Dollhouse Style Bookcase Makes for a Stylish Library

by Dana Hinders on April 13, 2012

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I love reading and there’s nothing I love more than buying children’s books. So, it’s not surprising that my son has a very impressive library for a seven-year-old boy.

His room is a bit tiny, however, so we’ve been cleaning and rearranging to make room for new things over the past few weeks. In addition to planning for a summer garage sale, we’ve been looking at ways to better organize the items we already have.

While looking for children’s bookcases, I found this lovely dollhouse bookcase on the Kitchen Source website. I’ve seen dollhouse style bookcases in the past, but this one caught my eye because of its simplicity. With the white paint and the yellow trim, it would blend well into any room décor.

It’s not too feminine for boy who wants a place to store his books and play with his superhero action figures. It’s not too babyish for a little girl approaching the preteen years who only plays with her dolls on occasion. In fact, I wouldn’t mind getting one to stick in our living room for the collection of Shel Silverstein books our whole family enjoys. I think it would be a whimsical addition to our already eclectic room décor.

The shelves of this bookcase look high enough to accommodate the awkwardly sized picture books that we currently have problems storing. It says in the product description that you can use the shelves for storing toys and trinkets too, but I’d personally stick those types of items in some kind of basket before adding them to the shelf.

What do you think of this bookcase? Is this an item you’d buy for your child’s room? Have you seen similar styles of bookcases elsewhere?

photo credit: Kitchen Source

  • Julie C.

    As a young girl who adored both Barbies and books, this would have been the most used item in my room, ever! I wish I’d had it. The compartments would be ideal for doll furniture, (which I used to try to make myself) etc., while also being a great place to store all my Anne of Green Gables and Little House on the Prairie books!

  • http://theharriedmom.com Debra

    I LOVE this bookcase. We’re just starting to transition my 2 1/2 year old daughter’s room from a “baby” room to a “big girl” one, and I think this would be perfect for her many books, stuffed animals and growing collection of Barbie & Hello Kitty dolls! I wish it came in other colors than white/yellow…

  • http://www.livingthescream.com Living The Scream

    I want one of these! WHat a nice way to store books! I am seriously going to look around for one of these. My 3 girls would love one.

  • http://www.adventuresinbabywearing.com Adventures In Babywearing

    This would be perfect for my daughter’s new room. Love.

    Steph

  • http://www.momhomeguide.com MomHomeGuide

    Love this bookcase! I have long been wanting to get one of these for my daughter’s bedroom. I think it’s a perfect complement for a girl’s room. But my daughters might be tempted to use the bookcase as a real dollhouse! ;)

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