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Furniture Glossary: Case Goods

Case goods are wood furniture pieces that provide storage space. Often used in dining rooms and bedrooms, they also include bookcases and desks. Back to Furniture Glossary

By Kerstin Czarra and Carol Schoenfeld
Filed under: Furniture

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Bookshelf

Rather self-explanatory, a bookshelf is a wooden piece of furniture with horizontal shelves to house books and other decorative items such as pictures or vases. The term is used interchangeably with bookcase — though many in the latter term have glass cases to shield books from dust. The shelves can be fixed or movable depending on the style.