66 Ways to Decorate With Floating Shelves

Use your vertical space and take your design game to new heights with our favorite floating shelves ideas.

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Decorate With Floating Shelves in Every Room of Your House

Floating shelves are interior designers’ go-to accent for adding beauty and function to any room in a house. These versatile shelves are inexpensive, space-savvy and available to shop in endless finishes to suit all interior design styles. Not up for shopping? Not a problem because DIY floating shelves are way easier to make than you think. Whether you desperately need extra storage in your bathroom or want to make an eye-catching focal point for your living room, floating shelves are the way to go. Continue to see 66 inspirational floating shelves and get ideas for your own set at home.

First up? Take a modern approach and give your floating shelves a fresh, unexpected twist by taking cues from this family kitchen. Interior designer Breegan Jane bridges the gap between the upper cabinets and wall with three white oak floating shelves. The two top shelves extend the length of the wall while the third shelf stops three-quarters of the way below. This top-heavy, asymmetrical installation lends the space an effortless, modern and elevated appeal.

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From: Breegan Jane

Expand Your Horizon

Create an optical illusion that tricks the eye into seeing a grand, expansive room by installing a floating shelf that runs the length of your wall. This technique will visually expand the space and usher midcentury flair into your design. Take a minimalist approach with a single shelf, or add interest through asymmetry by installing two shorter shelves, as seen here.

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From: Urbanology Designs

Opt for Elevated Materials

Do you want to add a touch of glamour to your bar, kitchen or coffee station? Marble-and-brass floating shelves will never steer you astray. This failproof combination looks lovely in colorful and neutral interiors and instantly brings a sense of luxury to a space. Bonus: New marble floating shelves are much less expensive than marble countertops but add the same sleek look to your design.

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From: Caitlin Jones Ghajar

Distract From the TV

Add some floating shelves above your TV to draw the eyes up. In this example, the TV fades into the background. Adding color-coded books to your shelves is another fun trick to attract the eye away from the TV.

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From: Jennifer Mehditash

Keep Caffeine Within Reach

Calling all caffeine queens! This floating shelf design is just what you need to bring classic café style to your kitchen. Secure an antique brass or polished nickel multipurpose storage rack under your bottom floating shelf and use the hooks to showcase your prettiest mug collection. Pro tip: Install the floating shelves beside your coffee maker or espresso machine to keep your mugs within reach.

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From: Kelly Finley

Display a Book Collection

Narrow shelves can be used to display books like a magazine rack — perfect for a collection of coffee table books you'd like to showcase. Also fun: displaying framed artwork or family photos. Try this idea over a credenza or dresser.

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Bridge the Gap

Consider adding a few shelves between your existing kitchen cabinets. You can keep your everyday dishes within reach for family dinners or use the shelves as a stage to display your prettiest special occasion glasses and dishware between events. Copy this vignette and use clear glasses and creamy white ceramic dishes to lend a laidback look to your design, or showcase colorful antique china for a touch of color and formality.

From: Zoe Feldman Design

Add Laundry Room Storage

Increase storage space in your laundry room with a couple of floating shelves — it'll quickly upgrade the functionality of your space. And if you'd rather decorate, display artwork or plants for a cozy-cool feel.

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From: Brian Patrick Flynn

Coordinate With Your Cabinetry

Take cues from this well-appointed navy butler’s pantry and coordinate your floating shelves with your existing cabinetry. This technique creates a sense of continuity between the two spaces while allowing other elements, like the stunning tile backsplash, to shine within the design.

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Go for Practical Placement

Looking for a spot to install a floating shelf in your kitchen? Don’t overthink it. Follow designer Tiffany Brooks’ lead and install a small floating shelf on either side of your range to add form and function to your space. The pint-sized addition adds dimension to your backsplash and provides easy-to-reach storage for your go-to spice blends, cookbooks and utensils.

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From: Tiffany Brooks

Try a Bath Hack

Floating shelves can be miracle workers for anyone who happens to have a small bathroom. If you lack storage in your sink vanity, or just need more space, add shelves to your bathroom walls to manage the overflow of toiletries.

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From: North Fork Design Co.

Play With Negative Space

Sometimes a little negativity is a good thing. Case in point? The negative space between the floating shelves in this high-contrast kitchen. Two pairs of java-stained floating shelves float side-by-side above the inky marble counters with a break between them. That small-but-mighty gap adds tension and interest, lending an elevated, designer look to the space.

