Most people tend to organize their lives squarely at 90 degrees. Our television and computer screens are square, our tables, our parking lots (okay, a long square …), our money, well, everything has corners. Our houses are also almost always designed with square rooms. This is nice, neat, easy to organize, and BORING. It’s too easy to fit everything into neat and clean corners.
The problem is that most furniture is not designed to fit into corners. Even if you put a sofa or bookshelf in the corner, it wastes space and tends to feel cluttered and is somehow not right.
The solution is to find furniture designed to fit in the corners. This will achieve 2 results:
- 1. It is better to take advantage of the space in the corners and
- 2. It looks much cooler
When you install any type of shelf or corner unit, you not only reclaim valuable untapped space, but often make the entire room feel more spacious and airy.
When you break the “square” of the room, you add interest and charm to your decor. Not only that, but in some cases using this area in this way can allow a room to serve more than one function. For example, a corner shelf for children’s toys can separate that part of your living room for children while allowing you to retrieve the rest to relax without toys.
Sometimes instead of just filling a part of your room that would not otherwise be used, it can become the focus of the room. A good example of this is when you install a corner TV stand and then place your furniture around it. Suddenly, you have your own cozy viewing area.
Another elegant solution to the riddle of the corners is to install floating shelves in the corners. This provides you with an attractive and functional way to display collections and curiosities. This type of bookshelf provides you with less shelf space, but can add an eye-catching touch to your room.
People tend to go to a store, look for something, buy it, and take it home. The problem with finding something as unique as a corner shelf or bookshelf is that most stores only have a few examples. It’s a good idea to do some research and look at all the options available before making a decision. What you buy today you will have it for a long time, make sure you are really satisfied that you have found the best solution for you.
Don’t forget that using corners can help you reclaim space and reduce clutter in every room in your home, from the bathroom to the garage. You can find shelves in a wide range of materials, from glass to real wood and laminates in a wide variety of styles and finishes.
Some things to keep in mind when thinking about what to do with those underused corners of your home are:
- 1. What’s next to that corner?
- 2. (if you are considering a corner TV cabinet) is there a power supply nearby?
- 3. How close will the other furniture in the corner be?
All this is important to incorporate the corner to the rest of the decoration. For example, if there is a door on the side of the corner, watching television in that corner can be distracting to people who walk through the door. Also, if you want to put a corner shelf in that corner, is there any other furniture nearby? Since the shelves are open in a round shape, a sofa near the shelves could block access to part of the lower shelves. In short, try to imagine what the corner will look like and how well it will work with the rest of the room.
