BH | Studio Grasmere Ladder Desk and Two 33-Inch Bookcases

The eighteenth-century bureau bookcase put a writing desk and a small library into one tall piece, so letters, ledgers and books all lived together. The same thinking runs through any good study: the books you need should sit within reach of the place where you work.

This set is three tall pieces that stand side by side: a ladder desk in the centre and a wider bookcase on either side. The desk has a roomy work surface with three shelves rising above it for books and box files, and a pair of pull-out drawers beneath for pens, chargers and paperwork. Each bookcase has three open shelves for display, over a two-door cupboard at the base that keeps clutter out of sight. The frames lean gently back in tiers, the finish, in Almond, Hazel or White, set against the clean lines of the shelves, and all three are sturdy engineered wood.

Give it a full wall in a home office or a spare room, so a whole working life fits in one place: reference books and files on the shelves, a laptop and lamp on the desk, printer paper hidden in the cupboards. Each finish suits a light, modern room; add a woven chair, a brass task lamp and a few trailing plants on the top shelves. This listing is for the desk and two bookcases.