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Think Outside the Box

Why settle for floating shelves when you can install a floating shadow box instead? Floating shadowboxes offer double the storage of a single floating shelf and bring instant dimension to your walls. This eclectic office boasts a white oak shadow box that pops against the vibrant wallpaper. Achieve the same look in your space by selecting contrasting finishes for your wall and floating box.

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Show Off Statement Pieces

Shelves prominently displayed on the wall can actually act as artwork. Here, six white plaster shelves are staggered to showcase a cool collection of wooden sculptures. When cleverly arranged, it's art!

From: Amy Kartheiser

Build a Kiddie Shelf

Floating shelves (like these white and gold ones) make a great addition to any kid’s space. They double as a spot to store books, as well as a place to display decor. Hang shelving higher if you don't want your child to reach them or lower for easy access.

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From: Dee Murphy

Cover Your Wire Shelves

Say goodbye to your crowded and cluttered linen closet with this genius floating shelves project. Follow the step-by-step guide in the link below to transform your existing wire shelves into Pinterest-worthy, faux floating shelves that you'll look forward to rummaging through each morning.

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Bookend the Room

Bookend your sitting room or office with words from your favorite authors. Install matching sets of floating shelves on two walls that face each other, then fill them with books galore. This welcoming living room executes this technique flawlessly with espresso-stained shelves lined with color-coordinated reads guaranteed to excite any bibliophile.

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Add a Color Pop

Use floating shelves to bring color into a space. Here, ballet-slipper pink shelves in a neutral bathroom add visual interest to the wall.

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Set Up Sleek Bar Storage

Keep stemware within reach above your wet bar (or bar cart!) with a pair of floating shelves. Here, designer Zoe Feldman shows how it’s done with two honey-stained wood shelves floating above a navy marble-top bar. Sparkling glassware lines the bottom shelf, while the upper one remains empty for a crisp, clean display.

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From: Zoe Feldman Design

Go for Glass

Put a statement wall to work with floating glass shelves. Here, Bartone Interiors creates stealthy stemware storage on the stone feature wall. Glass and acrylic shelving allow extravagant wallpaper, charming stonework or a beloved mural to shine while adding much-needed storage to your space.

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Make a Splash With Color

This pool house wet bar boasts two turquoise floating shelves that make a case for kicky colors and lacquered finishes everywhere. Add the same retro flair to your space by coating your floating shelves with a vivid hue that coordinates with your wallcoverings. And don't forget to top them off with a mirror finish for good measure.

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From: D2 Interieurs

Maximize Every Nook or Cranny

Design rule #52: Never let any nook or cranny go to waste! Take notes from this sleek design from studioHEIMAT and use floating shelves to create a custom-built mini bar between two doors. Install a lower storage cabinet for your base, then line the remaining upper wall with a patterned wallpaper or tile backsplash. From there, install two or three floating shelves overhead to showcase your prettiest glasses and occasion serveware.

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Flank Your Range

Make this high-contrast design by House of Jade Interiors your muse: Use floating shelves to create a chic focal point in your kitchen. Install two or three rows of shelving on each side of your range. Fill them with serveware, everyday cooking essentials, fresh-cut blooms and cookbooks. Now you've got a polished, balanced look.

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Elevate Your Office

Skip the traditional (read: pricey) built-in bookcase; instead, install a set of floating shelves in your home office. A pair of rich, walnut-stained shelves extend the length of the wall, serving as a stately backdrop to business in this handsome emerald office. Follow designer Judith Balis’ lead and style your study shelves with meaningful books, fluffy foliage, collected art and sculptural tchotchkes.

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From: Judith Balis

Create an Entry Table

Short on space? Don’t let that stop you from creating an inviting entryway. Here, the pros at Design 4 Corners used a live-edge floating shelf to create a cozy entry table. Task sconces shine a spotlight on the shelf overhead while a framed photo, potted plant and book stack complete the vignette.

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Mix It Up

Invite whimsy and movement into your kitchen design by using floating shelves that vary in length. This Scandinavian kitchen offers ample inspiration with four staggered white oak shelves. The mixed-length floating shelves turn essential kitchen storage into an eye-catching, artful display.

