6 Design Ideas For Adding Corner Shelves To Your Home

September 2, 2016

6 Design Ideas For Adding Corner Shelves To Your Home

Corner shelves are a great way to get more storage space out of awkward corners. Here are 6 ideas for corner shelves that make use of what would otherwise be empty spaces.

1. Float Them

Long floating shelves running the length of this desk and tucked into the corner provide lots of extra storage in this home office. The floating design of these shelves gives them an extra clean look.


6 Design Ideas For Adding Corner Shelves To Your Home // Float Them --- Long, floating shelves running the length of this desk and tucked into the corner provide lots of extra storage in this home office.

Designed by Dan Brunn Architecture. Photography by Brandon Shigeta.

2. Box Them In

Two levels of wrap around, box-style shelving, create an easily accessible home library.


6 Design Ideas For Adding Corner Shelves To Your Home // Box Them In --- Two levels of wrap around, box-style shelving create an easily accessible home library.

Designed by innenarchitekture-Rathke.

3. Integrate Lighting

Lights built into these corner shelves help create the perfect study space and shine spotlights on the displays.


6 Design Ideas For Adding Corner Shelves To Your Home // Integrate Lighting --- Lights built into these corner shelves help create the perfect study space and shine spotlights on the displays.

Designed by Fernanda Marques Arquitetos Associados. Photography by Mariana Orsi.

 4. Customize Them

When installing shelves that fit into the corner, you might want to consider having custom shelves designed to fit your space perfectly. This also gives you the opportunity to have the corners rounded for a softer look in your space.


When installing shelves that fit into the corner, you might want to consider having custom shelves designed to fit your space perfectly. This also gives you the opportunity to have the corners rounded for a softer look in your space.

Designed by Luigi Rosselli Architects. Interior design by Alwill Interiors. Photography © Justin Alexander.

5. Blend Them In

white floating shelves against a white wall put less focus on the shelves and let the decor do the talking.


6. Mix & Match

Not all the shelves need to tuck into the corner. Having some end at the wall and others continuing to wrap gives you extra storage and makes for a more unique display.


6 Design Ideas For Adding Corner Shelves To Your Home