Wall Shelves: An Elegant and New Furniture Product for Your Home

One of the most common issues regarding furniture that house owners nowadays have is they do not actually have enough space in their rooms. Well, there is one way you can add storage and space to your home and that is by installing wall shelves on a vacant wall. While wall shelves are simple pieces of furniture, they do not actually support very heavy weights.

Wall shelves have always been popular accessories for home decoration, but a lot has changed since the last decade with the introduction of new trends, designs and styles. A whole new era of wall shelves has evolved to give rich essence to your home. The modern decorative wall shelves are one of those accessories that have the perfect combination of aesthetics and functionality.

The most important part of a shelf is the large flat board that supports the items kept on it. If you are planning to keep your compact disks on it, then a six-inch wide shelf should be a perfect choice. For magazines and books, a nine to twelve-inch width would be fine. However, if you are planning to put your clothes or reasonably large keepsake items on the wall shelves then twelve inches should be sufficient, but it really depends on the size of the items. Whatever kind of shelf you are planning to use, the width should depend on the items it can hold to its capacity.

You can also buy readymade wall shelves from retail and online stores as well. Made from particle board with laminate or wood veneer, these are pre-finished, and all you need to do is install them. For those, who prefer to build a shelf instead of buying readymade ones from a furniture shop, you can buy boards from a timber yard and have them crafted for you according to the desired length. While it is always cheaper to buy boards, constructing the shelves this way would require a lot of efforts.

Here are the three basic types of wall shelves that you may choose according to your desire which are as follows.

1. Adjustable: The most common and useable one is the adjustable type which consists of metal tracks that can be directly screwed into the wall and have shelves that lie across them.
2. Bracket: This is one of the simplest types. In this, the brackets are screwed into the wall, and the shelf rests on these brackets.
3. Floating: These are meant to provide a minimalist look. They are primarily attached to the wall with fixtures that are hidden by the shelf itself.

If you are planning to renovate your office or home, then wall shelves are probably the best possible options in that case. You can store many different items such as files, books or CDs in them. If you want to give your bathroom a utilitarian look, then you can install these units particularly the adjustable shelves to make the best use of the area. Wall shelves impart a clean look to your home decor and really clear the clutter.