their offerings:
http://www.shopbrodart.com/shop/cb/product.aspx?pgid=3073
http://www.shopbrodart.com/shop/cb/product.aspx?pgid=3132
http://www.shopbrodart.com/shop/cb/product.aspx?pgid=5315

And Whitney Brothers also has displayers; here's one:
http://www.whitneybros.com/product.php?productid=87

posted by Jeri Dansky on January 29th 2008 at 10:13pm
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There's also this one on sale at JCPenny.com for $85:

http://www3.jcpenney.com/jcp/Products.aspx?ItemID=126fc3d&ItemTyp=G&GrpTyp=PRD&ShowMenu=T&ShopBy=0&SearchString=bookcase&RefPage=SearchDepartment.aspx&CmCatId=SearchResults&Search1Prod=True

I love the wavy shelves!

(sorry for the nasty link!)

posted by Azca on January 31st 2008 at 6:44pm
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Is anyone else having trouble finding the Potterybarn Schoolhouse Bookrack? I don't think they carry that particular one anymore. They do have another display rack, the Catalina Magazine Rack: http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/p158/index.cfm?pkey=cshelving-pegs-hooks|k.

If anyone has seen the Schoolhouse Bookrack, I'd love to know about it. Thanks!

posted by 25weeks on January 3rd 2009 at 8:22pm
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