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Frame Your Fireplace

Make like designer Brian Patrick Flynn and fill the awkward wall space around your fireplace with floating shelves. Here, he installed charming wooden ones, infusing organic texture into an otherwise coastal space. Try his trick with reclaimed wood or keep it classic with crisp-white shelves.

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From: Brian Patrick Flynn

Make a Cool Vanity

Believe it or not, you can turn floating shelves into a drool-worthy vanity. Here, the pros at Lexi Grace Design used two sets of floating shelves to create this one-of-a-kind modern oak vanity. The vibrant shelves wash the white-on-white space with warmth and offer open-air storage for fluffy white towels, woven baskets and fresh foliage.

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From: Lexi Grace Design

Show Off Your Ceramics

What’s black, white and brimming with floating shelf inspiration? This dreamy kitchen by Rumor Designs. Follow their lead in your neutral kitchen; turn your floating shelves into a display for artful ceramic vases, saturated mugs and eye-catching cookware. Bonus points if your ceramics coordinate with your kitchen rug as they do here.

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From: Rumor Designs

Suave-Up a Study Nook

Fill the random recessed corner of a primary bedroom with a series of floor-to-ceiling floating shelves to create an ensuite study. Paint shelves a bold, contrasting hue that pops against the surrounding wall color, or go monochrome for an understated, sophisticated display. Glossy hardcovers, quirky bookends and fragrant blooms will add to all the elegance.

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Dress Up Your Hallway

Think outside of the traditional wooden shelves and opt for trendy, mismatched shelving instead. Floating, gold shelves add a trendy pizzazz to the hallway, while also acting as the perfect home for small house plants.

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From: Kirsten Holmstedt

Put Them Under a Spotlight

Make your floating shelves the stars of your design by installing light fixtures a la this kitchen by Jodi Fleming Design. Hard-wired sconces and a swing-arm lamp serve as a chic spotlight for your shelves while bringing a cozy ambiance to your space after dark.

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Nix the China Cabinet

Not a fan of traditional china cabinets? Not a problem. Floating shelves are secret weapons for creating sleek dining room displays in modern or contemporary homes. Stack shelves from floor to ceiling and fill them with special-occasion-serveware, family photos, greenery or vases. Instant homey-ness.

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Lasso in Leather

Add our gorgeous leather floating shelf project to your weekend agenda. The leather straps soften the lines of traditional floating shelves and layer on the interest to your wall vignette. Find our easy, step-by-step tutorial and materials list in the link below.

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Create Dreamy Bedside Tables

Limited bedroom square footage? Make the most of a modest space with floating-shelf bedside tables. Here, designer Genna Margolis flanks the bed with two bright-white floating shelves, complete with handy pull-out drawers. Twin sconces highlight the shelves and wash the room in a diffused golden light ideal for reading into the night.

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From: Genna Margolis

Make It Pop

Install white floating shelves on white walls to create the ultimate blank canvas for a treasured art collection (or your favorite vases, books and trinkets). The white-on-white technique creates the illusion your shelves are one with the wall, allowing artwork and accessories to stand out.

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Turn the Corner

Use floating shelves to bring function and beauty to an underutilized corner of your kitchen. Three walnut floating shelves fitted with LED lights offer a handsome spot to display copper cookware and designer trays. Deep wood tones bridge the gap between the inky backsplash and white wall, creating balance.

From: Emily Roose

Style With Shapes

Why limit yourself to traditional, ledge-style shelves when you can enjoy floating hexagons? Use geometric wood cubbies to recreate WAKE + LOOM’s honeycomb wall display for your kid’s playroom. Stain the wood to infuse warmth or make a statement with a bold paint color. Fill the shelves with playful accents like family photos, plush animals, air plants and books.

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Saturate the Space

Draw inspiration from Bailey Austin Design and use floating shelves to crown a breakfast nook with color. Here, three white shelves house a colorful collection of candle votives. Re-create this look in your kitchen by using objects in the same saturated tones (candles, cookbooks, picture frames), or create a custom palette reflecting your existing kitchen decor.

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From: Bailey Austin Design

Go Perpendicular

Mix it up in the kitchen: Install floating shelves perpendicular to your countertops — it's great for smaller nooks or spaces. This creative technique allows for the same amount of storage space as traditional, horizontal installation without adding bulk to the design.

