For me mid-century style means, first of all, elegant and stylish. But does this mean ordinary or boring? No! Look at these bookcases we’ve gathered for you! Here you’ll find almost any kind of wood and different configurations: form an open shelves-like bookcase to a closed sideboard with the bookcase functions. If you are looking for a stylish bookcase for your room, you’ll love some of these: small and dark sideboards that can also act as bookcases or big open bookcases that can serve as a room divider. Look for some cool and elegant ideas below and chose some piece for yourself!
Large Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
If you need much storage space, if you have lots of books and works of art to display, go for a large mid-century modern bookcase or shelf. It may be a whole wall taken by a bookcase – go for wooden boxes, open compartments of plywood plus metal or wood touches. Such a unit may also include closed storage units and even desks to save some space. If you have an open layout, why not use your large bookcase as a space divider? A bright bookcase by the wall is also a nice idea for those who don’t feel like wall-mounting, go for bold shades like blue, orange, emerald, yellow and other shades. If you don’t like to dust your shelves very often, add glass doors on top.
![a light colored wooden bookcase with open shelves is a very chic idea that doesn't catch an eye too much a light-colored wooden bookcase with open shelves is a very chic idea that doesn't catch an eye too much](https://i.digsdigs.com/original-mid-century-modern-bookcases-19-554x585.jpg)
a light-colored wooden bookcase with open shelves is a very chic idea that doesn't catch an eye too much
![a light colored wood ladder style bookcase with shelves is a stylish idea that adds interest with its shape a light-colored wood ladder-style bookcase with shelves is a stylish idea that adds interest with its shape](https://i.digsdigs.com/original-mid-century-modern-bookcases-17.jpg)
a light-colored wood ladder-style bookcase with shelves is a stylish idea that adds interest with its shape
![a mid century modern bookcase of metal and rich stained wooden shelves and drawers is a stylish idea that doesn't take any floor space a mid-century modern bookcase of metal and rich-stained wooden shelves and drawers is a stylish idea that doesn't take any floor space](https://i.digsdigs.com/original-mid-century-modern-bookcases-16.jpg)
a mid-century modern bookcase of metal and rich-stained wooden shelves and drawers is a stylish idea that doesn't take any floor space
![a mid century modern wooden bookcase with glass covered compartments looks rather lightweight and you won't need to dust the shelves every time a mid-century modern wooden bookcase with glass covered compartments looks rather lightweight and you won't need to dust the shelves every time](https://i.digsdigs.com/original-mid-century-modern-bookcases-15-554x739.jpg)
a mid-century modern wooden bookcase with glass covered compartments looks rather lightweight and you won't need to dust the shelves every time
![a wall mounted bookcase in muted green shades with natural colored shelves features much storage space in a creative way a wall-mounted bookcase in muted green shades with natural-colored shelves features much storage space in a creative way](https://i.digsdigs.com/original-mid-century-modern-bookcases-14.jpg)
a wall-mounted bookcase in muted green shades with natural-colored shelves features much storage space in a creative way
![a catchy color block mid century modenr bookcase done in white and neutral wood features a lot of storage space a catchy color block mid-century modenr bookcase done in white and neutral wood features a lot of storage space](https://i.digsdigs.com/original-mid-century-modern-bookcases-11.jpg)
a catchy color block mid-century modenr bookcase done in white and neutral wood features a lot of storage space
![a neutral colored wooden bookcase with open shelves, some drawers and a cabinet space is traditional for mid century modern spaces a neutral-colored wooden bookcase with open shelves, some drawers and a cabinet space is traditional for mid-century modern spaces](https://i.digsdigs.com/original-mid-century-modern-bookcases-8.jpg)
a neutral-colored wooden bookcase with open shelves, some drawers and a cabinet space is traditional for mid-century modern spaces
![a brown wood mid century modern bookcase with open shelves and some drawers can be also used as a desk a brown wood mid-century modern bookcase with open shelves and some drawers can be also used as a desk](https://i.digsdigs.com/original-mid-century-modern-bookcases-7.jpg)
a brown wood mid-century modern bookcase with open shelves and some drawers can be also used as a desk
![an oversized wooden bookshelf with white and rich stained elements placed on different levels for more eye catchiness an oversized wooden bookshelf with white and rich-stained elements placed on different levels for more eye-catchiness](https://i.digsdigs.com/2013/12/an-oversized-wooden-bookshelf-with-white-and-rich-stained-elements-placed-on-different-levels-for-more-eye-catchiness.jpg)
an oversized wooden bookshelf with white and rich-stained elements placed on different levels for more eye-catchiness
![an oversized bookcase with open shelves and closed storage units is ideal for a mid century modern home office an oversized bookcase with open shelves and closed storage units is ideal for a mid-century modern home office](https://i.digsdigs.com/2013/12/an-oversized-bookcase-with-open-shelves-and-closed-storage-units-is-ideal-for-a-mid-century-modern-home-office.jpg)
an oversized bookcase with open shelves and closed storage units is ideal for a mid-century modern home office
![a whole mid century modern wall mounted system with open shelves and some cabinets plus a matching chair a whole mid-century modern wall-mounted system with open shelves and some cabinets plus a matching chair](https://i.digsdigs.com/2013/12/a-whole-mid-century-modern-wall-mounted-system-with-open-shelves-and-some-cabinets-plus-a-matching-chair.jpg)
a whole mid-century modern wall-mounted system with open shelves and some cabinets plus a matching chair
![a turquoise mid century modern bookcase with geometric elements, with open and closed storage spaces a turquoise mid-century modern bookcase with geometric elements, with open and closed storage spaces](https://i.digsdigs.com/2013/12/a-turquoise-mid-century-modern-bookcase-with-geometric-elements-with-open-and-closed-storage-spaces.jpg)
a turquoise mid-century modern bookcase with geometric elements, with open and closed storage spaces
![a large built in bookcase with rich stained and black wood, drawers and shelves for a mid century modern space a large built-in bookcase with rich-stained and black wood, drawers and shelves for a mid-century modern space](https://i.digsdigs.com/2013/12/a-large-built-in-bookcase-with-rich-stained-and-black-wood-drawers-and-shelves-for-a-mid-century-modern-space.jpg)
a large built-in bookcase with rich-stained and black wood, drawers and shelves for a mid-century modern space
Small Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
If you don’t have much space or many books, buy or DIY a small bookshelf in mid-century modern style. It’s usually an open box-shaped storage, and for this style it’s very characteristic to paint the inside in some bold shades or cover it with bright wallpaper. And again – if you don’t like dusting, stick to glass doors that won’t look heavy and will keep the dust away.
![a box shaped mid century modern bookcase with muted blue lining looks chic and adds a sutble touch of color a box shaped mid-century modern bookcase with muted blue lining looks chic and adds a sutble touch of color](https://i.digsdigs.com/original-mid-century-modern-bookcases-12.jpg)
a box shaped mid-century modern bookcase with muted blue lining looks chic and adds a sutble touch of color