Shelf styling tips from an actual expert (as opposed to someone who just spent too much time browsing Pinterest. š )
“Wait, what if I move this right here?” I tap my chin, unsatisfied with the newly decorated shelf that stares back at me. The house is empty, but I’m counting on the universe to answer my shelving questions. No matter what I do, it doesn’t look right.
Whenever I try my hand at shelf styling, it looks like I’m trying too hard. I become obsessive about spacing and symmetry and making everything just so, completely forgetting that IĀ like things that are imperfect. They’re so much more interesting and a million times more real.
In the end, I usually throw my hands in the air and spend the next six hours browsing Pinterest for help (which sometimes results inĀ shelf decorating ideas posts).
All of this is ridiculous considering the fact that my sister is an interior designer. She’s really, really good at this stuff. Yet here I am, talking to my shelf.
I decided to pick my sister’s brain a little to get some of her top shelf decorating tips and tricks so that next timeĀ maybeĀ I won’t struggle so much. Be sure to read all the way to the bottom for a free printable shelf styling checklist.