Monday on Marketplace: A Bookcase for Every Budget -- Apartment Therapy Marketplace

SERIOUS. GOALS. (Image credit: Carolyn Purnell) My apartment defies basic New York City cliches by having a "regular"-sized bedroom and a huge kitchen. But as someone who doesn't cook very often, I've repurposed a whole section of open shelving into a makeshift bookshelf over my breakfast table. That's because despite not making it into your general idea of apartment must-haves (like a sofa and bed), I think that you should try to work a bookshelf (or bookcase) into your home anyway you can.