bookcase
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The Qatari plane has oversize leather seats and a faux library bookcase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 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
Slaughter’s bookcase — which she reveals she designed herself — includes work by Southern writers she admires and champions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
The entrance to this moody cocktail lounge is located through a bookcase in a nondescript storefront in downtown.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2024
He’d swing her up and place her on the top of a bookcase or china closet, and then go back and sit down.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
“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
Gautier got its start making kids’ beds that looked like cars and rocket ships but today sells sofas, bookcases and desks for around $2,500.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
Cracker Barrel’s redesign, first announced on Instagram last August, envisioned a more open-concept restaurant with comfortable seating, brighter lights and bookcases while still keeping some of its most signature decor, like the stone fireplaces.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2025
The contest was split into two rounds and involved participants making bookcases and bedside tables.
From BBC ● May 3, 2025
Walking into the library, I took in my breath sharply and stopped: glass-fronted bookcases and Gothic panels, stretching fifteen feet to a frescoed and plaster-medallioned ceiling.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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