{"id":1974,"date":"2015-04-13T19:25:52","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T23:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dutchcrafters.com\/blog\/?p=1974"},"modified":"2026-02-16T16:04:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:04:01","slug":"5-ways-to-organize-your-living-room-with-a-bookcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutchcrafters.com\/blog\/5-ways-to-organize-your-living-room-with-a-bookcase\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Organize your Living Room with a Bookcase"},"content":{"rendered":"

How’s your living room feeling this spring? Light? Tidy? Primed & ready for swarms of summer visitors? If your answers are shrugs and sighs and shakes of the head, let Emily Wignall from Anatomy of Design<\/a>\u00a0show you some clever ways to organize your living room with one simple piece: the bookcase!<\/p>\n

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1 . Bookshelves as a TV Stand<\/h2>\n
\"Bookshelves

Our Grand River Console bookshelf makes fantastic media storage!<\/p><\/div>\n

We love the idea of tucking\u00a0blankets and media into this bookshelf for an impromptu living room slumber party and movie night!<\/p>\n

2. Office Console as Side Table<\/h2>\n
\"Marcelle<\/a>

Think outside the office! This Marcelle console<\/a> works just as well in comfier settings<\/p><\/div>\n

A daintier bookshelf (or console, if you like) aids every day living room function with proper shelves for everything that seems to end up on the coffee table.<\/p>\n

3. \u00a0Bookshelf Turned Sofa Table<\/h2>\n
\"Omni<\/a>

A minimalistic addition to your maximalistic (is that a word?) lifestyle<\/p><\/div>\n

Divvy up an open living room with an equally airy set of shelves from our Omni collection — the sleeker design is a welcome addition to the chaotic of spaces.<\/p>\n

4. A Bookshelf as A Wall<\/h2>\n
\"Amish<\/a>

The modern design of this bookshelf is divine for uncluttered display<\/p><\/div>\n

Some people hang curtains, some purchase screens or hang beads to separate a small living room – our favorite small-space definer is this modern bookshelf<\/a>. It practically forces you to style its shelves with pretty, prim items to view from any room . . . all neatly organized, of course.<\/p>\n

5. \u00a0A Bookshelf for Display<\/h2>\n

\"Hardwood<\/a><\/p>\n

Put two Amish Hardwood Bookcases<\/a> side by side to create a stunning display case for collections.<\/p>\n

Matching baskets (filled with all manner of toys, remotes, charging cables . . . ) mirror a pretty collection set up in a pair of identical bookshelves. Is it just us, or does everything feel cleaner already?<\/p>\n

Do you have any other creative ways to organize your living room? We’d love to hear your ideas!<\/p>\n

Our thank to Emily Wignall, as always — see more of her work over on Anatomy of Design<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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