Are you tired of coming home to a cluttered house? Are all the spare corners of your house littered with books, magazines, CDs and other items? Do you lack the space and money to purchase traditional shelves for your home? If you answered yes to these questions then floating wall shelves may just be the right solution for you. Wall shelves are undoubtedly becoming the most popular storage solution for modern homeowners. Not only do they remedy your storage needs but they also help you maximize your space since they don’t take up any floor space at all. Most of all, they also make great decorations for your home.
Floating wall shelves are appropriate for every room of the house. The bathroom is a common place where wall floating shelves are usually found. A floating wall shelf will free up space in your counters and make your bathroom look neater and more stylish. So what are the items that you can put in your bathroom wall shelf? Naturally, you will want to put some toiletries in there, such as bottles of hand sanitizers, toilet paper or bars of soap. For ornamental purposes, you can also put a small basket of flowers to provide warmth and fragrance to your bathroom. Glass shelves are usually the best for bathroom since they are resilient to water.
Your living room can also benefit from floating wall shelves. When installing floating wall shelving in your living room, you can choose among a variety of materials such as wood, iron and glass. Make a good impression for your guests by placing charming decorations on your living room wall shelf such as nicely framed photographs of you and your loved ones, antique trinkets, small sculptures and perhaps some souvenirs that you have collected during your travels. For your bedroom, it would be a great idea to place a wall shelf above your bed so you can store all your books, magazines and CDs in an organized manner.
Some homeowners even use floating wall shelves in their kitchens. Here, you can combine both function and adornment by placing fruit preserves and condiments on your kitchen shelf.
When installing floating wall shelves, don’t forget to get wall shelf brackets as well. Wall shelf brackets will provide support for the shelf beams to make sure that your wall shelves stay secure. Shelf brackets can be purchased from hardware stores and online retail stores. When shopping for brackets, you will need to consider the weight of the items that will be supported by your shelf. However, it’s generally advisable to get the most sturdy and shelf brackets that you can find. There are some wall brackets that are strictly used as decorations and it’s best to stay away from these if your shelves are serving a storage purpose. Fortunately, wall brackets are now also available in several attractive designs that make them both practical and decorative. Choose brackets that are compatible with your floating shelf. For instance, classical wood shelves will look great with intricately designed iron wall shelf brackets while glass shelves will look best with little chrome brackets.