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Need help with decorating built in book shelves.

10 years ago

Please help me with ideas on how to decorate these built-ins.I do not like a lot of clutter so this has been difficult.Do I need two more baskets on the other side?

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hayleydaniels
10 years ago
Don't use the shelves to just store baskets on or it will look like a storage area, and distract from the beautify of your room. If you want to use some of the area for storage, have a door installed over those shelves.

Try to find things you like to display on the shelves. You can use a basket or two here and there, but you need balance for it to look right. I have a ton of books so on my 3 book cases in the dining room, I put them on the two bottom shelves with a few small knick-knacks in front of them, and then use the remaining shelves to display all the things I've collected over the years.

You want to leave enough space that the shelves aren't crowded, but not so much that there are huge gapping holes in it, and it's very much a personal thing on what looks right to you which is what you're aiming for.
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Oisin Butler - Painting and Decorating Specialist
10 years ago
What hayleydaniels said, plus would you consider painting the the walls at the back of the shelves, maybe in a similiar colour to the tiles in the fire place? With white on the shelves and some kind of terracotta colour in the back ground it could tie it all together very nicely!
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