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How deep should storage shelves be?
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Storage shelves need to be large enough to properly and safely hold items but not too large that items will get lost or hidden behind each other. In a garage 12” is a good depth for smaller items and 16” for larger items.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
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Venetian Modern Wall-Mounted Console Table, Pink Purple Mirrors & Brass Details
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cool Venetian style Hollywood Regency wall-mounted mirrored console table with iridiscent and mirror glass panels. Spain, 1960s
This glamorous piece features a wall console with two ...
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20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Console Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
$2,312 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Shelving Room Divider "Paso" in Walnut by Casey Lurie USA
By Casey Lurie
Located in Chicago, IL
Paso shelving was designed to embody simplicity and harmony through the use of rhythmical geometries and warm natural materials. Alternating ladder-like shelves create discrete sections which are ideal for displaying favorite books and objects. This understated design lends itself to any space, and can be produced in mirrored pairs for added spatial symmetry. Entirely made by hand in ecologically sourced American black walnut using...
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2010s North American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
$5,440 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Mid Century Paul McCobb Calvin Irwin Collection Shelf Bookshelf Room Divider
By Calvin Furniture, Paul McCobb
Located in New York, NY
Rare Mid Century sideboard, shelf unit, room divider, designed by Paul McCobb as part of the sought after Irwin Collection series for Calvin, circa 1950’s.
This example features ble...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Brass
$3,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Grete Jalk Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Design Teak Bookcases, 1950s
By Grete Jalk, Poul Jeppesens Møbelfabrik
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern design teak bookcases set designed by Grete Jalk and produced by P. Jeppesens Møbelfabrik, movable vertical partition...
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Teak
$6,372 Sale Price / set
25% Off
21st Century Chiostro Console in Lacquered Wood with Inlaid Top, Made in Italy
By Hebanon Fratelli Basile
Located in Nocera Superiore, Campania
Chiostro is a tribute to Italy's immense architectural heritage. The design is a hybrid of classic and contemporary, and is characterised by rigorous lines embellished by an inlay th...
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2010s Italian Sideboards
Materials
Wood, Ash, Rosewood
$3,973 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Library Shelf System Hook System by Pagani and Angelo Perversi, Italy, 1987
Located in Vienna, AT
Graphical shelf system called 'Hook System' by Pagani & Perversi, Italy 1987
Dimensions are 82.32" x 39.37" x 12.99".
Very rare Library shelf system by Luciano Pagani and Angelo Perversi...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Shelves
Materials
Steel
$3,480 Sale Price
55% Off


