bookcase
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Swedish furniture giant Ikea is cutting prices across a range of popular products in Europe, including the Billy bookcase and Kallax storage units, to woo cash-strapped customers.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Restoration work was carried out on both the building and its contents, including rewaxing a rare Chippendale bookcase estimated to be worth about £20m.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
Scanning my bookcase, which contains a few hundred volumes, it occurred to me that none of them would make sense if Sister Albertine hadn’t grown me into a reader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
A wooden bookcase piled with works of pre-Columbian history, archaeology and artist catalogs sags in the middle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
With one swipe of my hand, I sent my whole Matchbox car collection flying from the top of my bookcase.
From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli
If your home contains more than two bookcases, you probably know the cautionary tale of Homer and Langley Collyer.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
The oversize leather seats, plush couches and the faux library bookcases are all staying, albeit with U.S. presidential seals now affixed to the walls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
“A purchaser has the option of retaining a huge amount of custom millwork: closets, bookcases, kitchen cabinetry, bathroom cabinets, marble counters, and high end appliances,” the listing said.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
IC: I just want people to understand that there are literally floor-to-ceiling bookcases where there are hundreds of VHS tapes and hundreds of Betacams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
Grace pointed to one of the dozens of framed photographs decorating the bookcases crowded with books.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
