Shelf – a flat length of wood or rigid material, attached to a wall or forming part of a piece of furniture, that provides a surface for the storage or display of objects… it doesn’t sounds very sexy, does it?… when in fact some shelves can be super sexy, stylish and even breath-taking!
Lately we found ourselves spending a lot of time thinking of ways to revamp our house as a whole… don’t get me wrong, our house is perfectly fine but we are running (wrong tense I am sure) out of storage space… various sized things seem to be continuously popping through the letter box and/or door and so as we stand at this moment we can’t store much (any) more and the whole issue is compounded by the fact I am an alleged hoarder… end result there are two possibilities, either we need a serious de-cluttering session or we need to re-think and change some of our storage spaces.
Mark and I hardly ever agree on things from the get go but we always end up in agreement but in this instance we both agreed from the start that shelves was the way to go… they allow your room to look far more airy yet still provide valuable storage, which at this point we so desperately need.
I was browsing the net for inspiration and I came across some truly awesome shelving units… as they impressed me so much I’ve decided to share them with you… just in case you have a storage problem too and are stuck for ideas.
Corner shelves
Looking at our corners most of them present themselves as a dead space… there is nothing there… such a shame… I love these three idea for corner shelving units… not only they will give us a great project but they will also make the house look much more funky 🙂
Understairs shelves
This is yet another space is our house which is totally unused at this moment… I really have no idea why we didn’t consider making something with this space earlier… there is so many possibilities!
Wall art shelves
OMG some of them are so beautiful! My office walls, all but one, are totally bare. Seeing some of these amazing shelves gave me so many ideas on new office look. I can’t wait to for some new super funky arty shelf to appear on my office wall.
Self-standing art shelves
Well this is one category of shelves which at this moment we will most likely won’t be able to put in our house as they take too much of our limited floor space, but who knows maybe one day in the future we could use it as a room divider… maybe…
What are your thoughts about the humble shelf?
Do you agree that they are the way to go in order to maximise storage space in the house?
*Pictures Source: Corner: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Understairs: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Wall Art: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Self-standing: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
This is a collaborative post.
There are some really fab ideas here – I really love the top one in the Wall Art section, I’d love to have that one
I really hadn’t realised that shelves could come in so many shapes and sizes. I love the ladder, that is so cool
There are some great shelving units out there. I have some shelving cubes arriving in the next day or so to tackle the play room. x
These are all so amazing, I love the understairs shelving and those wall art pieces are just fantastic aren’t they. I wish we could put more shelves up but it’s not always easy when you are renting. I can’t wait until we own our own place
Some great unique shelves here! I love shelves and could do with a lot more. I love the seat one 🙂 Kaz x
I love those free standing art shelves, how amazing are they? x
My home would be over decorate with shelves! I absolutely love them and they’re so versatile like all those photos show. Great ideas to keep in mind for the future.
SO many amazing ideas here. I really want under stairs shelves, but sadly it isn’t an option in our house at the moment.
Oh wow, I love the look of some of these shelves. I wish I had that kind of creativity to come up with ideas like that in the first place…!
It amazes me how some people come up with these wonderful ideas – I absolutely adore the look of some. x
Oh these are super inspiring! So great to see so many different display options.
Such amazing shelf ideas – I particularly like the under stairs ones (which is ironic as I live in a flat!!)
love these shelf ideas. how cute its the stacked tea cups one?!