Styling Bookcases
Is there a secret to styling the proper bookcase? Probably not. It doesn’t take expertise or a complete lot of cash to make your bookcases look image good, only a few easy guidelines and some hours. I’m right here to share 8 easy steps for styling the proper shelfie.
Bookcase Styling SOS
This previous week a consumer referred to as me for a bookcase styling SOS. She beloved her bookcases however thought they wanted a pop of shade and a few ending touches. It doesn’t harm to begin with an attractive stacked stone fire wall with pure wooden stained bookcases flanking a gasoline fire! However don’t fear. You don’t must have a mac daddy shelving unit to get stunning styled cabinets. The following tips can be utilized on the whole lot from kitchen shelving, formal front room and household room to free standing and built-ins. 
1. Combine Outdated and New
Your house needs to be a refection of you and your curiosity. Bookcases and cabinets are the proper spot to spotlight your collections or favourite issues. It’s no enjoyable seeing 100% retailer purchased decor. I’m a bibliophile and by no means can get sufficient books. Books are an reasonably priced decor staple that provides, curiosity, top and shade. On set up day, in got here a giant bag of blue books to herald the colours of the lake simply outdoors the room. I additionally shopped at HomeGoods and stuffed my carts with accent pillows, fake greenery, artwork and white and driftwood decor items. It was a two cart day!
2. Begin with a Clean Slate
Typically it’s troublesome to see past what was there so I like to recommend taking down all of the decor and starting with empty cabinets. That is the proper time to offer your bookcase(s) a cleansing. I unpack and lay out all my decor in order that I’ve a transparent image of what I’ve. It’s at all times higher to have extra and never use all of it relatively than not having sufficient. 
3. Artwork and Image Frames
These bookcases had a streamline mini puck gentle in-built. Earlier than (on the left) there was a household picture. I changed it with a bit of unique artwork. Are you able to identify the artist? This pure stained wooden was too good to drive any nails into so I leaned all my artwork. But when a bookcase is painted, I typically grasp artwork up on the again so as to add visible stability. Because it was a medium wooden tone, I shopped for frames with white borders and enormous white mattes that contrasted. Make sure that to stagger artwork and images for visible curiosity.
Design Tip
Earlier than you head out buying measure the depth of every shelf and top between cabinets if they don’t seem to be adjustable. It’s no enjoyable bringing residence the proper decor piece and never having it match!
4. Adorning with Books
A bookcase with out books is boring! As a rule owners have greater than sufficient books stashed away within the backside cupboards. That may be a hidden treasure for a stylist. I desire the look of the canvas spines over paper mud jackets. Off come all of the mud jackets and so they get saved. If I don’t look after the backbone font shade or topic, I flip the e-book round and the pages turn out to be a resting spot for the attention. When styling bookcases organize groupings each horizontal and vertical.
5. Layer Shade and Texture
When styling bookcases, I try for a stability between colours and textures on every shelf. Blue glassware, books, picture albums, and pottery praise greenery and frames. Smaller decor items just like the driftwood candle holder matches completely in entrance of the ladies portrait. The sharp options of the white ceramic orb on the highest shelf echos the leaning ceramic starfish.
6. Styling Espresso Desk Trays
Left over decor from the bookcases? No drawback. Artfully show coasters, candles, greenery, bins and books alongside aspect and in a tray. Decor will be stunning organized on the desk till it involves a time when you must transfer it for extra space. A tray can simply be moved in order that the household can arrange video games, snacks and tasks.
Design tip
Containers are the proper spot to cover remotes, video games and playing cards, handheld units and all kinds of treasures. 
7. Making a Cozy Nook
Don’t be afraid to put furnishings in entrance of your cabinets. We gave the slipcovered couch and chair a contemporary Spring vibe with down stuffed accent pillows and a fringed navy and cream throw blanket. That is the perfect spot in the home in my view. It has the an ideal view of the hearth AND Lake Ontario. A trio of wooden framed woven graphic navy and cream artwork are hung across the room.
Right here is the completed look. Fashionable and nonetheless household pleasant! 
8. Transfer Decor from Room to Room
I at all times say “use what you have.” Typically all you want is to alter your decor’s location. The formal dwelling rooms tall white cabinets additionally obtained a mini Spring refresh. We rearranged what was already there and added the darker wooden frames from the household room. The darkish wooden pops in opposition to the intense white painted carpentry. A enjoyable splash of yellow retains issues contemporary and playful.
Design Tip
Take photos of your completed and favourite styling. And don’t forget to swap out seasonal decor and household photos for a up to date look when styling bookcases.
Styling cabinets is certainly one of my all time favourite factor to do. I hope you discovered the following tips useful and be happy to drop me a notice within the feedback about your favourite shelf decor! Till then I’ll see you on the subsequent storage, tag or library sale. You’ll discover me hidden within the artwork e-book part.
Amie
Images by Debbie Ramsager
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