Desktop Bookshelf | Nordic Metal Tabletop Book Rack

A desktop bookshelf with a slim metal frame, built to stand on a desk or a sideboard rather than against a wall. It gives books, folders and the pile of things you keep meaning to deal with somewhere to go that is not the flat surface you are trying to work on. Red or blue, and it assembles itself without tools.

What you get

• Metal frame in a Nordic minimalist shape
• Tabletop size, designed to sit on a desk or shelf rather than the floor
• Self assembly, described by the supplier as self contained
• Two colours: red or blue

Why a desk shelf clears more space than a drawer

Drawers hide things, which sounds like the same thing as tidying and is not. Once a book goes in a drawer you stop using it, and once you stop using it you never take it out again. A shelf keeps everything visible and vertical, so the desk gets its surface back without you losing track of what you own. On a small desk this is usually the single biggest change you can make, because the footprint of the shelf is smaller than the footprint of the stack it replaces.

Common Questions

How much weight will it hold? Treat it as a shelf for paperbacks, folders and desk bits rather than a stack of hardbacks or textbooks.

Do I need tools to build it? No fixings or instructions are itemised, which is worth knowing before you order.

Can I mount it on a wall? No. It is a freestanding tabletop unit with no wall fixings.

Delivery and returns

Free delivery, no minimum spend, usually 7 to 14 working days after dispatch. Free 30 day returns and we pay the return postage.

More in desk essentials, and the glass desk whiteboard if the mess you are fighting is paper rather than books.