10 amazing ideas for decorating your living room with stylish shelves

Sofas, armchairs, a table and maybe a media station with a TV, sound system and more. For many of us, these are the essential elements of a living room. And no respectable living room can lack having shelves and shelving units.

So, if you need to cover an empty wall or create storage areas, you can consider some of the options which are detailed below:

A ladder leaning against the wall: using a real ladder to create a shelving unit is very popular these days. And old, weather-beaten ladders can suit a rustic, farmhouse decor.

Another type of shelving which is suitable for modern environments, are very thin, narrow shelves. These are not bulky, are visually discreet and can be enhanced by putting flower pots/vases on them.

Floating shelves are also very popular, especially if they fill unused niches in the home. Deployed in this way, valuable storage/display space is created.

And talking of niches, there are those who create these using plasterboard counter-walls.

And these niches can be furnished with asymmetrically aligned wooden boxes (of various sizes) mounted on the wall.

Don't forget the corners of the living room: shelves put up in corners can be used to hold books, plants and much more.

And as for models and types of corner shelves, you are spoiled for choice.

What would you say about modern shelves that hang from the ceiling instead of resting on the floor?

With wooden boards fixed to the wall, you can create totally unique bookcases.

And using wood, you can make three-dimensional geometric shapes that seem to be emerging from the wall.

Which type of shelving do you like the most?