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5 ways you can use shelving to make a statement.

Custom creations - by Greg Fahey
  • 28 Dec 2018
5 ways you can use shelving to make a statement.

Shelving doesn’t have to be just a place to store stuff, you can use it to complement your home’s décor or as a bold contrast that really stands out.

Custom creations

kids room
Meredith

Make the most of your walls with shelving purpose built to fit the space. It also helps to make a dramatic feature of the window it surrounds. Incorporating a small window seat into your design makes it the perfect place to curl up with a book or to read the kids a story. It doesn’t have to cost a fortune either. Wide timber panels are available from hardware stores and timber suppliers. All you have to do is cut them to fit your space then paint.  

Instant style

living room with open shelving
Meredith

Even the standard track shelving you can pick up from your local hardware store can add to the style of your home. Start by spray painting the tracks and shelf brackets with metallic spray paint before mounting them to the wall. Using timber shelving also adds a sophisticated touch to your display.

Painted fun

painted floating shelves
Meredith

Add a cheery touch to your shelving project with paint. Deep green contrasts wonderfully with the objects sitting on them, so they really stand out. Add a bit of glam with gold leaf glued around the edges of the shelves.  

Shelf of art

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Meredith
photo frame
Meredith

For a different take on an artistic display, why not arrange your favourite artworks on a shelf instead of hanging them on the wall? The shelf itself isn’t that complicated and won’t cost you big bucks. Take a few pieces of inexpensive pine and stain them to give the illusion of more expensive timber. Screw two lengths together in an L shape and nail a smaller piece to the front to rest your artworks against. Then just screw through the back of the shelf and into the wall. Too easy!

In the frame

Add inexpensive shelving to your shed or studio by using the walls frames to support the shelves. Simply nail short battens up the sides of the wall studs, making sure the corresponding pair on each side is level. Use a shelf as a spacing block as you work your way up the wall. Then just slot your shelves between the battens at a height that suits what you want to store.

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Greg Fahey is a carpenter and licensed builder with over 30 years experience. Combine this with having owned a number of old homes in need of TLC, there aren’t a lot of DIY jobs that he hasn’t tried. When he’s not sharing his knowledge to a wide audience via BHG, he can be found at home with a tool in hand, taking on yet another DIY task.

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