This evening I received an S.O.S. from Emily who stumbled upon my How to Decorate Shelves post on Pinterest. She wrote:
Hi -
I pinned your visual triangle post last night and I’m still stumped on this in my house! I’m not so hot at this!
I recently moved into this apartment and struggling with these build ins. Here is where I am so far and I don’t think it works. The stuff on the floor isn’t part of the dilemma. Although trying to figure out how to add it in. They are deep and wide as you can see. What do you suggest?!?? Help!!
The wall color is grey. The rest of the space is browns black burlap white silver/mercury.
I appreciate ANY help!!!!!!! I am desperate to figure this thing out!!!!! I’m clueless really. Thank you so much for your help!
Emily
Oh girl, we have all been there! Sometimes when you stare at a space too long your eyes start to cross and you begin second guessing every little accessory. Let’s see if I can help! So here is the picture that Emily sent me:
And here is what I came up with for Emily:
I used some visual triangles and kept the color scheme simple in silver, cream, and black for a cohesive look. Many of the accessories could be found in a thrift store and with a little silver-spray-paint action could be transformed. I hope this gets your creative juices flowing Emily!
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Thanks for hosting Beth!!
Thanks for hosting Beth and love how you styled the built ins! Great inspiration.
Great tips on styling shelving Beth! Your design looks beautiful!
Thanks Mary!
That is so great- a new set of eyes can be so helpful. Shelves are tricky to fill.
Thank you for hosting, Beth!
Kerry at HouseTalkN
Thanks so much for hosting! I like what you did with styling the shelves. It looks great! Have a great week.
Thanks for hosting Beth! Have a great week!
Jo-Anna
For Emily-
I think I saw one of those globes at Target, as well as the pitchers (they have white ones in a few different sizes). Also, you could put fresh flowers in them depending on what’s available through the seasons. Beth is absolutely right about the spray paint- it has saved my decorating dilemmas SO many times. Best of luck at beautifying those built ins!
Will be visiting target this week! I did see the flowers over the weekend.
Thank you for the tips!
VERY much appreciated
Love the design Beth! Thanks so much for hosting!
Beth –
I can not thank you enough. You did a beautiful job and have saved me some serious heartache at our house. And my husband since I redid them 10x last night til 2am and hated it all.
Thank you very very much!!!!
I am forever in your debt
Emily – aka desperate in design (haha)
Yay! I’m glad you liked it Emily
. You’ll have to show me your shelves when you’re finished. (And again, just some inspiration to springboard from.) I’m excited to see what you come up with.
Thanks so much for hosting – hope you have a wonderful week!
Dang girl you are the styling guru. i just need to put all my crap in one pile and let you do your thing on my vignettes.
I’m always here to bounce ideas off of love!
Thanks for the party, Beth. I love your shelf decor ideas.
Thanks for hosting. Love what you did with her space. Great solution.
Love that styling…it’s perfect! Thanks for hosting Beth! XO, Aimee
Thanks Aimee!
Thanks so much for hosting Beth! Your inbox is going to be filled with photos of empty bookshelves and piles of accessories!!
LOL! Uh oh
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Hi Beth: I enjoyed your tips for Emily’s bookcase–very nice! I do appreciate you hosting the party tonight–thank you!
Thank you so much and thanks for linking up!
I love what you added for Emily. Those little spaces that are built in like that are difficult. I have a hard enough time styling regular bookshelves! Hope you had a wonderful holiday. -K
Thanks Karen!
Thanks for hosting, Beth! Hope you have a great week!
Blessings,
Nici
Great design ideas! I would have a hard time with built in spaces like that too!
What great ideas you shared for that shelving! Thanks so much for hosting. Megan
That is so neat, I love how you put it together!
Thanks for hosting week after week, I’m glad to be here. Happy Tuesday!
I love what you did with her space, Beth! It looks GREAT!
Thanks for the party.
I linked up my painted vanity.
Love ya!
I LOVE your vanity Traci! Nicely done girl.
Love the result! Thanks for hosting!…hugs…Debbie
i’m late to the party as usual!
amazing inspiration pic, beth! ohmyword – great visual!!!
xo
kellie
Thanks girl and thanks for linking up!
Great job on your suggestions for those shelves, Beth! I’m sure Emily was grateful for your help.
I’m a little late for your party, but I’m linking up a super-simple cleaning tip–incredibly simple, really, but I thought it was worthy of sharing.
Thanks so much for hosting!
Looks fantastic!
Thanks,
Jan @Door251.com