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Yeh it’ll be mostly books, but also needs to hold my printer, and be able to house general clutter on the bottom shelves behind doors. We done the built in billy hack in the living room of our old place (pic attached*) and it was great (learned many lessons, better prepared to do it again**) but something with more depth would be great for printer/clutter etc.
The havsta units look like a good option as they have a nearly 50cm deep lower cabinet, and are pine as opposed to particleboard. That’ll probably end up being the route we take, if we don’t stick with the faithful old Billy.
*ignore gammy desk leg, was waiting for an Alex cabinet to arrive
**would build a proper plinth at the bottom and extend all the way to the ceiling
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I might have misread the brief, but your OP sounds like you want bookshelves over ~70% of one wall to house lots of books in a room that will almost only be used to work in.
Imo your initial plan of the Billy bookcase hack is the right one. Black twinslot with nice looking shelves is another (potentially) cheaper option - but the lack of a sides, back and proper top is less practical than the Billy idea.
If it was for your living room housing a mix of items then investing in Vitsoe might make sense. But if you're looking for shelves to store your books then you want bookshelves. Going any other way seems like form over function.
Sorry if I've missed something.