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stairway 96 wall mounted bookcase

height of white. Minimalism scales to the max in clean, pristine white. Seven shelves ladder sky high (a CB2 record high at 8 feet) in engineered wood with hi-gloss lacquer. Slick hi-gloss powdercoated aluminum frame with hidden hardware accentuates spotless rise of white. Mounts sturdy to the wall. -White powdercoated aluminum frame -Seven engineered wood shelves with high-gloss white lacquer -Mount to wall -Made in Vietnam
Average Customer Rating:
4.567 out of 5
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29 out of 30(97%)said they would recommend this product to a friend.
customer reviews
Review 1 for stairway 96 wall mounted bookcase
average 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
demmm
Date:05/19/2013
Location:Ft Worth, TX
rent/own:own
dwelling:house
sq ft:2500+ sq ft
where did you purchase it?website
how did you hear about CB2 product reviews?email
would you recommend this product? Yes
Perfect size
Date:05/19/2013
Looked everywhere to find a very tall bookcase. This one was perfect. I like the way the ends act as book ends and keeps a minimalist style. It is very sturdy and looks great.
Review 2 for stairway 96 wall mounted bookcase
average 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
KCW88
Date:05/17/2013
Location:Los Angeles CA
rent/own:rent
dwelling:apartment/condo
sq ft:1000-2500 sq ft
where did you purchase it?website
how did you hear about CB2 product reviews?website
would you recommend this product? Yes
Wonderful bookshelves!
Date:05/17/2013
These bookshelves are beautiful! So clean and they hold LOTS of books. I did have to hire someone to unpack them and put them together and I would definitely recommend that unless you are a really strong do-it-yourselfer. I'm buying two more though, because now they make my other bookshelves look very schlumpy.
1 of 1 found this review helpful.
Review 3 for stairway 96 wall mounted bookcase
average 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
DanielT
Date:03/17/2013
Location:NC
rent/own:own
dwelling:house
sq ft:500-1000 sq ft
where did you purchase it?website
would you recommend this product? Yes
I'm so glad I found these.
Date:03/17/2013
Great bookcases, look fantastic in my house. I was nervous about buying 5 of these but it's turned out to be one of the best furniture purchases I've made.
I would suggest to CB2, though, that the support bars be made wider so as to hold books at the end better and to provide a bit more stability .
Review 4 for stairway 96 wall mounted bookcase
average 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Gordon44E
Date:02/25/2013
Location:New York City
rent/own:rent
dwelling:loft
sq ft:1000-2500 sq ft
where did you purchase it?website
how did you hear about CB2 product reviews?email
would you recommend this product? Yes
Perfect Tall Bookshelf with Clean Lines and
Date:02/25/2013
I live with roommates in a 3bedroom apartment in Manhattan. This bookcase is PERFECT if you have tall ceilings. Putting the pieces together was a piece of cake - then I just used the drywall screws that came with the assembly kit and done... Now I have more shelf space than I know what to do with!
Review 5 for stairway 96 wall mounted bookcase
average 
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
modshopgirl
Date:03/05/2013
rent/own:own
dwelling:apartment/condo
sq ft:500-1000 sq ft
where did you purchase it?website
how did you hear about CB2 product reviews?website
would you recommend this product? Yes
Love these shelves
Date:03/05/2013
I purchased two of these staircase shelves and mounted them side-by-side. I love the look and the storage they provide. My only concern is that some of the shelves don't line up left to right (i.e. the "steps" on shelf #1 don't always line up perfectly with the "steps" on shelf #2). I'm not sure there's any way to fix this issue, but otherwise the shelves are great quality for the price.
1 of 1 found this review helpful.
Review 6 for stairway 96 wall mounted bookcase
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4 out of 5
4 out of 5
NYCapt
Date:03/04/2013
Location:NYC
rent/own:rent
dwelling:apartment/condo
sq ft:1000-2500 sq ft
where did you purchase it?website
how did you hear about CB2 product reviews?email
would you recommend this product? Yes
Beautiful shelves
Date:03/04/2013
These shelves look beautiful in my apartment. I put two together, to look like continuous shelving, which appears seamless, and another on a different wall. They're much more solid and heavier than I expected--these will not buckle, even when loaded up with my heavy books. I'd give five stars, but they're a little overpriced.
1 of 1 found this review helpful.
Review 7 for stairway 96 wall mounted bookcase
average 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
nola34
Date:02/23/2013
Location:New Orleans
rent/own:own
dwelling:house
sq ft:1000-2500 sq ft
where did you purchase it?website
how did you hear about CB2 product reviews?website
would you recommend this product? Yes
Love this Bookshelf!
