Best Bookshelf for Small Spaces

I personally find that the best bookshelf for small spaces does not necessarily have to look stylish but it must be able to hold as many books as possible.

Although eBooks are popular nowadays, I still prefer holding a nice printed book to read. I like rustle pages whenever I flip through each and every single page and I like the smell of the paper. It is something intimately rustic about the entire reading experience that I can’t gain from digital reading materials.

Hence the number of books I have are increasing and it is time to buy something to arrange and make it look neat and tidy.

The type of bookcase I’m looking for is an open shelf that is slim and tall in order to fit the available area in my home office.

I thought it is easy to make a buying decision with the criteria but it turns out that I’m wrong. There are too many slim and tall bookcases for me to choose from. After about two hours of searching online, I finally have five shortlisted.

Corner Open Shelf for Holding Books and Display Keepsakes

I was attracted by this elegant and nice design of furniture due to its scalloped edges. It can stand as a decor piece by itself, don’t you think so? It's smooth and curved edges add a touch of elegance which makes it look incredibly beautiful.

This corner bookcase can be used as a display rack especially with its design and display capability. I will go ahead and purchase it if I need one for my living room to display tiny plants and keepsakes.

Tree Bookshelf for Small Space

If you think that the one above is a little too mesmerizing but still one something up the alley, then this is a great pick. I never thought that a rack could have a tree design which could be a great idea and solution for all my books. It manages to hold different books in different sizes’ in a very stylish way.

Each and every shelf is able to fit about five to ten books depending on the size of the book. It can be used to store CDs or DVDs as well. So it does have a lot of storage space which is good.

Spine Bookcase Tower for Space Saving

I had no idea what this is when I first saw it. It looks like a human spine that stands very firmly on a flat surface. When I continued browsing the sales page, I saw other photos which show books organized on the shelf, I admire the designer who designs such stylish and yet such functional furniture.

Its spine-like design gives it a simple yet cool look. There are a total of eleven shelves with the smallest shelf at the very top of the book shelve. It’s good for fitting small size books while the lowest shelf is for holding a big size printed reading material such as a magazine. It’s definitely a piece of space-saving furniture for users to store different sized books. However, I am still finding other bookshelves because I want to keep my books vertically.

5-Tier Wood Bookshelf for Small Area

This bookcase just fulfills my basic requirement. My books can stand vertically and it fits well at a small corner area. Its simplistic design really elevates this bookshelf. And not to mention the classy design and how amazingly well it can fit into a modern home.

Best Bookshelf for Small Spaces

Compare to previous narrow bookcases that I have listed down, this one is way too common and it has no style at all. In fact, the clean line design makes it looks boring.

Other than that, I think it is a piece of great furniture that fulfills all my requirements to provide a minimalist approach for organizing my books. Its tall and slender design maximizes the available height of the corner which offers more storage space. So if you like a cmpletly simplistic de1sgin, then this is great.