Shelfology Blog
Is your bedroom boring, bland, or tasteless? Are you looking for ways you can improve your sleeping space, all while creating more storage and eliminating clutter in your home? Well, we’re glad…
This fall, we finished up our project Dream in Fort Greene, a four-story home on a landmark street in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Our clients wanted to revive the character of their old home while adding m…
Meet Aksel Hollow Core HD – the heavy-duty floating shelf bracket that's a game-changer for pros. Designed and engineered specifically for miter folded shelves, the square rods are aligned flush…
Shelfology teamed up with husband and wife duo, Christina and Robert Martinez of the New Darlings blog as they planned their families' new airy and cool desert oasis. A year of southwest-inspired desi…
Have you been waiting for the perfect moment to order a brand new floating fireplace mantel for above your fireplace or insert? Well, we aren’t going to tell you what to do, but if you’re…
There’s nothing quite like relaxing in front of a fireplace with friends and family. And adding a well-decorated mantel to your fireplace makes for a next-level centerpiece around which everyone…
Shannon Maldonado has been supporting small businesses through her retail space, YOWIE, since 2016. As a connoisseur of unique brands and small-batch creators, Shannon’s talent for finding brigh…
Add Some Swag to your Kid’s Room with the Randle Wall Climbing Handle (10 minute read)
We’re pleased to introduce you to the latest addition to our Shelfology family of family-friendl…
The woman who has it all gets her California dreamhouse, courtesy of the HGTV team and their designer duels. Fun, fashion, and style combine, and Shelfology’s vibrant storage solutions feature t…
Never underestimate what you’re inspired by. I remind myself this on a constant basis, it can be easy to forget. In this inaugural blog about color stylings on the Shelfology website, I&rsq…
Shelfology Ambassador of Awesome Shannon Maldonado walks us through her design choices as she celebrates the opening of the YOWIE Hotel. South Street Philly’s eclectic energy gets a boost…
It’s hard to believe we’re already well into 2023 – it feels like just yesterday the ball dropped! As we get further into what this year has to offer, we’re sure trends and des…
On a sunny June afternoon, my brother Jason maneuvered a 20-foot box truck into my parking spot. He had come with good news: a beautiful mid-century modern teak dresser set I inherited. The precious f…
Mercedes Austin "It's Poppin'!" Project Recap (10 minute read)
Ambassador of Awesome, Mercedes Austin, fearless leader of Mercury Mosaics, walks us through her “It’s Poppin…
With every new year comes new trends, and 2023 is no exception. Health and human design are setting the stage in home decorating this year, with nature, sustainability, self-care, and wellness driving…
Follow along with us as we visit the Hartwick Street remodel project: cozy home to actors Lyndsy Fonseca and Noah Bean. This 1920s bungalow got a head-to-toe makeover courtesy of the skilled Jessica D…
Known in our Shelfology shops fondly as “Metal Mavens,” the Hey Now team consistently uses a variety of slim-line metal shelves in made-to-measure and custom designs to add storage and color elements…
Are you thinking about updating the vibe in your home? Let’s take a look at some home decor and interior design trends that are up and coming for 2023 in the spring and summer. We’re prett…
We invite you to meet our favorite maverick muses of modern home style. Whether exploring bold color palettes, displaying amazing carpentry skills, or bringing a vision to life from the studs up, you…
Kids with ADHD struggle with structure, organization, boredom, impulse control, and time management. They are easily distracted, can be hyperactive, and wrestle with completing tasks such as school as…
Floating shelves are a popular choice for adding storage and style to a room. But figuring out the “right” or “ideal” depth for your floating shelves can be confusing. In…
During the lockdown and sheltering-in-place, homeowners and renters alike had the opportunity to take a long, hard look at their living spaces. Home dwellers realized they had neglected their interior…
Your entryway sets the tone for the rest of your home. It’s also a highly-trafficked area where family members drop their bags and kick off their shoes, so it can easily become chaotic and clutt…
Have you been working from home in some capacity since the beginning of 2020? If so, you’re certainly not the only one! In fact, many of us are still working remotely. Hopefully, you aren’…
Nikki and Steve Carlson make an easy pitch for fresh, clean, California-style cottages. One look at their homey and bright residences will have you searching your calendar for the perfect time to visi…
While employees have returned to offices and resumed work in person, many still have a hybrid work set-up where they are working from home for part of the week.
