

Art Deco Choosing the Right Floating Shelf Style: Art Deco (feat. While we certainly can’t cover every interior design style with the detail each deserves in one post (without making your eyes tire and droop), the following list will whet your appetite. 6 Interior Design Styles You’ll Swoon Over in 2022 "If your home has a more traditional or country style, wooden shelves on a decorative background like a whitewashed brick backsplash or a nature-inspired wallpaper pattern may be more appropriate." Whatever your style, make sure the floating shelves are the right size and shape for the space you have available. “If you have a modern, minimalist style, sleek, simple shelves in a bright color would be a good choice.” The design of your floating shelf should be complementary and not compete with your existing decor, says Hughes. “Don’t be afraid of mixing wood tones not everything needs to match, however, your materials should complement one another in the same space.” “Look at your furniture’s lines are they straight, curvy, or mixed? Are your cabinets painted or made of a natural wood finish? Is your flooring dark or light?” suggests Di Fazio. “This exercise will help you uncover your personal style preferences,'' she says. When selecting decor elements to enhance your home, Di Fazio suggests viewing your existing furniture, cabinets, and flooring. One’s design aesthetic is defined by implementing the principles of design and combining different forms, visual lines and color palettes, and balancing positive and negative space, says Di Fazio. Shelf-Expression: Choosing the Right Floating Shelf Style to Match Your Design Aesthetic (15-minute read)

To bring you insight and inspiration––and to help you choose the ideal floating shelves to express your style, we’ve tapped into the expertise of design pros, Jenette Di Fazio, Interior Designer at OnePoint Renovation Editor in Chief at Foter Mag, Chloe Hughes and LA Interior Designer Marbé Briceno of Marbé Designs. With the abundant shelving choices that we offer at Shelfology, choosing the right floating shelf style to express your personality can be easier said than done (unless you know exactly what you’re after). “A floating shelf is like a blank canvas, and what you display on it will make a statement to express your style and define your design aesthetic.” At the same time, floating shelves provide ample floor space, open up a room, and “make a space feel on-trend.” They can fit into almost any nook or cranny in a home when cut to the appropriate length. You can showcase pottery from your travels, cookbooks, and family heirlooms and antiques, says Jenette Di Fazio (Interior Designer at OnePoint Renovation). Anchored to a wall, and fastened with hidden brackets, these seemingly magical storage solutions offer a functional and attractive way to display and organize your everyday items and treasured collectibles. We’ve been gathering inspo from Clever homeowners for years-Billys reimagined! Stylishly upgraded garage storage! Midcentury-modern influences!-and have quite a few tricks up our sleeves when it comes to finding relatively cheap bookshelves that will spare your credit card, make your home look great, and (hopefully) give you a little satisfaction.Both stylish and versatile, floating shelves can add visual interest, dimension, and depth to nearly any space. The good news is that order doesn’t necessarily have to come with an outrageous price tag, and you don’t have to settle for wood veneer or particle board options. It reminds you that there’s some sort of order in the world. Whatever the case, there’s something that can’t be denied: Seeing all of your favorite books neatly arranged among carefully curated trinkets and treasured collectibles just makes you feel good. Perhaps you were tuning in during the internet’s fascination with color-coded bookshelves, or maybe you’ve run the (sometimes astronomical) cost of custom open shelves, or have attempted DIY bookshelf projects for years.

We consider ourselves experts when it comes to an aesthetically pleasing shelf-after all, pictures of bookshelves on the Clever Instagram account always get more likes, from bright and cheerful to serious and scholarly. If you weren’t blessed with a gorgeous built-in shelving unit and you’re looking to compete with some of the best bookshelves on your Instagram feed, you’re in luck.
