Low and wide rather than tall, this bookcase runs 40.5 inches across at a height of 32.5 inches, which keeps the top within easy reach and the wall above it free for art. Three oak-grain shelves sit in a white steel frame with adjustable feet underneath.
Each foot rounds off at the contact point and adjusts for height, which does two things: it protects hardwood and tile from the marks a bare steel leg leaves, and it levels the frame on a floor that slopes slightly, as older floors usually do. A level frame keeps 40.5 inches of shelf from reading crooked against a baseboard.
The shelves are engineered wood under a scratch-resistant oak laminate, a surface that takes the drag of ceramic pots, basket bottoms, and stacked books without showing the track. Rustic grain runs through the finish, so the shelving carries visible wood character while staying easier to wipe down than an untreated board.
Each of the three shelves spans the full width at 13.75 inches deep, which happens to be the depth most woven storage baskets are built around. Books, photo frames, records, and baskets can share a level, and the open front and back keep a coastal or cottage room from feeling walled in.
Round coffee table 31.5 inches across with a rustic ashwood top and black steel legs crossing at midpoint.
Weathered multi-colored trunk, 29 inches long, closing with an anchor clasp over board games and blankets.