From: Maggie Griffin

Float a Nightstand

Embrace a minimalist design style in the bedroom by opting for modern floating nightstands. Easy to install and totally on-trend, this wooden shelf makes the space feel light and airy by freeing up the floor space below.

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From: Clara Jung

Keep Cleaning Supplies Within Reach

Two floating shelves add much-needed storage space in this home’s laundry room. The wood’s natural color pops against a smooth, gray backsplash.

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From: Corine Maggio

Add Much-Needed Kitchen Storage

Say goodbye to closed-off cabinets and hello to open and airy floating shelves in the kitchen.

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Tidy Up Your Tween's Room

Spruce up those plain, white floating shelves by accenting them with brass hardware. Here, the popular metal blends perfectly with the fun and youthful decor in this tween’s bedroom.

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From: Dee Murphy

Brighten Your Bathroom

Incorporating bright accents throughout is key to making any room or space feel larger. Here, light-wood shelving and matching vanity, make the bathroom seem much larger against handsome, black walls.

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From: Mary Rossi

Create a Reading Nook in Your Nursery

Pretty wood floating shelves let colorful kids' books become part of the decor. Hang them low so they're easy for little hands to reach.

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From: Jamie Keskin

Set Up a Cheers-Worthy Bar

Looking to incorporate rustic design into your space but don’t want to overdo it? Natural wood floating shelves add farmhouse-inspired style to the bar area for a simple-yet-chic touch.

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Up Your Coffee Station Game

A cozy coffee nook gets major storage space from an open-shelving, wooden cabinet below and matching floating shelves above. The two rich-hued shelves provide ample space for mugs, books and house plants.

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Pack Personality Into Your Primary Suite

Breezy white canopy bed curtains, white floating shelves and washed-out wood floors enhance the open, airy feel of the space. The floating shelves flank either side of the fireplace in this main bedroom and create a space to display keepsakes stylishly.

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Dial Up the Color to Your Living Room

White floating bookshelves with color-coordinating book organization, beautifully decorate the brown wall in this living room. The rich chocolate walls and white floating shelves create a warm, neutral backdrop for the resident bibliophile's prismatic book collection and lustrous velvet furnishings.

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From: Noz Nozawa

Add Interest Over Your Sofa

A gallery wall of shelving makes for a decorative and eclectic backdrop in any room. Using a mix of picture-ledge and floating shelves, this area is the perfect spot to highlight special family photos, figurines and your most-loved books.

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Bring Storage to Your Butler's Pantry

Tucked behind the chic, family-friendly kitchen is an open butler's pantry. Floating shelves are perfect for keeping everyday dishes handy, and cool gray cabinets provide much-needed storage.

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From: Elizabeth Krueger Design

Play With Reflections

The back of this sitting room's handsome floating built-in shelving is mirrored, which makes the area feel more open and reflects the striking artwork.

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Make a Library

In the living room, open shelving provides plenty of display space for the family's library and globe collection. The impressive floating shelves disappear against the white walls in this space, allowing the rainbow book stacks, globe collection and eclectic sculptures to create a whimsical background for the sun-filled lounge.

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From: Jessica McClendon

Make Your Own Floating Shelves

Don’t be afraid to roll up your sleeves and take a stab at making your own floating shelves. These rustic barn wood shelves would look lovely in any room of your house, and the best part? They’re simple to DIY with our step-by-step guide and material list, linked below.

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Use Two Instead of One

Perpendicular floating shelves are popular in kitchens or bathrooms, but this nursery proves that this style works in every room. Here, a pair of perpendicular floating shelves flank the nook leading to a twin nursery, adding symmetry to the space. The floating shelves extend from floor to ceiling, stacked with colorful books, art prints and plush toys. Use two sets of floating shelves to create the same striking look on either side of your kids' bed, office desk or living room sofa.

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Splurge on a Stone Backsplash+ Shelf

If money is no object, you have nothing in your way when it comes to installing a luxurious marble shelf and backsplash in your kitchen. A polished marble shelf bridges the gap between the slab backsplash below and the creamy-white wall overhead in this contemporary kitchen. Use the same approach in your kitchen; match your marble floating shelf to your marble backsplash. Another idea? Select a contrasting stone to create an eye-catching focal point for your space.

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Layer on Textures With Live Edge Wood

Liven things up with floating shelves forged from unexpected materials. This grasscloth alcove boasts a pair of live-edge wood shelves that bring instant warmth and interest to the otherwise muted space. Incorporate live edge wood shelves to achieve the same organic texture and appeal in your modern farmhouse or rustic home design.

