design: getting creative with bookcases

I love books.  I love design.  Thus, I love bookcase design. 

In my mind, a bookcase is an integral of any room - here is a perfect example of how a bookcase is not just an addition to a room, but rather, a necessary part of its very structure:

The only thing that could make this wall o' books better is if the window were even larger [perhaps a full bay window?] and accompanied by a plush cusion - the perfect place to curl up and read after choosing one of the hundreds of books that border the little nook. 

photo cred

bookcase door

how creative and practical!

via apartment therapy

~all designs to file away in my "one day" idea cabinet! ~