11 enchanting ideas to furnish your home with romantic, shabby chic shelves
The shabby chic style is made up of many romantic accents and with a flavor of another time, and is a perfect example of the combination of vintage and romantic, between humble and elegant. The colors are soft and delicate, the shapes graceful and often charming, and frequently the decorations include floral patterns and prints that make us think of past eras.
Even if a house is not furnished entirely in this style, details that evoke it can find room inside one, such as shelves: in fact, these will be perfect as shabby chic furnishings (as well as in many more generically rustic rooms). Take a look at the ideas below for decorating your home with elegant and romantic shelves and shelving.
Stained wood, lace and many objects that seem to come out of a house from the previous century: ceramics, tin containers, an old clock ... these shelves can become the stage for a complete themed setting.
Those who know how to work with wood can easily create some small and delicate furniture to use as a spice rack or even to tidy up beauty products in the bathroom. As for color, generally everything is painted in white with a pastel finish, but other colors are also often the stars of this style.
Inlaid moldings and decorations can highlight furniture with simple shapes, as well as to adorn the surface with floral designs to be applied using decoupage.
Those who are able to paint can also indulge themselves with vintage-style cartoons: not only flowers, but also food and, above all, the famous English tea ritual!
This trend gives new life to that which is old and worn, both by imitating its appearance and, in the best case, by exploiting the look of antique pieces. Thus, shelves made from with antique wood are really perfect!
The idea of a shelf with a drawer is also very nice, looking as if it were a piece of desk fixed to the wall.
Shelves mounted on antique shutters are also popular, and can serve as a supports for lanterns, flowerpots or even candles!
Not just wood can be used: even wrought iron, with its elegant scrolls, is a great favorite of the shabby chic style.
A simple wooden plank with the fronts of old drawers to decorate the piece and then comfortable metal hooks of vintage style added: perfect for the entrance of a home.
A plate rack for all the dishes that are used the most often - also with a vintage design!
And how about a multi-shelf cabinet like this one, made of wood and with a stippled finish?
Which idea do you like the best?
