{"product_id":"blu-dot-open-plan-long-and-low-bookcase-white-oak","title":"Blu Dot Open Plan Long and Low Bookcase - White Oak","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpen Plan Long and Low Bookcase — White Oak\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA Japanese room is designed from a seated position. Everything is measured against the eye of someone sitting on the floor, which is why traditional interiors stay low, horizontal and open overhead — the space above your head is not wasted, it is the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis bookcase is built on the same instinct. Eighty inches long and only twenty-six high, it draws a long quiet line across a room and then stops. Nothing looms. Sightlines carry over the top to the window, the garden, the rest of the room. A tall bookcase divides a space into before and after; this one simply lowers the horizon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt is finished on every face, including the back, which changes what you can do with it. Push it against a wall and it disappears into the architecture. Float it behind a sofa and it becomes a low wall — the same job a \u003cem\u003efusuma\u003c\/em\u003e screen does in a traditional house, separating without closing, suggesting a boundary rather than enforcing one. In an open-plan apartment that is often worth more than another cupboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe white oak is a veneer over a wood core, and the design leans into a single material rather than mixing metal and wood: frame, shelves and back all read as one piece of timber. Pale, open-grained, with the quiet uniformity that lets whatever you put on the shelves become the thing you actually look at.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBe honest with yourself about what goes on it. The upper shelf gives 7\" of clearance and the lower gives 12\" — this is a case for paperbacks, art books laid flat, ceramics, records and objects, not for oversized hardcovers standing upright. Within that range it is faultless. At 13\" deep it also holds its discipline in a hallway or a narrow room where a standard bookcase would crowd the walkway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSome assembly is required, and an anti-tip hardware kit comes in the box. Adjustable feet glides take out the wobble in an old floor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverall: 80\"W × 13\"D × 26\"H (203 × 33 × 66 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpper shelf clearance: 7\"H (18 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLower shelf clearance: 12\"H (30 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFixed shelves (not adjustable)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 61 lbs (27.7 kg)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhite oak veneer over wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinished on all sides, including the back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdjustable feet glides for levelling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnti-tip hardware kit included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBIFMA rated for high-traffic commercial environments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome assembly required\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5-year warranty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDust regularly with a soft cloth. Clean with a slightly damp cloth and dry immediately — do not leave moisture standing on the surface. Use protective pads under ceramics and anything with a hard base. Keep out of prolonged direct sunlight and away from sharp swings in humidity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blu Dot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53664048021770,"sku":"OP1-LOWLON-WO","price":1595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/4025\/1914\/files\/ChatGPTImage9.sep.2026_17_22_25_5.png?v=1788967363","url":"https:\/\/japancoo.com\/products\/blu-dot-open-plan-long-and-low-bookcase-white-oak","provider":"Japancoo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}