Use the shelves above the desk

A well-designed work area is the main task of parents. If earlier it was customary to do homework in the kitchen, now to have an “corner-room” in the house is in the order of things. In order to accommodate all school supplies and other necessary things, shelves and cabinets are installed above the table. Using design techniques, you can make the room stylish and roomy.

A spacious desk with a functional shelf for things creates a comfortable workplace for the student.

What it is and how it works

Decorative shelves for books and other items are perfectly placed in a niche above the table.

A shelf is a type of furniture without a front wall, the back wall may also be missing. This is a repository of personal belongings of the child, they include school supplies, cosmetics, children's library, decor items. They need to be installed near the desk so that everything is at hand. Hang at the height of the child so that it is convenient to take objects.

Open shelves for books and toys in the children's room do not clutter the space and are an excellent decorative element.

Designers are advised to use the furniture open. This will save space and improve the visibility of things. Place the piece of furniture along the wall by the window. Windows will add natural light to the work area. Hang shelves on fasteners, squares, or installed on the floor.

Fastening options for glass and other shelves

Shelves for wall shelves

Types of shelves

The shelves differ in purpose, capacity, design and installation method.

To destination

• For pots of flowers.
  

  Wall shelf for flowers above the desk

• Book shelving.
  

  Shelves and shelves for books are perfect for home office

• Universal shelves for your desktop.
  

  Open and closed shelves near the high-tech desk

By way of installation

• Wall mounted.
  

  Wall shelves are great for storing books, flowers and other small things.

• Suspended.
  

  Hanging bookshelf fits perfectly into the room in a nautical style

• Corner.
  

  Corner adjustable shelf above the desk for organizing the working space

• For the inner corner.
  

  Computer desk with a shelf in the inner corner above it

• For the outer part of the corner.
  

  Outer corner shelf made to individual sizes

By way of construction

• Console.
  

  Unusual shelf-console with a holder in the form of a loop

• Tiered.
  

  Tiered shelf for books and trifles

• With side walls.
  

  Bookshelf of unusual shape with side curly walls

• With back wall.
  

  Corner shelves near the window with a decorative back wall

• Combining all the ways designs.

When choosing a shelf for the workplace, you must take into account the child's age, his interests, the number of objects to be placed, the style and size of the room.

Furniture Tips

• If the room is small, then fit a corner shelf. On it you can arrange pots with flowers, decor items. It can be hung on the wall or mounted on the floor. A minus in such furniture is small capacity.
• If the child likes to read, then the rack will do. For books, it is better to take with side walls. Shelf material - iron. The great advantage is universality - you can put books, flower pots, souvenirs.
• Above the table is better to hang the console. They put photos, pictures, cosmetics, etc. on it. The console can be: single-tier, multilevel, corner combined with a table are relevant for office desks and computer tables. Computer desk is advised to install separately from the desk. Also differ in shape and design: there are rectangular, oval, narrow and wide.
• Diagonal fit for storing baby’s books.

To select the shelf you need to take measurements of the room and desk. It is necessary to take into account the structure of the wall, room capacity, height.

How to make yourself

Simple book corner shelves, hand-made

Today there are no problems in choosing furniture for the desk, the consultants of the stores will help you choose the right furniture. For those who decide to make their own shelves for storage, help the following tips.

The choice of material: glass, wood, plastic, metal products.

Beginners fit horizontal console, mounted on metal corners or legs. Easy option U-shaped with storage compartments.

Shelf-invisible for books suitable for room decoration with their own hands

What you need to work

• Material
• Saw, hacksaw, grinder, glass cutter (depending on the material).
• Nails, screws, squares.
• Paint or varnish.
• Angles for measuring angles, ruler and pencil.

DIY tools for creating shelves

Progress: Any construction begins with a drawing and taking measurements.

The scheme of a simple hinged shelf with the required dimensions

All you need to do is put on the material ready-made measurements and cut.

Cutting boards for homemade shelves

Grinding your own DIY board shelf

Further parts are treated with paint or varnish. It is suspended by nails, self-tapping screws, on squares or legs.

The process of assembling a homemade wood shelf

It is also possible plunging products into the wall. The method of attachment depends on the material of the product.

Collected shelf after processing stain and varnish

Shelf - a place to store things a child, and part of the interior. Various design solutions allow not only to make the interior comfortable and roomy, but also interesting.

Video: DIY Corner Shelf

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