5 Great Applications for Corner Shelves

Adding corner shelves can be a great way of adding additional storage area to your home, as well as providing a decorative and stylish touch to almost any room. Often the corners of a room are simply wasted space that could be much better utilized by adding one or more shelves. Corner shelving units are made in many different types of systems that install in various ways, making it easy to choose one that is perfect for your room. Or, you can save money and build your own corner shelving units.

Corner Shelves in the Bathroom

Because bathrooms are notoriously short on storage space, corner shelves can be used to great advantage to maximize wall space and provide extra shelves where they are needed most. Corner shelves added over the bathtub can provide plenty of space for storing bath supplies and toiletries, or to display candles to add a relaxing ambiance to the bath. Some bathtub surround units even have built-in corner shelves. There are also corner shelving units that have suction cups on the back so that you can stick them in the corner of shower enclosure, right against the tile or plastic wall surface. A free-standing decorative corner shelving unit can also be used in the bathroom to store towels and other items.

Elegant Display Space for Collectibles

If you have a collection of small items, using glass corner shelves can be the perfect way to display them to their best advantage. Shelves made from clear glass blend in with the surrounding area, which doesn't detract from the visual impact of the collectible items themselves. Glass shelves also look very elegant, as do mirrored corner shelves.

Add Kitchen Storage Space

Short free-standing corner shelving units are great for the kitchen, allowing the utilization of small areas of floor space. Try adding one beside the stove to hold a basket of pot holders and trivets, or use one in a corner to hold baskets of vegetables such as onions and potatoes. Since a free-standing corner shelving unit usually has three legs, they can sometimes be a bit unstable on carpeting, but since kitchens usually have hard floor surfaces, they are quite suitable. If the kitchen is short on floor space, you can also add wall-mounted corner shelves to add more storage and display space.

Using Corner Bookshelves

If you already have a full height bookcase in a room such as a home office, bedroom or living room, you can add extra space as well help to visually blend the tall bookcase into the room by adding a corner bookcase to either side of it. There are also smaller wall-mounted corner bookshelf units which can be hung close to a favorite reading chair to keep books handy. Accent them with butterfly metal art or coffee cup metal artwork to add some style to your reading nook.

Use Small Corner Shelves for Audio Speakers

If you have a home media room, or simply have some audio or television equipment that you wish to get the best possible sound from, there is often a need to place speakers around the room. Adding a small shelf to each corner of the room will provide an unobtrusive spot to place these speakers, while allowing you to maximize the overall sound quality within the room.