Yates Furniture

why are bookcases built so deep?

it's frustrating! most of my books are paperbacks and you can't really see the titles of my books until you peer into it because the bookcase is like 11 inches deep. Most hardbacks only require about 8 inches of space anyways. I can see how a deep bookcase is useful when used as a display case for your knick-knacks and coffee-table-esque books...but what about those people who actually use their bookcases for books they actually like to read?!

if u build it any smaller it wont stand up good
to narrow will fall easy
hope this helps you can have custom built and mounted to wall only other way

Nancy Today: Makeshift shelving

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