How to organise living room shelves 10 ways to create a beautifully ordered display
Tara King, writer for Ideal Home, has provided a detailed series of tips and tricks with 10 ways to create a beautifully ordered display, which Sharps features in. King offers suggestions on how to engage in creative storage with your living room shelves, while maintaining a serene living environment by keeping them neat, tidy, and decluttered.
The article features Sharps beautifully organised living room shelves with our stylish Shaker range in Stone, which features a stunning display of ornaments, books and frames.
King speaks with Caroline Gardner about arranging living room shelves:
I’m a big fan of organised disorganisation. It’s fun mixing different items. Perhaps a small stack of interest books, alongside a photograph, or a shell found on holiday, for example. I’m constantly playing around with things, so don’t be afraid to experiment, but always bear in mind - less is usually more.
Having a theme
Jonathan Clark, creative director at Shelved, provides guidance on how to construct a shelf display that aligns with the aesthetic of the room, which ‘allows continuity’. However, he also explores the idea of being bolder with your choices:
If you’re feeling adventurous, you could select a statement shade and bring in accessories, such as photo frames, candles and vases for a contrasting pop of colour.
Arranging your items
King also provides valuable insights on the importance of carefully arranging your living room shelves in her discussions, with a feature of Sharps Fusion range in Midnight Blue and Marble Sky.
King talks about the impact of carefully positioning your belongings when arranging your shelves:
When organising surfaces of any kind, grouping items in odd numbers is more visually appealing than even numbers. Groups of three and five tend to work best, particularly when positioned with the ‘triangle rule’ in mind.
Adding personal items
King recommends adding items that express your personality and demonstrates your individual style onto your living room shelves to make the space more comfortably yours.
We’d recommend taking the opportunity to display bits and pieces that reflect who you are and what you love - those that truly mean something.
Anna Elkington also discusses how incorporating personal items on your shelves such as ‘family photographs and treasured trinkets’ can bring meaning to the space:
This is your chance to tell a story; you’ll be amazed at how much depth and meaning it can bring to the room, you’ll love spending time in there.
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