Creative Bookshelves DIY

Creative bookshelves DIY

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If you've ever wondered why your room is not working, perhaps it's lacking a focal point. A focal point can be a fireplace, a grand piano, a dramatic view, an impressive piece of art, a textured wall, or anything else that captures your attention when you enter the room. If you don't have any of those eye-catchers, a wonderful way to create a focal point is with bookshelves or other types of shelving.

Where to Creative bookshelves DIY and Shelves

Find them at antique shops, yard sales, unpainted furniture stores, Pier 1, Crate & Barrel, Home Goods, and others. Get DIY (do-it-yourself) bookshelves at stores such as IKEA, Target, Wal-Mart, and the like. Or go online and type in "bookshelves." You'll be amazed at what you'll find in all shapes, sizes, and price ranges.

Create Eye-catching Bookshelves or Shelves

Bookshelves don't have to be boring. Whether your style is traditional, coastal, antique, early America, Asian, modern, or whatever, here are a few ways to turn ordinary bookshelves into an eye-catching display:

- Show off your collections and passions
- Forget symmetry and be bold
- Vary accessory height
- Place an interesting object on a horizontal stack of books
- Group like items (books, art, seashells, etc.)
- Add art
- Use baskets or glass containers
- Contrast dark shelves with light objects (and vice versa)
- Organize books and objects by color
- Layer picture frames, art, mirrors, and trays behind other items.
- Put a mirror behind objects you want to highlight.

Tip: Choose 2-3 accent colors you will use repeatedly throughout your shelves. Pull these colors from the room the shelves are in, so your shelf styling fits in.
Contact Sheryl Roberts, Inner Space Concepts, Marlborough, MA, for all your interior decorating and home staging needs. 508.229.8209.

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