Why so hard to find tall bookcases???
Sarah
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pricklypearcactus
5 years agoI have similarly wondered why so many bookcases are so short.
Here are a couple of options I've found. (I don't own any so I can't speak to quality.)
World Market wood and metal bookcase - 85.8" high - $599
Room & Board.com custom bookcases - up to 86" high - prices vary but $$$Sarah thanked pricklypearcactusDesert Gardener
5 years agoI bought IKEA Billys and added the extension, but for my main room I wanted shallower shelving. Lucky for me DH is a woodworker.
Sarah thanked Desert GardenerSarah
5 years agolast modified: 5 years ago@Patricia Coldwell Consulting - we're setting up a reading / guest room with a prominent closet and window in the room. We'd like several large matching bookcases to house all our books but I think it'd always bug us both if they didn't align with everything.
That's an open futon in the pic (we're hosting friends tomorrow for the holiday weekend) & the table and fan are going.
I've been looking for something similar to the Nikka SMART Modular bookshelves.
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5 years agopricklypearcactus
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoI'm of fairly average (female) height and can reach about 80" high. So if I was simply putting some books on a bookshelf where the top was 84" I could certainly reach the top shelf.
I was at Crate & Barrel today and saw this shelving unit. 79.5" high but a little expensive.
Crate & Barrel Beckett 6 high shelf - 79.5" high - $1499suezbell
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