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Wood bookcases always look quite fetching in the home but wood eventually rots and can fall apart. Stone bookcases, on the other hand, are built to last forever. And that is why we wish to offer you our collection of stone bookcases that are not only attractive but incredibly sturdy. They have an intensity about them that says they are here to stay. Take a look at our extensive collection and choose your stone bookcase.

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Stone Bookcases

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Stone bookcases are a bit unusual. Wood is a more common material, but stone can be attractive and interesting. It can also come in many different sorts of materials and formats. From blocks with wooden boards placed across them to carved marble, stone can be rustic, fascinating or elegant.

What different designs of stone bookcases are there to choose from?

Egyptian Standard Bookcases

An Egyptian standard is a carved stone column painted with hieroglyphs and perhaps even a pictorial scene or two. The shelves between these standards are made of glass. The combination is exceptionally attractive and is perfect in an Egyptian or exploration themed room.

Greek Column Bookcase

Fluted Greek columns make up the uprights in this bookcase. Perfect for translations of those Greek tragedies so loved by theatre history fanatics. Their simplicity makes them a good choice for ornamental displays, as well. The white columns will fit in with Victorian, shabby chic or even some styles of country décor.

Marble Dividers and Wood

This is a remarkably elegant variation on the old concrete block and board bookcases that some people might remember from their days in college dorm rooms or rundown first apartments. There is nothing about this bookcase, however, to remind one of olive colored refrigerators or carpets that ravel at the edges. The marble pieces are turned at angles to each other, providing beautiful supports for the dark colored wood.

Wood and Crazy Marble Angle Shelves

A variation on the marble and wood shelving unit is a set of shelves in white, where the shelves are at odd angles, creating crazy geometric patterns. The puzzle-piece shelves are enclosed in a dark colored wooden frame. The shelves cradle items placed on them, rather than supporting them, and could easily be used to support scrolls.

Marble Coffee Table Shelf Units

Carved pieces of marble are used to make small coffee table shapes. They can be displayed side by side, end to end or stacked. The smooth marble surfaces are perfect for your best display books or even for a bust or two. It could be possible to even use them in the time-honored fashion of brick and board bookcase by placing a board on top of two units or through the looped openings.

Metal and Stone Circular Bookcase

Showcase your best books, your favorite small knickknacks or a collection of small potted plants on a lovely metal circle bookcase with stone shelves. It is especially nice for potted plants because you know that if there is a spill or an accident, it will do no more than perhaps discolor the stone, unlike wooden shelves that can be seriously damaged by damp.

HEART Bookcase

Create unique wall art with a bookcase with shelves designed to imitate the patterns created by an electroencephalograph as it records heart activity. The unit can be used to display examples of those things that are dearest to your heart. Combine pictures, favorite books, dried floral arrangements, small statuary and more to show your heart’s focus.

Stone Bookcases

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