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role that wall shelves play in our daily lives. The amount of order that
they bring to the paraphernalia that we tend to accumulate has to be
seen to be believed. Wall shelves are a blessing, whether they are
situated in the kitchen, in the bathroom or in the living room. The term
utility shelf determines its role. It can be hung anywhere in the house
as its versatile design enhances its scope. It can actually be reversed
because of its design and as it is flat in nature, it can be fit over
windows or doors, over the bed or the TV, at home or at office.
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Double decker shelves are great wall units to have either in the bedroom
or the kitchen. As they are 2 tiered, the smaller things like pictures,
mantle clocks, and even antiques can go on one tier and If you are an
avid reader, there is oceans of place for books of all sizes on the next
tier. In the kitchen, cookie jar collections or those hundred odds and
ends can easily find a place. It even has a plate grove to house plates.
A couple of such shelves can stock a lot of items.
Corner shelves to hold stereo speakers or cassettes, small projectors or
cameras can easily be mounted on the wall. It can hold all the junk that
you manage to collect or it can be used to hold pots and plants—the
bonsai variety. For a unique effect, a couple of such shelves can be
grouped together. This will give you more space to place all your stuff
on. The 3 tiered corner shelves are fantastic arrangements. With their
rounded edges, they fit snugly into the wall and are pretty efficient at
home or office. These corner shelves are something that we see very
often in Indian homes.
Clock shelves can hold many other things besides clocks. Used in the
living room or the bedroom it is an accessory that is useful beyond
words. They can be placed beneath pictures or mirrors and look very
artistic and decorative. Small wall pocket shelves can be used to keep
those elusive keys and wallet. These can actually be designed to suit
the décor of your room. Pedestal wall shelves can be used in wall
groupings. They can hold candles, pictures or small icons. Use a couple
on either side of a mirror or a picture for great effect. Long narrow
ladder shelves fit in those narrow spaces alongside windows and doors.
Things, which you always tend to need most, can ideally be kept on these
shelves. Many homes in India have a wooden ledges hammered into the wall
in the bathroom. They serve as wall shelves to house soaps, oils,
perfumes and even shaving kits. Multipurpose shelves like these find
their way into other rooms also.
The kitchen towel holder shelf is very attractive. It has an upper
shelf, which can be used for storing spice jars, and it also has a a
mesh compartment to keep bread and other small items. Strong and
beautiful, it also comes with racks for cups and saucers, and place for
the salt and peppershakers. The tavern shelves and the gallery shelves
provide adequate space for storage of paper towels and tissues, quilts,
rugs and sheets and those million odds and ends that usually end up in
the kitchen or bedroom. One shelf, which is slightly different from the
rest, is the dryer and curling iron shelf. The inevitable tangle of
cords in the vanity drawer can be minimized by the use of this shelf. It
can hold the dryer, the curling irons and brushes and has holders for
those knick-knacks that manage to find their way into your drawer.
For those who have hands, which are all thumbs and for those who just
hate screws and nails and hammers, there is relief. Wall shelves with
hanging bars, and windowsill shelves with galleries can hold plants and
flowers, adding greenery to the room.
The versatility of wall shelves
available in the Indian market is just amazing, and the uses to which
they are put are sometimes pretty innovative.
Author M. Hemdev
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