Let me know if you have any ideas on that! (And maybe I should take the tag off the basket, duh). These 25 DIY built-in cabinet and shelving ideas will give you lots of bang for your buck and add value, storage, and beauty to your home for a fraction of. Now, to work on those MDF false fronts for that top left shelf and brainstorm something to fill that basket with. I’m thinking about finding something with a little height to add to the jars, along the lines of lavender or wheat. The small copper basket on the right also needed some kind of purpose, so I grabbed another stack of books, faced them backwards, and stacked them in there along with a couple of mason jars. In this article, well share an array of inspiring ideas for decorating your shelves, along with expert tips for achieving the layouts and designs. To hide the slap-dash-ness of that shelf, I also want to get some white MDF and make false panels for the left side and the back. I haven’t decided what to fill the basket with yet, but some ideas are: pinecones, birch logs, spools of twine, or to start a collection of cutout letters (my last initial) of different shapes and sizes and keep them there. When I got home, here’s what I came up with:
I had to go to Target that day for a few groceries, so I looked around while I was there and happily found what I was looking for! Hey, that’s better already! I always like to place books horizontally and vertically to give my shelves more visual interest, so I surrounded a horizontal stack of books with vertical ones on either side.Īfter this, I did a little thinking and decided I wanted to place a candle on the horizontal stack of books, and probably find a big bowl or basket to take up some space on one of the top shelves. So the first thing I did was grab some of my favorite books and arrange them on the bottom right shelf. Open Kitchen Shelves with Farm Prints Source: 5. Wood Pallet Style Shelf with Plants Source: 4. Chunky Wood Shelves with Sign and Photos Source: 3. Her thoughts: put books on them, and who cares about the wasted space behind them. Old Window Frame with Shelf Lanterns Source: 2. I sent her a picture and explained the above challenges. I wasn’t really sure where to start when it came to decorating these, so I started the only way I knew how – by texting my best friend.
Not to mention the ugly cable box cords running down the back.
You can kind of see in the picture above how the top left shelf has a cutaway on the left side. If I use them for books, there will be a ton of wasted space at the back, and I’m not in love with the idea of stacking books in front of one another.Ĭhallenge number two: One of them is kinda jacked up because the previous homeowner used it to hold a small TV. Challenge number one: These guys are extremely deep. Opt for bespoke built-ins (Image credit: Future / Mel Yates) In many living room ideas, alcove areas on either side of a fireplace provide the perfect location and opportunity to incorporate a set of built-in living room bookshelves floor to ceiling.
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