Shelves can totally elevate the look of your space when styled right and this list of shelf decor ideas has all the inspiration you need to ensure you style your shelves the best they can be. From living room shelves to book shelves, this list has a range of shelf decor ideas for all the spaces in your home. Let’s get started with our shelf decor ideas!
1. Classic Mix & Match Neutral Shelf Styling
Such an aesthetically pleasing set of shelves! 🥹🫶
This set of shelves shows your typical modern and minimalistic way to style shelves which is perfect if you want your home decor to be on trend.
Things are popular for a reason and this style of decorating shelves definitely falls into that category.
2. Wavy Colourful Shelves
If you have a space you want to add shelves and you like your interiors to be bold & more maximalist, these shelves will make for such a cute addition your home.
Love the way these shelves are literally pieces of art in their own right before you even put anything on them.
Literally OBSESSED with the colour matching of the decor pieces to the shelves! 🤭💅
3. Old Money Shelf Styling
Such a classy and sophisticated way to style your shelves!
If you are a fan of the old money aesthetic, this set of shelves is sure to give you a lot of inspiration on how to style your shelves to match the aesthetic.
4. 9 Box Shelving Display
Love how this looks! Such a cool way to display some of your favourite pieces in your home.
This set of shelves would work for any space in your home really but is probably best suited to a hallway to add a little detail and purpose to an empty wall.
5. Book Nook For Bookshelves
You’ve probably seen these all over social media but if you haven’t, these book nooks are essentially mini scenes with the height and width of a book which you can slot into your book shelves.
These are such a pretty and fun way to elevate your book shelves plus you can really have fun choosing which book nook scenes/settings you want.
A lot of people like to get book nooks with settings from their favourite books but if you aren’t much of a reader or are more focused on the decor aspect of your book nook, you can really choose any setting for your book nook from a favourite city to a random fancy cafe.
6. Blue, White + Gold (A.K.A Granny Chic)
Such a pretty way to style your shelves!
This is such a chic colour scheme which will look great in just about any house or space.
Love the practical way this shelf styling has storage space for needed items like candles & plates plus also has a display space for frames.
7. House Shaped Shelves
Ok.. how cute is this shelf idea for a kids room? 🥹✨
These shelves are such a cool and unique wall decor idea that will totally elevate the look of any space you put them.
These shelves are obviously ideal for a kids room but are also really great idea for any whimsical or maximalist interior too.
8. China Cabinet
China cabinets are a classic way to display all your crockery but are also a really pretty way to display anything really and can be incorporated into any room in your home.
The blue and pink colour scheme of this china cabinet really shows how creative you can be with your china cabinet and just how pretty they really can be.
If you need some extra storage in your home and what a stylish way to do so which compliments your interior design, a China cabinet is totally the way to go.
9. Coffee Mug Wall
This shelf idea is literally every coffee lover’s DREAM.
If you love to collect mugs or just love the look of this wall and want to start collecting mugs, this idea is simply a MUST for your home which you will not regret.
10. Light Sconces & Lighting For Shelves
Lighting is such an important factor in interior design and makes so much difference when it comes to your shelves.
Light sconces and lighting in general above or in your shelves is a sure way to elevate the look of them plus is actually very functional too for providing more light in your home.
SO OBSESSED with the light sconces photographed here! 🤭🤩
11. Staircase Bookshelves
This is a really cool way to fill up the wall space going up your stairs which can often be neglected and difficult to fill.
Shelves like this are not often done in homes and are a sure way to make your home’s interior feel a little more high-end & unique.
Just be sure to put your staircase bookshelf at a safe height that isn’t going to get in the way.
12. Acrylic Floating Shelves
Such a simple yet also fun shelving idea!
Floating shelves are typically a minimalistic shelving idea but the colourful acrylic of these floating shelves gives you the best of both worlds with a cross between both minimalism and maximalism.
These shelves are perfect for spaces in your home which need a pop of colour and there are so many different ways to style them.
Hope you liked these shelf decor ideas and have found some inspiration for your home. Thanks for reading! 🙂
