Stylish Shelving Ideas for Your Home Office
(How important is a home office to you? Many homes have space for an office, but many look awful and you wouldn’t want to spend much time in it. I found this article that makes the home office a place to work and to spend time in. From Houzz Magazine. Pete)
When it comes to storing books and other home office supplies, there are plenty of options, but not all of them are attractive. None of these home offices has that problem, however. Discover these 10 stylish shelving ideas derived from the most popular home office photos Houzz users saved over the last three months. Let us know in the Comments which home workspace would work best for you.
1. Glass-Front Cabinets
While glass-front cabinets are most commonly found in kitchens and bathrooms, this handsome Moscow space shows that they can work just as well in a home office. Adding glass fronts to a bookcase helps reduce dust and can help preserve rare books, especially if the glass is coated with UV protection.
While glass-front cabinets are most commonly found in kitchens and bathrooms, this handsome Moscow space shows that they can work just as well in a home office. Adding glass fronts to a bookcase helps reduce dust and can help preserve rare books, especially if the glass is coated with UV protection.
2. Arches and Pillars
This custom built-in bookcase in a Naples, Florida, home office designed by Jinx McDonald Interior Designs features fluted wood pillars and a trio of wall arches. The bookcase, covered in a rich espresso stain, pops against the neutral-colored walls.
This custom built-in bookcase in a Naples, Florida, home office designed by Jinx McDonald Interior Designs features fluted wood pillars and a trio of wall arches. The bookcase, covered in a rich espresso stain, pops against the neutral-colored walls.
3. Floating Shelves and Shiplap
This coastal chic home office in Bethesda, Maryland, was designed by the team at Case Design/Remodeling. The built-in desk features a back wall covered in shiplap and a pair of gray-washed floating shelves.
Browse gray floating shelves
This coastal chic home office in Bethesda, Maryland, was designed by the team at Case Design/Remodeling. The built-in desk features a back wall covered in shiplap and a pair of gray-washed floating shelves.
Browse gray floating shelves
4. Library Ladder
This industrial home office in Iowa was built by the team at Unique Homes Iowa. A custom bookcase of blackened steel and wood lines one wall. A library ladder slides along a rail on the bookcase to provide access to tomes at the tippy top.
This industrial home office in Iowa was built by the team at Unique Homes Iowa. A custom bookcase of blackened steel and wood lines one wall. A library ladder slides along a rail on the bookcase to provide access to tomes at the tippy top.
5. Paneled Perfection
Paneled walls covered in a warm gray paint add a classic touch to this Houston home office built by the team at Allan Edwards Builder. The bookcase wall, which blends into the space seamlessly, features panels at the top, shelving in the middle and cabinets at the bottom.
Paneled walls covered in a warm gray paint add a classic touch to this Houston home office built by the team at Allan Edwards Builder. The bookcase wall, which blends into the space seamlessly, features panels at the top, shelving in the middle and cabinets at the bottom.
6. Kitchen Corner
If you don’t have space in your house to turn an entire room into a home office, perhaps a corner of your kitchen will do. This example in Minneapolis was designed by Studio M Interiors. It features soapstone countertops, graphic blue-and-white wallpaper and custom built-in cabinets and shelves.
If you don’t have space in your house to turn an entire room into a home office, perhaps a corner of your kitchen will do. This example in Minneapolis was designed by Studio M Interiors. It features soapstone countertops, graphic blue-and-white wallpaper and custom built-in cabinets and shelves.
7. Lacquered Look
If you want to make a dramatic visual statement, take inspiration from this Mill Valley, California, home office created by Nest Design. All the walls, doors, built-ins and even the ceiling are covered in the same bold lacquer paint. Lacquered surfaces reflect light, so even a deep blue color doesn’t look too dark.
If you want to make a dramatic visual statement, take inspiration from this Mill Valley, California, home office created by Nest Design. All the walls, doors, built-ins and even the ceiling are covered in the same bold lacquer paint. Lacquered surfaces reflect light, so even a deep blue color doesn’t look too dark.
8. Chalkboard Paint and Floating Shelves
A home office might be one of the most useful places to cover a wall in chalkboard paint. Use the wall to jot down notes, make a grocery list or leave an inspirational quote. Floating shelves on a chalkboard wall will add storage without covering up too much writing space.
Find chalkboard paint
A home office might be one of the most useful places to cover a wall in chalkboard paint. Use the wall to jot down notes, make a grocery list or leave an inspirational quote. Floating shelves on a chalkboard wall will add storage without covering up too much writing space.
Find chalkboard paint
9. Light It Up
This basement home office in London, designed by the team at Roselind Wilson Design, features a pair of light wells that draw in natural light. But it’s the large bookcase wall outfitted with LED light strips that gives the space its alluring warm glow.
This basement home office in London, designed by the team at Roselind Wilson Design, features a pair of light wells that draw in natural light. But it’s the large bookcase wall outfitted with LED light strips that gives the space its alluring warm glow.
10. Clever Closet
Another great way to carve out a home workspace when you can’t dedicate an entire room is to transform a closet into an office. This chic San Diego workspace features a floating white laminate desk and a pair of floating shelves with integrated lights above.
Another great way to carve out a home workspace when you can’t dedicate an entire room is to transform a closet into an office. This chic San Diego workspace features a floating white laminate desk and a pair of floating shelves with integrated lights above.
Bryan Anthony October 6, 2018
Houzz Editorial Staff; writer, design enthusiast, reader, softball player.