Even the most luxurious and expensive shelves can be spoiled, and vice versa, the simplest shelves from IKEA will be worthy of the interior magazine cover, if you bring order on the shelves and use several design techniques.
How to decorate open shelves
- Put books in boxes and baskets
So that the shelves with books looked more neatly and beautiful, they should be placed in beautiful decorative boxes and baskets. Select boxes for your interior style. You will not only find a beautiful place for books, but so it will be easier for you to clean and wash the shelves.
Using this technique, do not be afraid to experiment with the placement of books.
Tip! Cardboard boxes are recommended to use for storing two and three volumes, it will help visually organize books.
- Leave some shelves empty
To make the room sophisticated can be inspired by minimalism. This technique also works with open shelves. Do not litter the shelves, leave them a little empty.
- Place objects symmetrically each other
One of the effective and simple methods to make the stylish shelf is the use of the "mirror principle", at which the right side is symmetrical left.
- Create a structure in several rows
One of the simple and working methods of design is the placement of elements in several rows. For example, candles stand on shelves in candlesticks. This method makes small accessories most important, and also draws attention to them.
- Arrange color books
The location of books in color is one of the best ways to create an interesting emphasis on your home library.
Tip! You can not only post books, but also lay them on each other.
Do not forget that open shelves are the "face" of the room. They must decorate the room, but not to create a feeling of chaos and disorder. That is why one should not mindlessly place items on the shelves, and approach this case with creative.
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Recommendations
The following recommendations will help you beat open shelves correctly in your interior:
- Place objects so that you can visually draw lines with your own eyes and find the vertex of the triangle.
- Position the items in descending order in height.
- The same rows of books on the shelves look very boring. You can replace the stacks in a vertical and horizontal position or dilute them with various objects, for example, decorative candles.
- Remember about the importance of observance of one color scheme. It is desirable that what is on the shelf was one color range of the interior. If some books are not combined with a common colors, place them in the boxes or use covers.
- Keep logs together, do not put them on different shelves in order not to create a feeling of disorder.
- Engage on their shelves storage accessories in which you can put various small objects without creating a mess on the shelf. You can also use decorative trays.
Geometric techniques
Classic symmetry methods are also applicable for shelves. Place the items are the same or similar in color scheme, size and shape symmetrically (pairs of objects will be enough to create a plot point).
Mirror reflection can also be used for the decor of their shelves. Place the objects on two halves of the rack, as if the mirror border was drawn in the middle. Again, objects or form of their location should be similar to, but not one hundred percent.
Open shelves can transform completely any interior. So that they play the general style and harmony of the premises, it is important not to violate the simple rules and recommendations that were given above.
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