Are your shelves a stylish, functional contribution to your room or open-faced clutter?
Beautiful Shelf Styling Ideas; If you want to spice up your bookshelves or display cases, these 30 photos will spark decorating inspiration!
Cuddle up in a cottage core room filled with items that remind you of simpler times. Create your own countryside cottage & relax!
How to style a built-in bookcase. I'm sharing step by step instructions on how you can easily decorate any size shelf in your home!
Today, I'm sharing some décor options that you can use to style your bookshelves, plus some of my favorite bookshelf styling tips!
How to decorate your shelves with simple shelf decor ideas. Turn a knick knack shelf into a beautiful display.
Sharing my Office Bookshelf Decor Ideas and tips to make your office bookshelf look professional and pretty at the same time.
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In this 'real life' interior style inspiration, you'll get some practial, realistic tips on bookshelf styling when you have a lot of books.
How to decorate your shelves in a minimal and monochrome style with books and decoration. Simple tips to style your shelves, step by step.
This is a super simple secret for decorating shelves or bookcases. I have used this method many times and love the results!
The stylish storage experts at HGTV share pro tips for beautifying your built-in bookshelves and bookcases.
Trying to achieve a stylish and cozy home that lives up to the standards of Joanna Gaines is a tall task. You might have all the necessary pieces in a room, but it may still feel incomplete. This comes down to some small details you may be overlooking, not the bigger items in your room. One small detail task you can take on is reorganizing your bookshelf!Disclosure: I have placed some affiliate links below that I may receive commissions for purchases made through links in this post. Keep in mi
Welcome to the first official post of summer! Here in the South, the days are now wonderfully long, it's much too hot for coffee, and the humidity gives everyone's hair a life of its own. I love every single minute of it! My bookshelves have been the same for a good while, except for a tweak here and there, and I'm thinking of making some changes. Before I do, I thought I'd show you how they are currently styled and share some of my favorite styling tips and ideas. We have dark built-ins on both sides of our fire place in our living room. That makes decorating the shelves a challenge; not everything shows up well against the finish. The wall color in the room is Shaker Beige by Benjamin Moore. It's a light khaki, kind of a creamy tan color and perfect if you're looking for a good neutral. It's a favorite of mine, and I've suggested it to lots of friends and family. The main accent color in the room is blue, thanks to a sofa we bought without even sitting on it (story for another post). So, it made perfect sense to display some of my collected blue and white with the books on the bookshelves. All that led to this arrangement, and this is how they've looked for a while. 1. Books - They are shelves for books, after all. Before starting, take inventory of your books, and decide how much space you want to devote to them. I love shelves full of nothing but books, but really I prefer a mix of items. Thrift stores are great places to find colorful, often inexpensive books to get your shelves going. We've actually read some of these, and some I've picked up thrifting for as little as ten cents. 2. Add art - Art helps give the shelves a layered look and doesn't have to be hung. Just lean it on the back of the shelves. I've included four pieces in my arrangements. The old man with children fishing at the sea (bottom left) was $2 from an antique mall. The framed poppies (top left) was the first piece of art purchased when we moved in some 14 years ago this summer. The unframed canvas (top right) might be my favorite; it was painted by a student. The red bird I picked up because he was pretty. 3. Use items from a collection - If you've been around Woodbank Lane for any amount of time, you know milkglass and blue and white ceramics are the two things I like to collect. I mixed in a little of both in different shapes and sizes. 4. Add (faux) flowers - I'm not offended at all by faux flowers and loved the look of the white ones I'm using on both sides of the cases. 5. Add interest - For added interest, I leaned an empty picture frame behind the red bird. I also used two small busts and a gray distressed peacock (I think it's a peacock) I found at a thrift store about a year ago. 6. Use something green - If your shelves are in a well-lit room, using real plants is a beautiful idea. I don't have that luxury, so I used faux again: a moss ball and box wood balls in a blue and white bowl (right picture, middle shelf). 7. Display sentimental objects - I'm not currently displaying anything sentimental on my shelves, but I think it's a great idea. 8. Add something that says something - I found my white apple at TJ Maxx. Do you know a teacher without one? :-) 9. Be symmetrical - Not everyone likes symmetry, but I believe symmetry is your friend. It's appealing to the eye and looks so neat. I tried to arrange the objects about the same on both sides so they would be almost mirror images. 10. Pick a shape for the shelves - My shelves are decorated in the shape of a diamond, meaning simply that I've used fewer things on the top and bottom shelves and filled more of the middle shelves. A triangular arrangement would also work, for example. No telling what they will look like next month! Enjoy your summer day... Kathryn
I’ve had many conversations lately with readers and friends about how difficult it can be to style shelves, and it got me thinking about the process I use and what tips and secrets I could share with you to make it a little less daunting. Whether you’re decorating a bookcase in your living room or…
Five tips and tricks on how to style built ins for a beautiful interior design look. Tips also great for any shelf or mantle.
Do you have a lot of shelves that you don't know how to style? Today we are walking you through four easy no-fail bookshelf styling formulas we swear by.
Having a bookcase is one of the best ways to showcase your interests and personality using books and keepsakes. If you've ever wondered how to style a bookcase so it matches your home and your personality, there are 4 basic tips to keep in mind. Learn about these essential tips and also see a variety of different ways to creatively style bookshelves like a pro.
We all love a good Ikea built-in hack, am I right?! I sure do and this Ikea Billy bookcase hack is my all-time favorite!
These home library examples can guide individuals in selecting design elements that resonate with their personal style.
Move over neutrals. Right now, we’re falling for colourful kitchen cabinetry and from sherbet-pink to seaside blue, draw inspiration from the iconic beach huts of our south coast and prepare to paint the rainbow in the heart of your home with 6 colourful kitchens to inspire you.
The stylish storage experts at HGTV share pro tips for beautifying your built-in bookshelves and bookcases.
You’ll swoon over #6!
Built-ins and bookcases provide a lot of opportunity for styling in addition to all the storage they provide, but without a styling strategy it’s easy for them to end up looking messy or or like an afterthought.
