Book Shelf Or Book Case
There are pros and cons when it comes to deciding whether to install book shelves or book cases in your home. Although it may seem like a simple decision, it is one that should be considered with a wealth of knowledge.
The advantages of a book case are:
• It can be moved from one place to another in the room, and it can also be moved from one room to another.
• It is generally easy to assemble and indeed disassemble to make for ease of transport if you are moving house.
• It is versatile in that you can use it to store not only books but DVDs, CDs and computer games.
The disadvantages of a book case are:
• It is a fixed unit in terms of height and width and cannot be designed to be narrower, wider or higher unless you are building it from scratch.
• If it becomes too full, you will need to buy another book case that might only have one or two of its shelves being used.
The advantages of using book shelves:
• They are easy to make, even if you have only the most basic of workshops.
• You can make them as wide or as narrow as you like.
• There is no limit to the number of shelves that you can install.
The disadvantages of using book shelves:
• If you do not have a workshop at all, you will have to buy them separately and usually pre-packed. This will eventually make them more expensive than a book case.
• Storing DVDs and CDs on them is more risky as if they are not stored carefully, for example they are attached too high, they may fall off.