Lately we’ve been seeing a lot of shelving designs that give the look of (or are!) multiple tables split apart, painted and repurposed into shelves and desks. We love the quirky look of these brightly-colored shelving units.If you’re not up for the do-it-yourself project but like the look of these tables made into shelves, check out Umbra’s Biblioteca Bookshelf shown in images 4 and 5.Pictured above:1. A brightly colored shelving unit from Camilla at Home . 2 – 3.