Have you ever been in a store where they have a ladder accessible for reaching objects up high? Like an old library ladder, attached on a track so you can hop on the ladder and scurry up to the top, or push it with little oomph to see how quickly it gets to the end?

I never do these things. And I never get in trouble with store clerks for playing with the ladders.

But a ladder can serve as more than a functional piece. Also, it’s functionality can be reinvented.

Ladder Bedside Table via Poetic Home

Anthropologie Ladder Shelf via Poetic Home

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Ladder Shoe Storage via Apartment Therapy

Real Living Australia photo via Poetic Home

Max Azria Home via Kleid Andern

Dudecraft Ladder Bookshelf via Renest

Sibella Court Sneak Peak via Design*Sponge

Ladder storage via Apartment Therapy