Talking shelves.

I am a big fan of shelves slash bookcases firstly because they add instant personality to a room, secondly because they add those all-important layers and finally display somewhat a story of collected items by your own journey throughout life. There are a ton of different ways to go with your shelves, I for one have a problem spending money on them because I would instead splash my cash on the things that adorn them. Art, vases, random objects that kind of stuff, books, magazines.

Shalini Misra Bookshelves

If your room feels like it's lacking in personality or needs helping out may I suggest a shelf? Take my bedroom when I started adding the odd shelf.

Apartment Therapy Image 2019

Under a huge painting, I hung a super low shelf which looks great and then on the side wall skinny skinny shelves that can only take books facing out. It adds interest, why because when you enter the room the eye is immediately tantalised because it doesn’t know quite where to look.

sophia amoruso open shelf

I say this a lot but the number one most transformative thing you can do to shelves or bookcases and then painting them out the same colour as your walls. The reason – is that whatever you put on those shelves will immediately feel more expensive.

Sometimes I box out shelves from Ikea or B&Q in MDF to fatten them and make them feel more luxe.

Make it your own.

W.