Working from home can be distracting,…
In part two of this project review, we sat down with the second half of the Mercury Mosaics project design duo: Morgan Molitor of Construction 2 Style. She and her husband, Jamie, and their team are t…
When you think of mid-century modern design, perhaps the set of Mad Men comes to mind. You may recall the 1960s period drama (that won 16 Emmys) starring the infamous Don Draper (John Hamm) and copywr…
Home libraries come in all shapes and sizes. While some bookworms have the luxury of storing and displaying their best reads in a large study with a library ladder, those who dwell in smaller homes mi…
Are you a nature enthusiast? If so, you might have plants all over the inside of your house! First and foremost, we commend you for being able to keep them alive; some of us can’t seem to keep h…
Okay, so you love floating shelves (just like us!) and you’re thinking about putting some up in your child or infant’s room. But wait… is that even safe?!
TLDR: Yes—quality f…
We love a good collaboration and enjoyed teaming up with Construction 2 Style as they redesigned the Mercury Mosaics headquarters. In part 1 of this Certified Rad project review, we sat down with Merc…
Greetings and salutations, budding Shelfologists! So, you’ve got a gnarly book collection that you’d like to float on your wall. Today, we’re going to tackle one super common questio…
Working from home has—to some people’s chagrin, other people’s excitement—become a new normal in America. Regardless of which camp you belong to, working from home means that y…
Unless you’ve really been avoiding home decor trends for the past decade, you’ll know that open shelving in the kitchen has been on-trend for a minute now. At Shelfology, we love open…
Floating shelves were made for minimalist interiors. Mounted with hidden brackets and designed to maximize space, these dapper, unpretentious shelves make the perfect design choice for the minimalist…
We sat down with the Brownstone Boys - our favorite design duo - to chat about their “Palomas on Poplar” project! Barry and Jordan gave us the 411 on the ins and outs of updating this mod…
Do your bookshelves house historical fiction, celebrity biographies, and fashion magazines? Or perhaps your shelves are lined with vegetarian cookbooks, vinyl records, and Nobel prize-winning literatu…
It is finished! You’re staring at your brand-spanking-new floating bookshelves. Now… what to put upon them? We get it, we’ve been there, too. If you’re even HALF as neurotic a…
Doing double duty, floating bookshelves offer a stylish storage solution for your favorite titles and a backdrop to showcase your most prized possessions. (Think everything from leather-bound first ed…
With the arrival of a baby comes all the baby's things. There’s the diaper gear, toys, clothes and all the feeding accessories. When planning for your little one, it’s important to set up…
Are you looking at redoing your living room or just the area around your TV? Perhaps you want to pull a little bit of the obsessive focus away from your TV and rest it on other areas in the room. We g…
Good day, shelf nerds and home decór enthusiasts! Today, we bring you a fun, quirky set of ideas designed to help you take your living room shelves to the next level. Here at Shelfology, we lov…
Is your floating shelf tipping downwards away from your wall? If so, you have a sad, saggy shelf on your hands. Let’s take a look at how to fix these and other common problems so that you can re…
At Shelfology, we know that all things floating shelves are on-trend, and floating bookshelves are no exception. In fact, whether or not our floating shelves can hold up a library of books is one of t…
Shelfology sat down with Austin’s own Amy Hadley, of Hey Now Interiors, to talk about her design vision and the bright bold palette brought to life in her Kinney Avenue project. From graph…
Both stylish and versatile, floating shelves can add visual interest, dimension, and depth to nearly any space. Anchored to a wall, and fastened with hidden brackets, these seemingly magical storage s…
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Break out your leather jackets… Starting in September, all Shelfology shelves are going to fly through production and out the doors like gr…
Danielle Donohue is known for her ability to transform her space on a budget, finding gorgeous bargains along the way. Follow her organic modern home, as she updates, designs and brings warm neutrals…
Okay, so you just hung your floating shelf (or another type of shelf, that’s fine, too), and now you’re wondering what in tarnation to put on it. Don’t worry, we’ve got you cov…