Barrister cabinet

I can’t tell you how filled with envy I was when, years ago, I was visiting a friend and saw she’d just added a beautiful barrister bookcase to her living room. She’d found it by complete happenstance on the side of a road, and the bookcase was in near perfect condition, save for a few scuffs. This old staple, also referred to as a lawyer’s bookcase, comes in many shapes and sizes.

Styled with unique vintage finds, this dated oak barrister bookcase gets a fresh modern makeover with Sherwin-Williams Iron Ore. #furnituremakeovers #barristerbookcase #paintedfurniture #ironore #beforeandafter

I just repaired and painted an antique barrister bookcase that my husband inherited from his mom. It had been painted an awful reddish brown before we...

A few years ago, I was contacted by a very sweet potential client who was also a longtime blog reader in the process of house-hunting. She and her husband had been looking for an older home in the city with lots of character and charm. They thought they’d found the house, but it ended up […]

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Why don't I talk about bookshelves more often? They add height to a room and critical vertical storage. I guess because I don't have a HUGE book collection, I don't think about just how awesome these pieces of furniture are. Bookshelves are like the Jan of the Brady bun