Picture Perfect: 44 Inspired Shelf Arrangements
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Vanessa Walker
15 January 2019
Houzz Australia & New Zealand Editor-in-Chief
Shelves packed full, left sparse, colour coded, carefully curated… there are myriad ways to arrange a shelf for maximum joy. Pick and mix your favourites from the examples shown here.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
1. Against the wall. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Kube Constructions
Designer: Kube Constructions
2. High/low. Sacramento, USA
3. Mind the gap. Denver, USA
4. Stack ’em up. San Francisco, USA
5. Colour code. Salt Lake City, USA
6. Group together. San Francisco, USA
7. Culture club. New York, USA
8. Just right. London, UK
9. First place. Los Angeles, USA
10. Collected beauties. Burlington, USA
11. Earth and sky. Los Angeles, USA
12. White on. London, UK
13. Art wall. London, UK
14. Jar head. Mebourne, Victoria
Designer: Jasmine McClelland Design
Designer: Jasmine McClelland Design
15. Folded future. Portland, USA
16. Horizontal appeal. New York, USA
17. All tucked in. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Anna Carin Design
Designer: Anna Carin Design
18. Green space. New York, USA
19. Subway subjects. New York, USA
20. Classic appeal. New York, USA
21. Simply sorted. Seattle, USA
22. In the frame. London, UK
23. Heart of glass. New York, USA
24. Open and honest. Colorado, USA
26. Black and white. Toronto, Canada
27. Form an orderly line. Los Angeles, USA
28. Everything in its place. Seattle, USA
29. Chosen few. Vancouver, Canada
30. Perfect plan. San Francisco, USA
31. Companions. London, UK
32. Artful placement. New York
33. White on white. New York, USA
34. Things of beauty. Miami, USA
35. Pecking order. Raleigh, USA
36. Vessels on show. Austin, USA
37. Line ’em up. New York, USA
38. Treasure island. Dallas, USA
39. Top heavy. Washington, USA
40. Pride of place. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Style Precinct
Designer: Style Precinct
41. Wrap around. London, UK
42. Bowls of fortune. Portland, USA
43. The space between. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: McLauchlan Building Designers
Designer: McLauchlan Building Designers
44. Drape time. Byron Bay, NSW
Designer: Davis Architects
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Designer: Davis Architects
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Need another five minutes’ worth of inspiration? Take a peek at last week’s Picture Perfect: 26 Sensational Backyards
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Who knew 44 shelving arrangements could be so interesting to look at
Helped me realise that I want clean lines and no clutter in our new home - I just kept thinking 'so much dusting to do'!