04 Oct 2026
Milan Bookcase: 110 x 33 x 155cm, and the wall it needs
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Milan Bookcase
The Milan Bookcase comes with one line of information: 110x33x155cm. So this post takes those three numbers seriously, because they decide whether it is the right bookcase for your room, and is clear about what the listing leaves open.
Reading the three figures
| Figure | What it decides |
|---|---|
| 110cm | The width. Wide for a single piece of shelving, so it wants a clear run of wall rather than a gap between a door and a window. |
| 33cm | The depth, which is what it projects into the room and how deep each shelf is. |
| 155cm | The height. Below eye level for most adults, so the top shelf is reachable from the floor and the top itself stays visible. |
The listing gives the size as an unbroken string, so read it as width, depth, height and have the shop confirm the order before you measure an alcove to the centimetre.
What 110cm of width is good for
At 110cm it is 30cm wider than the 80cm bookcases here, and that changes what the unit is for. A 110cm bay takes a long row of books per shelf, but it also takes a mix: records, boxed games, baskets, a run of framed photographs. A narrow bookcase forces everything into a column; a wide one lets you group things.
At 155cm it is also short enough to sit under a picture rail or below the line of a sloping ceiling where a full-height unit would not fit. If you are building a wall of storage, a single Milan plus something low is usually a better composition than two tall units side by side.
What the listing does not tell you
- No material, finish or colour. The photographs on the product page are the only guide, and a photograph is not a specification.
- No shelf count, and no statement of whether shelves are fixed or adjustable. On a 110cm span that matters more than on a narrow unit.
- No load figure per shelf.
- No word on assembly, or on whether an anti-tip wall fixing is supplied. On anything this tall with children in the house, ask.
The shop can answer those directly, and it is the right moment to ask for the current lead time too.
How it sits against the other shelving
Quoting each listing as given:
- Torino Large Bookcase at 80 x 32 x 180cm is 30cm narrower and 25cm taller: the swap to make when wall width is short and height is not. Neither listing gives a shelf count, so ask if that is what you are weighing up.
- Marble Bookshelf at 120 x 35 x 150cm is the closest in both width and height, 10cm wider and 5cm lower. It is also the only listing in this group that names its materials: grey marble shelves on a polished chrome frame.
- Lucca Low Bookcase at 80 x 32 x 90cm is the low companion for a window wall.
The full set is on the bookcases and shelving page, within the wider living room range.
Before you order
Measure the wall at the floor and again at waist height, and note any radiator, socket or pipe boxing that stops the back sitting flat. Then measure the route in: the front door, the narrowest point of the hall, and any turn on a stair. A 155cm unit needs more diagonal room than people expect. Delivery is free within 50 miles of the Glasgow store, with a £50 charge beyond that.
If the wall takes it, the Milan Bookcase page has the photographs and the current price. Anything the listing does not answer is worth a call first.