How to beautifully decorate your interior with shelves
Let's consider a shelf to be a piece of furniture attached to a vertical surface. If the furniture rests on the floor, it is a shelving unit. If the shelves are closed with doors, it is a hanging cabinet.
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A shelf in a modern interior can be of any shape: round, multifaceted, anthropomorphic. Therefore, it is difficult to classify them. For the home owner, the problem is not choosing a shape. The home craftsman has difficulty with how to make holes in concrete walls and find a reliable fastening. Let's try to describe the types of shelves, highlighting the most common ideas for placement and filling:
- Shelves on “one nail”.
- Angular.
- Direct.
- Shelves with inclined surfaces.
- Unusual objects on the walls that act as shelves.
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Shelves made of plasterboard: corner and straight built-in with lighting Source remontcap.ru
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For flowers
Lovers of indoor plants use different types of shelves - wall-mounted, floor-mounted and shelves. They allow you to leave window sills free and place pots with plants so that there is sufficient daylight.
Thanks to the shelves, plants receive enough light
The shelf can be used to arrange flower pots in one row, consist of several tiers, or be angular.
Originally shaped shelves will help you create a decorative mini-garden on your balcony.
Wrought iron shelf with wooden stands for several plants
Wall shelves are positioned at an angle of 900 and must be firmly secured. They are selected in accordance with the design style of the room.
Multi-level floor shelf made of glass and metal parts
Floor shelves attract with their mobility - they are easy to move to any place . Some structures can be made on a metal base or equipped with wheels, which makes it easier to move large plants.
Forged parts allow you to place large plants on the shelf
A shelf is a multi-level shelf that allows you to arrange plants in accordance with the required lighting. It looks aesthetically pleasing and is an additional decorative element. The shelf allows you to effectively arrange different types of plants, emphasizing the beauty of each of them and without worsening the conditions for their maintenance.
The shelf itself is an original decorative element of the interior.
Shelves “on one nail”
If there is a hole in a suitable place, you can safely hang a simple shelf on a cord. You just need to work out a reliable scheme for attaching rope, chains or wire. And do not place breakable objects on a wobbly board.
Hanging shelves on one nail Source quietlunch.com
Not only drawers and planks on cords look beautiful on one nail. A basket, a tray of suitable sizes, a window from the window of a wooden house, a cut of a log suspended on chains... Any restless thing turns into an art object. And a place appears where you can place a memorable toy or a gift from a familiar needlewoman.
Corner
Corners in any room remain an area that needs to be softened somehow. Even in the teachings of Feng Shui, the junction of surfaces at right angles is considered a place of bad energy.
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Corner shelves for books and decor in the living room Source psk-remont.ru
There can be a sculpture or ficus in the corner, but corner shelves will create much more space for displaying souvenirs or storing necessary things. The shelves in the corner are mounted on three or four supports. Working with a drill and screwdriver is justified by the appearance of additional usable space. Corner shelves enliven even a boring protruding wall corner in the interior.
In the video of cubes
This type is interesting because it most often serves a decorative function and is an additional accent. These are square or rectangular shelves that are arranged in a group. They can be either the same color or various contrasting colors.
Bright details of the shelf as frames frame the decorative elements
Each cube stores a small number of items, as if enclosed in a shelf-frame.
Direct
The simple form of such shelves serves as a backdrop for a rhythmic row of objects. Horizontal open shelves can be attached to vertical sides. You can hang a series of parallel shelves on consoles. Lines create the foundation. Connoisseurs of home comfort build a composition that reflects their tastes and achievements.
Shelves on the wall with a TV Source stokemedia.co
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The side walls and “ceiling” create a whole world in a simple rectangle. It's like a small stage box in the interior. A miniature theater in which books and small works of art play roles. Even a lonely vase, shell, or pair of teas in a rectangular frame take on a special meaning. Inside a rectangular shelf there can be memories and hobbies. Everything that tells the guest about the owner of the house.
Framed photographs are part of the design solution Source spellmicael.com
Above the sofa
For those who like to read or look through magazines, you can attach shelves above the sofa. This can be either one large or several shelves located along the entire length of the sofa either in a straight line or in steps.
The stepped arrangement of the shelves allows you to keep frequently used items always at hand
In addition to books, various figurines, candlesticks, vases, and collectibles can be located here. Their contents will tell guests about the preferences of the hosts, so their content should be treated carefully.
The height of the shelves above the sofa should be calculated taking into account the height of all residents.
The distance between the back of the sofa and the shelf should be safe
They are attached at a safe distance from the back of the sofa so that it is safe to get up from the sofa.
Shelves with inclined surfaces
Any deviation from strict horizontals and verticals will catch the eye. Sloping wall shelves in the interior are ideal objects for dividing space and making fun of gravity. Some items, such as stacks of magazines, can even be conveniently stored on slanted shelves. Refusal of the horizontal allows you to create the image of an entire room by hanging just one shelf.
Sloping surfaces for unusual room decor Source morfey.ua
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Preoccupation with diamonds and angular deviations can become tiresome. Everyday experience says that objects are held more securely on horizontal surfaces.
Niche or shelf for a TV in the interior
The TV is most often located in the living room. The main goal when installing it is to be organic. This can be achieved by using shelves, paintings, panels and placing them around the TV.
Massive tube TVs have been replaced by flat-screen devices, and instead of bulky TV stands, shelves or special niches are used. They save space in the room and look modern thanks to their interesting design.
The wall-mounted TV shelf fits seamlessly into the interior
The niches are made of plasterboard and allow you to install the TV as compactly as possible, hiding all television wires and cables inside the structure. Thanks to this, the interior becomes more aesthetically pleasing.
