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
Restoration work was carried out on both the building and its contents, including rewaxing a rare Chippendale bookcase estimated to be worth about £20m.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
Rahaf immediately set up what she called "a shrine" to her sister Sara, with photographs and mementoes, including her watch, carefully laid out on a bookcase.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025
In its Old Hollywood heyday, it once featured a secret casino accessed by hidden doors; the casino has since been removed, but the hidden door and hallway, found through a rotating bookcase, remain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2025
Emma being Emma, she actually stood up and walked over to the opening behind the bookcase.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
“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
He wanted workers to be able to spread their work out, tack documents and photos to walls, rearrange the position of their shelves or bookcases, and raise their desk to standing height when desired.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
The two accompanied one another as they walked through bookcases filled with leather-bound volumes, before inspecting some of the miniatures made especially for the world's largest dollhouse.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 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
He recognizes versions of things he knows from home: a Kashmiri crewelwork carpet on the floor, Rajasthani silk pillows on the sofa, a cast-iron Natraj on one of the bookcases.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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