A flat, usually rectangular structure composed of a rigid material, such as wood, glass, or metal, fixed at right angles to a wall or other vertical surface and used to hold or store objects.
That's the common dictionary definition of a shelf... well, I say that needs to be updated!
Check out these amazing innovative shelves I've found.
How fun are these "picture frame" shelves! They'd be great with some old vintage books stacked inside and some candles. I also love the idea of finding some real picture frames of the same style and staggering them around the bookshelves.
Although this bookshelf is not in production yet, I think it's a really quirky idea.
I could see this working in an office or work studio, and it could look really great with one of my past finds that I blogged about, the French furniture company that creates chairs and lighting in the shape of letters and quotation marks (http://jz360design.blogspot.com/2011/10/french-furniture-not-like-you-imagined.html).
What a great partnership that would make!
What can I say about this, except that I love it!
To me, it's not just a bookshelf, it's a piece of art.
I like that each shelf has a colored panel, which means it can look just as great without a ton of books! And you can choose your color you want as well!
This Bookworm shelf by Ron Arad is such an innovative design, and I love that he didn't create it to be only one shape, but rather it can be made into ANY shape you want. This is great, not only for books, but in a child's room to hold toys, or in a bedroom to hold little trinkets.(http://www.heals.co.uk/shelving+storage/kartell-bookworm-11-bookend-bookshelf-by-ron-arad/invt/814818)
I would love to see this floating bookshelf along an entire wall. That would make an impression!
Or, purely for decoration purposes, just one horizontal row by the ceiling with some colorful books on them would give the room an artsy feel.
