I have shelves like that and I removed the middle shelves to create a an available flat surface. Paint the area and have a piece of glass cut to fit on top, because glass easy to keep clean (you ca...

These certainly make the other bedrooms we see on AT look a tad...tame.

As someone who actually heats with wood, that looks absolutely unworkable. Plus indoor storage of wood equals critters in the house - as mentioned above.