Date:02/23/2013
I bought three of these to line up in a narrow pass-through room, where the stairs are. Our ceilings are 12 feet and these are the only shelves I found that could fill the space well. They are great - striking yet simple design and they hold a ton of stuff, they're really built well. Assembly was easy and they anchored with just two screws. One note, the shelves themselves are not that tall so we had to lay down big books but they work for most book and magazines just fine.
2 of 2 found this review helpful.
Review 8 for stairway 96 wall mounted bookcase
average 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
ephunk
Date:01/07/2013
Location:Chicago
rent/own:own
dwelling:house
sq ft:1000-2500 sq ft
where did you purchase it?website
how did you hear about CB2 product reviews?email
would you recommend this product? Yes
Modern touch in vintage house
Date:01/07/2013
We bought this bookshelf to go in our 100-year-old house and it looks great with the white moldings! We were so pleased at the "built-in" look that it gives the room. The construction is also really sturdy and the lacquered look is lovely. A great buy, well worth the price and the risk of not seeing it beforehand!
Review 9 for stairway 96 wall mounted bookcase
average 
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Terranova47
Date:12/23/2012
Location:Connecticut
rent/own:own
dwelling:house
sq ft:1000-2500 sq ft
where did you purchase it?website
how did you hear about CB2 product reviews?catalog
would you recommend this product? Yes
Missing Link
Date:12/23/2012
Having bought and assembled four units, there was only one screw that was defective and only slight variations in shelf levels when units side by side. Overall the quality of the product is good. The greatest omission in the design is there is no way to join together two units side by side for added stability.
1 of 1 found this review helpful.
Review 10 for stairway 96 wall mounted bookcase
average 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
elliemama
Date:01/18/2013
Location:ny
rent/own:own
dwelling:house
would you recommend this product? Yes
Lots of compliments
Date:01/18/2013
These are beautiful pieces. We bought two bookcases for our library. They hold a lot of books - and they are lovely to look at. We get a lot of people asking us where we got them.
Review 11 for stairway 96 wall mounted bookcase
average 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
somegirl7
Date:11/05/2012
would you recommend this product? Yes
great shelves
Date:11/05/2012
Love how tall these are. I wanted the floor to ceiling library feel and these are perfect.
Review 12 for stairway 96 wall mounted bookcase
average 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
mitri
Date:10/30/2012
rent/own:rent
dwelling:apartment/condo
sq ft:1000-2500 sq ft
where did you purchase it?website
how did you hear about CB2 product reviews?email
would you recommend this product? Yes
Perfect Shelf
Date:10/30/2012
We bought this shelf to put in a very small room with limited storage space. It fit the space perfectly, keeping it open and airy, while still giving us the storage space we needed. The product quality was excellent and it was very easy to put together and install. Would definitely order this shelf again for another room!
Review 13 for stairway 96 wall mounted bookcase
average 
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Mike189
Date:10/28/2012
Location:Brooklyn
rent/own:own
dwelling:apartment/condo
sq ft:500-1000 sq ft
where did you purchase it?website
how did you hear about CB2 product reviews?store
would you recommend this product? Yes
Surprisingly sophisticated
Date:10/28/2012
Love this shelf - not only is it tall (you won't find many like this) but the glossy white finish, both the shelf and frame, lends a very sophisticated and clean appearance. I would rate this a perfect 5 but the top mounting portion of the frame is not a complete 90-degree. A slight flaw in manufacturing, but stability of shelf is uneffected. We're so happy with it, we just placed an order for another.
Review 14 for stairway 96 wall mounted bookcase
average 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
JamieM
Date:12/07/2012
Location:Yonkers, NY
rent/own:rent
dwelling:apartment/condo
sq ft:500-1000 sq ft
where did you purchase it?website
how did you hear about CB2 product reviews?website
would you recommend this product? Yes
Best purchase in years
Date:12/07/2012
I live in a 1BR 1Bath apt with a den in NY and needed more storage and something interesting for my walls. I purchased 2 of these beautiful, white laquer shelving units and installed them side by side. The height is dramatic, the utility of the shelves is perfect for my needs, and my walls look stunning. Overall a great purchase. One caveat, I installed these using metal anchors/ hardware from Home Depot instead of the plastic anchors. I was afraid the weight of the units would pull the anchors right out of the wall.
