Few things are as appealing in a home as a corner reading nook, complete with a comfortable chair, a peaceful lamp, a blanket, and a corner book shelf. Just looking at such a space can bring warmth and peace to a person, not to mention the good it does for the soul to actually use it! Even a small unused corner in a hallway, under a staircase, or in a bedroom can be turned into a reading nook with little creativity and the proper furniture and accessories. For the avid reader, this will be like a little slice of heaven in the home. Decorating magazines and websites can provide some great inspiration if you need help getting started on your own corner reading space.
One of the central elements of such a space is the corner book shelf. After all, in order to sit down and read, you will need a book! Not only is the shelving important to hold the books, it can also hold a lamp and perhaps some photographs or other personal items to give the space warmth and character. A corner book shelf can be an actual bookcase that is made to go in a corner, or it can be corner shelves that are mounted to the walls. Corner shelves can be found in all types of decorating styles, ranging from ultra-modern metal corner shelves to traditional, beautiful, country-style oak shelves.
Price ranges for a corner book shelf have just as much variation as the style. You can find them inexpensively (under $100, in many cases) at big retailers that sell laminate furniture options. You can also find them at high-end furniture stores that sell bookshelves for thousands of dollars. Yet another option is to have a corner shelf custom made for your space and your decorating style. This will not be inexpensive, but you are guaranteed to get exactly what you want.
Shopping for a corner shelf unit can be a big adventure, or it can be as simple as clicking a mouse from the comfort of your own home. Online retailers offer many shelves, many at discounted prices. If you shop around and keep your eyes open for specials, you may even find that shipping costs aren't even a factor in online buying. Any way you go about buying it, a corner book shelf will make a charming addition to any space.
New York, Harrisburg, Forest Lake, College Park, Ogdensburg, Mount Pleasant, Clarksburg, Littleton, Farmington Hills, Bayonne, Depew, New Haven, Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), Olympia, Dania Beach, Arkansas, Gulfport, Artesia, DeBary, Santa Clara, Tracy, Mukilteo, Roselle, Maine, Fenton, Grand Haven, Winchester, Claremont, Lake Elsinore, Ohio, Lawrence, Oxford, Martinez, Secaucus, Iowa, Cedar Rapids, Puyallup, Vienna, Bolingbrook, Bound Brook, South Carolina, Griffith, Red Bank, Grand Prairie, Barberton, Kingsville, Union City, Sioux City, Hastings, South Dakota, West Chester, New Jersey, Dublin, Long Beach, Ramsey, Corning, Naperville, Farragut, New Braunfels, Lafayette, Vermont, Palm Springs, Moorpark, O'Fallon, Oklahoma, Crown Point, Valley Stream, Madison, Huber Heights, Tarboro, Fort Walton Beach, Lakeland, North Plainfield, Fairfield, Galt, Lindsay, Covington, Federal Way, Matteson
Comments page 1 of 1
Click here to add a comment
Jenine
Posted 110 days ago
Have an empty corner in your apartment that draws attention away from the rest of the room because its just soooo...empty? Or do you have an empty corner that you just want to fill? A corner book shelf could be a nice addition, you can put anything else you'd like to display to your apartment guests.
Cathrine
Posted 114 days ago
Corner book shelf is an excellent way to save space and to display various items, corner shelves are not right for every application but they are right for many. These are handy pieces of furniture and their cornering capabilities free up some valuable floor space.
Monique
Posted 138 days ago
I have a tiny apartment and small spaces are hard to decorate especially if there are items that need to sit on shelves, and wall shelves are not an option. However I manage to have a great saving space with my corner book shelf. They take up less floor space and sit in the corner out of the way. They are a great way to display collectibles, figurines, crafts, trophies and other items that need to be displayed in a home.
<1>
Decorative Shelf Brackets - It's Time to Give Your Shelves a Whole New Look
By Joel Benstein Decorative shelf brackets are an often underrated element in eye-catching shelves. It's all too easy to overlook them while concentrating on the shelf itself, or the shelf edging, but it would be a mistake to do so. [READ FULL ARTICLE]
Organize Shelf Space in Your House and Have a Fruitful Reorganizing Blitz
By Debra Carlton If you have started on a decluttering project to clean out your bedroom closets, try to organize shelf space in such a way as to maximize the use of existing storage in your closets. Here are some easy tips on what to look out for when reorganizing your shelves. [READ FULL ARTICLE]
Fireplace Mantel Shelves Add Charm
By Lisa Becker If you want to redecorate your living room, but feel constrained by the design of your fireplace, consider a new fireplace mantel shelf. Adding a shelf or replacing your existing shelf can revamp your fireplace, giving a whole new feel to any room. [READ FULL ARTICLE]
By Edna Roberts When you don't use proper laundry room organizers, your laundry room will become a total disaster. To avoid this, you have to find appropriate storage area for each item in your laundry space. You need a place to store clothes, washing detergents, iron boards and other washing accessories. [READ FULL ARTICLE]
The TV Shelf - Types and Trends of TV Shelves
By Michael Bunch You've bought that brand new high-def plasma TV, and you need a place to put it. You could mount it on the wall, but that seems like a lot of work, and you are not confident enough in your installation abilities to hang it without seeing it crash to the ground in a heap of shattered plastic and wire. You could go with an entertainment center, but that seems a bit much - you don't need to attach anything to it; you just need the TV itself. Enter the TV Shelf. [READ FULL ARTICLE]
