Your stuff. A fabulous container to show it, stash it, organize it. When the match is right between the two, the result can be fireworks, a captivating display of style and stowage. We went looking for that elusive other-half: the handsome, sexy (yet practical) holder for life’s little and big things.
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Book keeping
Maybe it’s the striking (nearly) square shape or those two mysterious (16-inch-deep) drawers in its lower mid-section, but the Bradley from Dania is no wallflower bookcase. We think it invites all kinds of creative display in which books get mixed with art and dramatic blank space. Shown in dark brown oak, the bookcase is 72 inches wide by
16 1/2 inches deep by 76 1/4 inches high.
Cost: $1,249. Dania stores. For locations, call 888-700-0440, or visit www.daniafurniture.com.
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Modern beauty
Inspiration for this Danish-influenced credenza (shown in sold cherry wood) from Chicago furniture designer/maker Michael Dreeben was his own dining room — and the need for a sideboard and storage unit. It measures 75 1/2 inches long,
20 inches deep and 37 inches high.
Cost: $7,900. 773-394-5761. www.dreeben.com
Eye candy
Doing double duty and more (giving a room a hit of color) is the Kate Storage Ottoman from Todd Oldham for La-Z-Boy. Kate comes with brushed satin nickel legs and measures 20 inches high by 21 inches wide and deep.
Cost: $350. La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries stores. For locations, visit www.lazboy.com.
Mag smile
We liked the slim, linear look of this Kiri wood magazine rack.
It attaches to the wall and makes once dowdy-looking piles of magazines look all minimal and chic. At 10 3/4 inches wide by 3 1/2 inches deep by 39 1/4 inches tall, it’s a space saver too.
Cost: $69. VivaTerra catalog, 800-233-6011. www.vivaterra.com
Box score
Elegant and earthy Mendong storage boxes and magazine basket from Pier 1 imports can hold anything and everything from trinkets to socks.
Cost: $12 for small (8-inch-wide) box; $35 for larger (19-inch-wide) box; $35 for magazine basket. Available in October at Pier 1 stores.
For locations, visit www.pier1.com or call 800-245-4595.