2 of 2 found this review helpful.
Review 15 for stairway 96 wall mounted bookcase
average 
2 out of 5
2 out of 5
cnyc
Date:12/02/2012
Location:New York City
rent/own:own
where did you purchase it?website
how did you hear about CB2 product reviews?website
would you recommend this product? Yes
Nice, but look out for possible defects
Date:12/02/2012
I think the overall quality is good and they are pretty easy to install. I agree with the other reviewer who said it is disappointing that the shelves are all too low for magazines and art books.
I did encounter one disturbing problem - everything looked perfect when it arrived but one of the brackets was welded on upside down so the screws won't fit. I am amazed that someone managed to make this mistake and that it wasn't caught in QC. Also be aware that it ships in 2 boxes. In my case CB2 didn't coordinate the Fedex pickup well so it arrived on 2 separate days - very frustrating if you need to take off from work to wait for a delivery.
3 of 3 found this review helpful.
Review 16 for stairway 96 wall mounted bookcase
average 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
milehiloft
Date:10/17/2012
Location:Denver
rent/own:own
dwelling:loft
sq ft:1000-2500 sq ft
where did you purchase it?website
how did you hear about CB2 product reviews?website
would you recommend this product? Yes
so pretty and great quality
Date:10/17/2012
It's always so tough to select a product without seeing or touching it, especially something that will be a part of your home for a long time to come. Ordering 3 of the Stairway bookcases was a leap of faith that was so worth the risk! The bookcases are of high quality materials and very substantial! They were easy to assemble and mount. The clean white lines beautifully compliment my eclectic loft decor. Books, photos and objects stand out against the neutral backdrop. Excellent purchase!
Review 17 for stairway 96 wall mounted bookcase
average 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
EileenT1014
Date:09/24/2012
Location:New York City
rent/own:rent
dwelling:apartment/condo
sq ft:500-1000 sq ft
where did you purchase it?website
how did you hear about CB2 product reviews?email
would you recommend this product? Yes
Fabulous shelves
Date:09/24/2012
I hesitated a few weeks in purchasing these shelves because they are online only. I wanted to see them in person. I'm glad I took a chance and bought them (got 2 - and positioned them side-by-side, just like the catalog sometimes shows).
Going vertical with storage is the best answer in NYC cramped apartments. They have a great lacquer finish and they look expensive. I now have a ton of storage that can accomodate books plus pictures, and knicknacks. I'm really pleased with the purchase.
Assembly was fairly simple.
1 of 1 found this review helpful.
Review 18 for stairway 96 wall mounted bookcase
average 
2 out of 5
2 out of 5
midplusmod
Date:11/04/2012
Location:NYC
rent/own:rent
dwelling:apartment/condo
sq ft:500-1000 sq ft
where did you purchase it?website
how did you hear about CB2 product reviews?website
would you recommend this product? No
Gorgeous but limited file storage
Date:11/04/2012
We bought these for our studio and loved the way they look. BUT - my heart broke when I realized the height of the shelves is shy of 12" so they DO NOT fit ANY vertical magazine files or even the beautiful 14" high felt file box from CB2. So basically all you can store on these shelves are books and small knick knacks and it can't really be used for file storage. Such a bummer.
16 of 16 found this review helpful.
Review 19 for stairway 96 wall mounted bookcase
average 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
DenverDesignDiva
Date:09/17/2012
Location:Denver High Rise
rent/own:own
dwelling:apartment/condo
sq ft:1000-2500 sq ft
where did you purchase it?website
how did you hear about CB2 product reviews?website
would you recommend this product? Yes
The Perfect Piece
Date:09/17/2012
This fabulously tall and posh hi-gloss white lacquer bookcase gets rave reviews from every guest. It became part of a matched set in our living space with the chill media console and the 3.14 white lacquer book case that displays our family pictures beautifully. A stunning, contemporary look for an amazingly low total price. So proud and pleased. Thank you cb2!
Review 20 for stairway 96 wall mounted bookcase
average 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Anonymous
Date:08/08/2012
Location:seattle
rent/own:own
dwelling:house
sq ft:2500+ sq ft
where did you purchase it?website
how did you hear about CB2 product reviews?email
would you recommend this product? Yes
my favorite cb2 find!
Date:08/08/2012
I love this book shelf - it is a beautiful glossy white and looks great in our 1910 house. I especially like the way it fits to the wall - It is in a bedroom with super thick baseboard and its great since the shelf base isn't up against the baseboard
1 of 2 found this review helpful.
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