
Small walnut veneer bookcase, three shelf
A Mesa apartment held a decade of paperbacks on these shelves before the owner switched to an e-reader.

c. 1920s
$220
new around $480
Crossed the Atlantic on a passenger liner before settling into a Santa Barbara attic for the rest of the century.
A flat-top steamer trunk with wood slat construction and metal corner reinforcement. Works as a coffee table, a blanket chest, or actual storage. Interior has the original paper lining, worn but intact.
Metal corners show surface rust that has been treated but not fully removed, and the interior paper lining is torn in two spots; latches all function.
Pickup at the shop
Collect it at 7 W Figueroa St in Santa Barbara during shop hours.
Ships across the US
Packed by hand and shipped anywhere in the country.
One of one
There is only one of this piece. It sells once, then it is gone.

A Mesa apartment held a decade of paperbacks on these shelves before the owner switched to an e-reader.

Organized linens in a Carpinteria hall closet for a few years before a full house reorganization.

A Westside studio apartment stored art supplies in this cube for a few years of renting.

Brewed the morning coffee for a Mesa Verde household for six years before the move to a smaller kitchen.