The 15 Best Small-Space Bookcases for Big-Time Readers

Organizing books is one of the great struggles of our time, especially for those inhabiting homes on the smaller side. Small spaces can be hard to both keep organized and decorate. If you live in a little apartment, your organization might have to double as your decor. If you are outfitting specific small rooms for certain purposes, it takes effort to find things that work within the space without feeling bulky or out of place.

There is a certain style of organizing books to look undone, like stacked delicately on a mantle or lined along the perimeter of some messy-on-purpose homes. But this is the kind of thing that takes an eye of expertise to do. For those with too many books and no energy to put into decorating them, a good collection of bookcases do the job for you. Of course, we'd love to just have a dedicated library room in the house with library bookshelves and call it a day. Maybe one day.

For now, we rounded up some of the best bookshelves that are made with space-saving details in mind. There are book trees that optimize vertical space and disappear behind the books you store on them. There are some meant specifically for unused corners of the house that are a bit too awkward to fit anything else comfortably. Still, there are others that are both book shelf and regular shelf, for people whose stylistic choices in a small-sized home can't waste any functionality.

Find your space's ideal bookcase here.