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Add Drama to Your Dining Room

Want to give your built-in dining room cabinets a contemporary makeover? Take notes from this eye-catching design and replace inlaid cabinets with graphic wallpaper and modern floating shelves. A trio of arched niches features a black-and-white patterned wallpaper with floating shelves to display plants and personal treasures.

From: Design 4 Corners

Celebrate the Season

Never miss an opportunity to deck out your floating shelves for the holiday season. Floating shelves make the perfect landing spot for twinkle lights, ruby ribbons, fresh greenery or whimsical star garland.

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Maximize Your Mudroom Storage

It’s true, a mudroom is all about storage, storage and more storage. In this entryway, crate-like shelves allow for multiple storage options — on top, inside and even on the bottom with the addition of hooks. Just a couple of these in the mudroom can go a long way for functionality.

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Make a Gallery Wall

Skip the books and use floating shelves to support a head-turning gallery wall. An eclectic art collection in glass frames leans against the wall on three minimalist-style shelves to create a head-turning vignette in this contemporary hallway.

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From: Crystal Sinclair

Keep It Light and Airy

Storage in a small bathroom can be beautified by adding wall shelves. These white floating shelves make the space appear much larger and offer an attractive way to display bathroom accessories.

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Embrace Asymmetry

Create a contemporary look in your living room by creating an asymmetrical arrangement of your fireplace, television, shelves and cabinets. The cabinets store unsightly electronics, leaving the floating shelves and mantel open for displaying accessories. Best part? These floating shelves work overtime to add style to two different rooms. The trio wraps around the fireplace façade to showcase art and family photos on the other side.

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Set the Mood

Use low floating shelves to display candles and towels next to your bathtub, a la this dreamy bathroom design. Here, a candle trio glows on a floating shelf anchored above a tranquil rock garden in this cozy primary ensuite, ushering unmatched ambiance into the design. These elements can help create a spa-like retreat within your bathroom.

Reach New Heights

Simple built-in bookshelves are given some flair with floating shelves that rise along the wall. The built-in shelves are recessed to make space for the floor register below and add charm to the room. The crisp, white floating shelves pop against a dark, neutral wall color above and draw the eye up, brightening the design.

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66 Ways to Decorate With Floating Shelves

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Decorate With Floating Shelves in Every Room of Your House

Expand Your Horizon

Opt for Elevated Materials

Distract From the TV

Keep Caffeine Within Reach

Display a Book Collection

Bridge the Gap

Add Laundry Room Storage

Coordinate With Your Cabinetry

Go for Practical Placement

Try a Bath Hack

Play With Negative Space

Think Outside the Box

Show Off Statement Pieces

Build a Kiddie Shelf

Cover Your Wire Shelves

Bookend the Room

Add a Color Pop

Set Up Sleek Bar Storage

Go for Glass

Make a Splash With Color

Maximize Every Nook or Cranny

Flank Your Range

Elevate Your Office

Create an Entry Table

Mix It Up

Frame Your Fireplace

Make a Cool Vanity

Show Off Your Ceramics

Suave-Up a Study Nook

Dress Up Your Hallway

Put Them Under a Spotlight

Nix the China Cabinet

Lasso in Leather

Create Dreamy Bedside Tables

Make It Pop

Turn the Corner

Style With Shapes

Saturate the Space

Go Perpendicular

Float a Nightstand

Keep Cleaning Supplies Within Reach

Add Much-Needed Kitchen Storage

Tidy Up Your Tween's Room

Brighten Your Bathroom

Create a Reading Nook in Your Nursery

Set Up a Cheers-Worthy Bar

Up Your Coffee Station Game

Pack Personality Into Your Primary Suite

Dial Up the Color to Your Living Room

Add Interest Over Your Sofa

Bring Storage to Your Butler's Pantry

Play With Reflections

Make a Library

Make Your Own Floating Shelves

Use Two Instead of One

Splurge on a Stone Backsplash+ Shelf

Layer on Textures With Live Edge Wood

Add Drama to Your Dining Room

Celebrate the Season

Maximize Your Mudroom Storage

Make a Gallery Wall

Keep It Light and Airy

Embrace Asymmetry

Set the Mood

Reach New Heights

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