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Story Bookcase
Details
Be creative with your story.
The Story Bookcase and the Story Planter are built on the same stem. If you purchase both a bookcase and a planter, you can mix and match shelves and bowls to create literary gardens and libraries that grow. Simple assembly required; ships in multiple boxes for easy handling.
- Space-saving compact footprint saves valuable room.
- Also great for holding towels or displaying collectibles.
- Shelves can be rotated to the front or side.
- 7-pound weight limit per shelf.
- Wall anchoring hardware and safety strap included. Installation of wall anchoring / anti-tip hardware is the responsibility of the customer.
- Simple assembly required.
- Brand
- Design Within Reach
- Collection
- Story Collection
- General Dimensions
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- 62½" H 15¾" W 15¾" D
- Product Weight
- 47.25 lbs
- Assembly
- Requires Assembly
- Warranty
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2-year warranty
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Standard
- Height (in): 62½
- Width (in): 15¾
- Depth (in): 15¾
- Shelf Width (in): 9⅝
- Shelf Depth (in): 8
- Shelf Thickness (in): ⅛
- Number of Shelves: 9
- Weight (lbs): 47.25
- Weight Capacity (lbs): 7
Tall
- Height (in): 75⅜
- Width (in): 15¾
- Depth (in): 15¾
- Shelf Width (in): 9⅝
- Shelf Depth (in): 8
- Shelf Thickness (in): ⅛
- Number of Shelves: 11
- Weight (lbs): 52
- Weight Capacity (lbs): 7
- Galvanized steel column with powder-coated aluminum sleeves.
- Powder-coated steel shelves and base.
- Felt floor glides.
- Steel base.
- Color-matched fiber-reinforced nylon mounting hardware.
- Stainless steel rivets.
Afteroom
Afteroom is the creation of wife-and-husband design team Chen-Yen Wei and Hung-Ming Chen. Wei grew up in Taipei City, Taiwan, the daughter of insurance clerks. With the family based in a crowded city, her parents “tried their best to give us more contact with nature,” she says, “and I’ve appreciated beautiful things ever since.” Wei graduated from National Taipei College of Business.
More on AfteroomDesign Details
01 Galvanized steel spine with powder-coated aluminum sleeves.
02 Powder-coated steel shelves.
03 Heavy weighted base provides strength and stability.
04 Units can be mixed and matched.
Frequently Asked Questions
The standard Story Bookcase weighs 47.25 pounds and the tall Story Bookcase weighs 52 pounds.
The standard Story Bookcase includes nine shelves, while the tall version offers eleven shelves. Each shelf measures 9.75 inches wide and 8 inches deep, with a quarter-inch thickness. These dimensions accommodate most standard hardcover and paperback books when stored horizontally.
The shelves’ weight capacity presents the primary limitation. Each shelf has a 7-pound weight limit. A typical hardcover book weighs between 1 and 2 pounds, meaning each shelf safely holds approximately 3 to 7 books depending on their size and binding. For the standard version with nine shelves, expect total capacity of roughly 27 to 63 books. The tall version with eleven shelves increases capacity to approximately 33 to 77 books.
The standard Story Bookcase is 62.5 inches high, while the tall Story Bookcase is 75.5 inches high. Both versions share identical base dimensions (15.75 inches by 15.75 inches), creating a consistent visual when multiple units are arranged together. The compact square footprint measures roughly the size of a standard floor tile, making the Story Bookcase suitable for corners, narrow hallways, and beside furniture where traditional horizontal bookcases cannot fit.