Are you a lover of all things organization and visual aesthetics? Even if you aren’t a home decor fanboy or fangirl like us, you can probably appreciate a great display that uses contrasting colors, drool-worthy wood grains, and fun trinkets! In this post, we’ll take a look at a few fun, inspiring ideas to help get your design juices flowing. Let’s dive in!
5 Shelf Ideas for Your Next Living Room Project
#1: Go Rogue With Your Colors
If you love a pop of color, our metal floating shelves are the perfect addition to your living room. Choose from over 30+ color options to match your unique style. You can also think about the different angles at which you can apply color to your shelves. Our Beefy Bender metal shelves can get painted in non-traditional ways, for example, the exterior-facing surfaces could be painted black and the back plate can be a deep red. You can even pick a colorful inlay for your Aksel Wood Floating Shelves! Pairing these fun color combinations with bright, patterned furniture and a neutral rug would be stunning!
You can also keep in mind that it doesn’t have to be a plain wall behind your shelving. Use textures like particle board, cork, paneling, or even wallpaper to give your home a certain “feel.” Pairing wooden floating shelves to match whatever color scheme you choose can be a great way to give your space that “pop” of intrigue that it deserves.
#2: Light It Up Like Vegas
There’s something ethereal and mesmerizing about floating shelving with lights, like our Aksel LED Floating Shelf collection. Now, you can get beautifully lit shelving without the hassle!
If you want to work with what you already have, you could use regular or smart home-compatible LED light strips. Regardless, under-shelf lighting is a go-to way (that many people don’t think of) to make those living room shelves POP.
#3: Make a Statement with Floor-to-Ceiling Shelves
Some spaces are just calling for huge shelf displays. It’s up to you to make the call on what’s right for your space, but large, open walls are usually ripe for floor-to-ceiling shelving—especially if you have a large collection of books, plants, or lots of travel treasures and memories to share! Build your floor-to-ceiling design with our modular shelving options like Lloyd Wall Mounted Shelves and Verne Wall Mounted Shelves.
#4: The “Living Wall”
If you’re not sure how to decorate living room shelves, plants are a great place to start. While some of us don’t have the green thumb required for a project like this, the end result is truly stunning and worth the effort. Anywhere you have shelving, you can place potted plants, but some homes have owners with an entirely different type of dedication: a full display of well-tended, living potted plants. Pair with wood floating shelves for an all-natural look, or mix it up with steel shelving. Either way, the goal is to create a network of plants that creates a beautiful effect.
#5: Use Those Nooks & Crannies
Another thing you should keep an eye out for is ideas that fit into alcoves, nooks, and crannies. These spaces often get overlooked and forgotten simply because nothing fits into them. However, with a little bit of design and elbow grease, you can transform a useless space into something highly functional and even beautiful! Check out our Radius corner edges like Aksel Radius or Tromso Radius for customized solutions for those awkward living room corners. Corner shelves and small floating shelves like our mini floaties are great, easy ideas for making use of those tight spaces.
So, what are you going to tackle this weekend? Do you have some amazing ideas for your next living room shelving project? Get out there and make something beautiful, dudes!
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