Then you have plenty of room for me to put this nightmare together. The directions are very confusing and the wood is very fragile. It breaks away and the screws strip the holes very easily. I also thought it would be taller, but that's my fault for not measuring before I purchased. It is also not very load bearing so you can't really put too much on it without breaking it. I bought this for my books but looks like I'll only be putting my paperbacks on this thing. My school books will have to go somewhere else.