A ladder bookcase tapers, with shelves getting shallower as they rise, and that shape does two useful things. It puts the heavy items at the bottom where they belong, and it keeps the upper shelves from looming over the room, so a unit nearly six feet tall does not feel like a wall.At 13.3 in wide this is a narrow piece by any standard, which is why it fits beside a desk, in a corner, or in the strip of wall between a window and a door. Depth is 11.8 in, enough for books to sit properly at the base where the shelves are deepest.Overall static load capacity is 110 lb across the unit, on a particleboard and steel construction weighing 18.3 lb assembled. The steel frame is what allows the tapered geometry to stand securely, because the load path in a ladder shelf runs at an angle rather than straight down. Rustic brown against ink black is the industrial pairing that suits a home office or a living room where the furniture is chosen individually rather than as a set.
A ladder bookcase tapers, with shelves getting shallower as they rise, and that shape does two useful things. It puts the heavy items at the bottom where they belong, and it keeps the upper shelves from looming over the room, so a unit nearly six feet tall does not feel like a wall.At 13.3 in wide this is a narrow piece by any standard, which is why it fits beside a desk, in a corner, or in the strip of wall between a window and a door. Depth is 11.8 in, enough for books to sit properly at the base where the shelves are deepest.Overall static load capacity is 110 lb across the unit, on a particleboard and steel construction weighing 18.3 lb assembled. The steel frame is what allows the tapered geometry to stand securely, because the load path in a ladder shelf runs at an angle rather than straight down. Rustic brown against ink black is the industrial pairing that suits a home office or a living room where the furniture is chosen individually rather than as a set.
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