Floating shelves let you add artwork, books and décor pieces in any style you like without crowding the room. To make each shelf not look too much grouped similar stuff apart with room between things.
Add frames, vases and storage baskets for a professional look. A touch of something personal, like souvenirs from the vacation or handmade art pieces will warm you up.
Organize Books
Floating shelves are an all-time favourite tool of the interior designer, offering decorative as well as functional storage in one elegant piece. They come in different finishes and wood species to accommodate any design style.
If you are looking for a beautiful way to sort your books, you can order by author instead of genre. That way you still see the spines on each book and it makes everything look consistent – so if you like Christie, Morrison or Sanderson then all your books could go in the same spot on the shelf.
Designers advise to fill every shelf two-thirds, and to put heavier items in the back so you can see them clearly. This gives your eyes space to rest so they do not get cramped in your space, as well as increasing their height for a pleasing arrangement. And finally, lights will also increase your styling game even more and help bring light to their contents as you style them!
Display Artwork
Floating shelves replace the frame of the painting. Hang your favorite prints and decorative art pieces like pottery pots and vases on these floating shelves to have a gallery-style wall display. Make each shelf have dimmer lights under it so it looks welcoming as the lights turn out at night.
Swapping upper cabinets above a corner sink for floating shelves instantly transforms your kitchen as the Instagrammer @makingedison_home did to give her corner sink area both storage and design. Shelf is also a perfect place to put houseplants that clean the air and increase indoor greenery.
Hang floating shelves as tinier roomdividers in an open floor plan, by tying them between rooms – this living room and dining room, for example – and styling them to go with each room. Keep a little bit of space on each shelf for a nice even presentation.
Create a Reading Nook
When stacked into a wall gallery, floating shelves help to point out accessories that might otherwise be obscured by other walls. It is easier to hang books, vases, plants or souvenirs on hexagonal or honeycomb shelves like this Living Room from House Beautiful.
White color keeps all of the objects in an arrangement in place; here books and plants on floating shelves by Carey Home Designs form a structured arrangement that is not overwhelming.
But, if you are looking for something different from a gallery wall, display artwork right on floating shelves instead. This is a way to prevent the wall from getting holes and also allow infinite re-arrangement. Try different height frames, signs, bowls and vases for your selection, as a visual display, but don’t pack all of your selection together at once.
Highlight Vintage Decor
Floating shelves are the best option for storage that saves space and also decorates a room. Their clean lines hide support brackets behind their display, and they’re a beautiful substitute for cabinets in small walls. Owners often buy floating shelves on the internet because they’re customizable and can complement any design style.
Plaster family pictures and art on floating shelves for a gallery wall look. The kitchen: floating shelves on countertops for spice jars and cookbooks help to keep everything organized and countertops free from clutter. You can have a symmetrical appearance with books in a neat order or pitchers in a symmetrical arrangement; make this display stand out at night by lighting it up – if the bigger things are taller or heavier check for moisture often as wood warps or browns and you don’t look good if you put the shelves in the right order! Also check regularly for moisture because this can cause the wood to warp or turn yellow making the shelves look ugly as you designed them!
