Home Tour: Two bookcases two ways

With her amazing eye for style and all things beautiful (including her darling daughter), Amanda Ciurdar (@amandaciurdar) understands the value of a hardworking storage shelf — whether that’s a decorative gold metal and glass tower bookcase or a Midcentury Modern bookcase with drawers.
 
Tour Amanda’s southern California home to see how she uses two very different bookcases in two very different rooms of her home — the dining room and the home office — to prove that storage can be pretty beautiful and pretty functional at the same time.
 

 
First up, Amanda uses the 20” narrow bookcase with drawers to create a quiet sitting area in the corner of her husband Sam’s home office.
 

 

 
Helping the home office to feel more homey and less “officey,” the bookcase features two file drawers that accommodate letter or legal hanging files, making it an excellent alternative to traditional filing cabinets. 
 

 
Outside of the home office, the deep 8-3/4" drawers of the Narrow Bookcase can store any number of things — from blankets to board games — making it one multipurpose Midcentury Modern shelf.


 
The deep file drawers and adjustable open shelving combo makes the narrow bookcase a good choice when you’ve got work to do but don’t want to sacrifice style in a primary living space.
 

 
Next up, Amanda uses open shelving in the dining room to display plants and décor, making a style statement that still serves a purpose.
 

 
In a high-traffic area that’s frequently seen by guests, Amanda balances function and style with wicker baskets in varying sizes to hide clutter and add dimension to her display.