Three Tier Open Shelf Stand on Trestle Feet

The last cabinet we listed keeps the things too good to use. This one keeps the things you use every day and between the two of them the whole philosophy of Indian household storage is covered. An open rack holds life at arm's reach, the books mid-read, the brass that gets polished because it gets seen, the plants that want light, the water jug and glasses on a veranda and it never asks you to open anything first.

The build is old-school and pleasing about it. Three open tiers step up the two solid uprights, each shelf edged with low end stops so what you stand on it stays standing, the top tier a shade shallower than the two below in the classic graduated manner. The whole thing rides on two trestle feet finishing in turned bun toes, a base that spreads the weight and gives the piece its slightly formal, planted stance, like furniture that has decided where it lives. And because it has no back panel, it is finished to be seen through, stand it against a wall in the usual way or float it side-on to a doorway as a light room divider that lets air and sight pass while it works.

For the reader whose current books deserve better than the floor, the plant keeper hunting a stand with some dignity, or the veranda that needs one working piece with a bit of posture. Open shelves keep no secrets. Stock this one accordingly.