The TV is mounted in a niche in such a way that all cables and wiring are hidden
In addition to the niche, the design usually includes additional space for speakers, remote control and other small items.
In addition to the TV, the design provides additional shelves
Since the TV is light in weight, you can use a small wall or floor shelf in the same color as the rest of the furniture to mount it.
Unusual objects on the walls
Designers and DIYers compete to see what other objects can be sawed in half and attached to the wall. You can make three versions of shelves from one wooden chair by sawing the chair across the back or along the seat. Halves of iron barrels, old tires, parts of mechanisms and branchy driftwood are hung on the walls. These objects mock the banality of the flat wall. Fitting them into the interior of the room is a challenge for the designer.
Old skateboards used to decorate rooms with practical applications Source apofore.com
Open shelves for the kitchen from old pallets Source maistorplus.com
Original shelves made from unexpected objects are appropriate on staircase landings, on the wall of a long corridor, or in a teenager’s room. In the living room, a custom shelf needs to find a place and justify its intrusion. Next to a classic leather sofa in a room decorated in English or hunting style, shelves made from old brown suitcases will look harmonious.
Accessories from decorated suitcases Source journal.homemania.ru
A shelf made of fancy driftwood will take root in an airy marshmallow bedroom. Only first the driftwood must be refined, painted white, and decorated as if it were randomly hung with jewelry.
Hanging stand for decor from an old guitar Source novamett.ru
The passion for non-standard shelves turns your home into a junk shop.
But people with good taste and skillful hands do it beautifully.
With backlight
If the shelf is supplemented with lighting, it will additionally illuminate the room, highlighting a certain area of the room. Using a shelf, you can additionally illuminate a small room with poor daylight - a corridor, a bathroom. It is enough to fix several small shelves or one long one with LED or spot lighting built into it.
Lamps built into the shelf provide additional illumination to the bedroom
It is also important to use lighting in other rooms.
The lighting located in niches looks most impressive.
The original lighting of the shelves in the living room interior complements the interior
What interior style are the shelves suitable for?
In an apartment, in a family home, it is impossible to refuse shelves. A lot of necessary things need to be stored so that they can be quickly found, taken and put in place. Shelves free up tables, maintain order and do not claim a place of honor.
The shelf protrudes forward when, using simple means, it is necessary to recreate the style and atmosphere of the era. A very simple, elegant shelf will do the job perfectly. Let’s imagine it in rooms decorated in different styles:
- Modern.
- Minimalism.
- Loft.
- Neoclassical.
Modern
Neat dark shelves with chrome elements, branching in different directions, give the modern style a minimalist look.
In the Art Nouveau style Source meroom.ru
What to put on shelves for decoration
In the bathroom, in the kitchen and above the work table, necessary, but not the most beautiful, objects are lined up on shelves. But on most shelves, the chaos of things needs to be tamed. Containers, boxes, baskets and jars are used for this. This makes it more convenient to store things. Saves time when cleaning.
Stylish plastic containers on shelves in the bathroom, iron tool boxes in the garage, shoe boxes covered with colored paper on a shelf near the sewing machine. It is with items like these that the passion for decor begins. It’s fun to make baskets and boxes to decorate your home; you can learn crafts together with your children.
Neat shelves for the bathroom Source mit24h.com
Maintain composition and rhythm
When thinking about what to put on open shelves in your living room, don't forget about the basic rules of art. In order for different objects to visually represent a single whole, it is important to unite them using rhythm, that is, repeating elements. For example, this could be a difference in the height of the decor - first you place a low object, then a high one, then again a low one, etc. Also, various decorations can be combined compositionally. The most popular principles:
- Symmetry. This is the simplest composition that is impossible to go wrong with. When choosing what to put on the shelf above the TV, stop at a large element in the middle (for example, a decorative vase), and place photo frames or several books in pairs on the sides.
- Triangle rule. If you need to beautifully decorate several shelves, then arrange the most noticeable objects so that they form a triangle. This way the eye will glide between these angles and the composition will look harmonious.
- A unifying feature. The easiest way to unite disparate items is with color. Make sure that all the decor is made in a similar color scheme, this will give your shelves a truly designer look.
Best wall ideas
All the best in clothes and furnishings will go out of fashion tomorrow. Designers will declare today's hit old and demand that it be thrown out immediately. But ideas come back from the scrap heap, ennobled. Now it's vintage and antique.
Decorating a shelf for a hunting house in the English style Source bookcase.kz
Two ideas for walls have become part of everyday life forever. A hanger shelf in the hallway made of a metal L-shaped console and two boards: horizontal for hats and vertical for hooks. Grandfathers used a jigsaw to cut lace out of plywood for a shelf in the hallway. Today they are forged with copper flowers, chrome-plated, and plywood laces are cut on a laser machine. This thing is the first to greet the guest at the door.
Broken lines in the corner of the room - book stands Source homemize.com
The second great thing was made by carpenters for kitchens. Two or three tiers, with smooth wooden consoles at the bottom, with a bar for towels and nails for kitchen utensils. If you can find such a shelf made of solid wood, with centuries-old layers of paint, it is varnished and sold for stylish kitchen interiors.
Combination of wooden floors and light wood shelves Source tekras.ru
Another immortal idea came from small apartments in the 60s. This is a shelf in the Art Nouveau style made of intersecting horizontals and verticals of different lengths. Nothing more stylish and modern has been invented for walls.
But design does not stop evolving. Fastening systems have been invented that are invisible, unlike iron hinges. The shelves have become thicker and lighter, thinner and stronger. You can endlessly fantasize about geometry.
The second direction of shelf development is streamlined shapes made of plastic. A novice amateur carpenter trains on simple shelves. And the owner of the 3D printer will begin making useful things and stands for trinkets.
