Convertible bookcase

A bookcase comprising:

• a base, a top panel, a plurality of side cabinets in which each of the side cabinets is positioned along a respective side of the bookcase, and a plurality of corner cabinets in which each of the corner cabinets is positioned at a respective corner of the bookcase, the plurality of side cabinets and the plurality of corner cabinets extending vertically between the base and the top panel and being positioned next to one another in alternating manner;
• the plurality of corner cabinets each having a first wall and a second wall, the first wall and the second wall being angled with respect to one another such that the first wall and the second wall are adjacent along a respective pair of sides, and the first wall and the second wall are angled to extend away from one another, the plurality of corner cabinets including a plurality of corner shelves which are each supported by the first wall and the second wall, and the plurality of corner cabinets being open shelving free of a door or access panel;
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• the plurality of side cabinets each having a rear wall and being defined on each end by the first wall and the second wall of the adjacent corner cabinets from the plurality of corner cabinets,
• each side cabinet including a plurality of side shelves, and one of the side shelves being a bottom shelf, wherein each side shelf is adapted to be removed or moved to a storage position for providing a leg space for a user sitting on a chair and using the top panel as a work surface.