Here’s only a few pictures of half of my current bookshelves they do mean the world to me I spent 50% of my free time with my babies and the other half reading I am missing quite a few books and waiting for a lot of boxes because I am moving.
Any recommendations based on what I’m reading is also really appreciated or if you’d like to just talk about books on my shelf, let me know as I do not have anybody to really talk about books with
Also, some stuff I’ve had since I was 12 and a lot of the books I’ve only gotten in the past few years. I kind of grab whatever and read anything. Nobody has seen my bookshelves except for my family member but none of them are into reading really

Mostly thrifted over the years

It’s kinda organized by my fav genres. But only a little.

Took a storage building on the back of my property and turned it into an office. My daughter over the years has become like her mom and dad and devours books. Last year I converted it into a bit of an office/library. Would love to move to darker tones but haven’t done it yet.

Lots of good books. Old…new…novels…history.

A mixture

I was recently looking new storage options for my omnibus books (which average 7.25 x 11 x 2 inches and 4 - 7 pounds each) ahead of a transition between smaller storage units and my home, and heavy duty metal cabinets on Amazon caught my eye. I've always used the usual wooden bookcases)/bookshelves discussed on here, but considering the weight capacities I've seen listed for these metal cases (often 100 lbs per shelf, 600 - 700 for the whole unit), the durability (no real bowing), the option for wheels, etc., I feel tempted.

OTOH, there can often be a difference between on paper stats and actual reality, as well as other practical complications you can't always conceive of ahead of time, so I'd love to hear the positives and the negatives from people here who have used them.

(I also understand that for a lot of people, displaying the books instead of hiding them behind doors is a negative, but let's say in my case it's not a big deal.)

Thanks!