IKEA SVENSHULT: organize your home by using shelves from this versatile shelving range
A simple, basic model, which can be modified and customized: this is one of the tenets of the philosophy underlying all IKEA furniture and accessories. And with the SVENSHULT metal shelves model - much loved by users all over the world - it's easy to be creative. However, if you need help looking for ways to use these shelves, keep reading:
With SVENSHULT, it is easy to combine parts and create new shapes
The strong point about SVENSHULT shelves is that there is no predefined way in which to mount them: you get to decide how. You have near-total freedom to combine the shelves together to create a myriad of interesting shapes. So, as we see here, if you set them out in this "staircase" configuration, you can have shelves that fit into every available niche.
And on the official IKEA website, you can see a configuration that has been equipped with additional wooden shelves. Four shelf frames mounted on the wall in a cross configuration provides you with a unique bookcase in a pleasant shape for you to store and display your possessions.
A shelf that acts as a bedside table
Here's another idea suggested by IKEA: here, a shelf secured to a wall becomes a mini bedside table. Being wall-mounted, it saves on floor space too. Handy and much more attractive than simple shelves, no?
Additionally, given that these shelves are made of a metal mesh, you can always consider hanging hooks and other things from the available gaps!
Coffee corner
Do you dream of a having a coffee/tea-break corner set up in your home? Or perhaps a compact station specially to suit a home office? Maybe you don't have room for the furniture needed for this, but you can almost certainly find some wall space for these shelves. They are definitely sturdy enough to support all the equipment you need to furnish a coffee/tea station.
The lighting system above the bed
Let's say you have a minimalist-styled bedroom and a bed without a headboard: how can you provide lighting without putting light fittings into the bedroom wall? Well, could copy the idea shown here with a single SVENSHULT shelf - which acts as both a conventional shelf and a support for "clip-on" adjustable lamps!
Find a place for your plants
And here's another advantage of these shelves: being made of meshed metal, they are perfect for supporting potted plants (which can leak water and soil). So, if you have small-to-medium potted plants all around your home, you could gather them up and create a small, hanging garden with the help of these shelves.
The same type of thing can work outdoors too: you need to take care when exposing these shelves to the elements, but perhaps a sheltered spot in the garden or on a balcony would be ideal spot for them to serve this purpose.
A kitty playground
Anyone who has cats knows that furniture and shelves are a playground for cats: given this, why not set one up for them? Just get some cushions and secure them to the wire mesh of these shelves, and your cats can have their beds on the walls! It's a perfect to make cats feel they are the lords of all they see!
Have you found interesting ways to use SVENSHULT shelves in your home?
