Description
Our wooden kids bookcase is a tidy grid of six cubbies, each holding its own drawer, and the drawers are the clever part. They are reversible, so turning one round changes its front: a friendly animal face with rounded ears, a striped or dotted pattern, or plain wood. A child can shuffle the faces and patterns as often as they please, which keeps the multicoloured mix feeling fresh. It is made from 70% paulownia and 30% MDF, and it measures 55cm long, 28cm wide and 90cm tall, a narrow footprint for a small bedroom.
Upright, it gives three rows of two drawers with a flat top for picture books and a pot of pencils. Turn it on its long side and it becomes a low unit of two rows of three, a good height for a play corner in a nursery. The drawers suit the small things that otherwise spread across the floor: building blocks, soft toys, crayons, hair clips and folded clothes. Each drawer has a cut-out grip at the top edge, so little hands have something to hold. Because the fronts can go back to plain wood, the bookcase also sits comfortably in a hallway, a family room or a guest bedroom once the faces have had their day.
Paulownia is one of the lightest hardwoods, and here it is paired with MDF; the whole bookcase weighs 13.3KG. The finish is a water-based paint, and the legs are natural paulownia, short and round, lifting the base clear of the floor. Care is simple: wipe it clean with a moist cloth. The maker's assembly instructions come as a PDF download. The styling props shown are not included. For a calm room, set it against a soft neutral wall and let the drawer fronts bring the colour, mixing faces and patterns rather than lining up matching ones.
Specification
| Width |
55cm |
| Depth |
28cm |
| Height |
90cm |
| Material |
70% Paulownia, 30% MDF |
| Colour |
Multi |
| Finish |
Water based paint |
| Legs |
Natural Paulowina |
| Care |
Wipe clean with a moist cloth |
| Weight |
13.3KG |
Downloads
Assembly instructions (PDF)
Frequently Asked
Can the bookcase stand on its side?
Yes. It works upright as a tall unit with three rows of two drawers, or on its long side as a low unit with two rows of three.
What do the reversible drawers do?
Each drawer can be turned round to change its front, so you can choose between friendly animal faces, striped or dotted patterns and plain wood.
What material is the bookcase?
It is 70% paulownia and 30% MDF, with a water-based paint finish and legs in natural paulownia.
How big is it?
Standing upright it is 55cm long, 28cm wide and 90cm tall, and the whole bookcase weighs 13.3KG.
How do I clean it?
Wipe it clean with a moist cloth; that is the maker's care advice for the whole bookcase, frame and drawers alike.
Are there assembly instructions?
Yes. The maker's assembly instructions come as a PDF download, so you can read them through before you start building.