Excited? Yes! Jumping with ecstasy? Yes! Eyes shinning like a bright star? Yes! Heart
beating fast? Yes! So many yeses for I’m to talk about the charm, mystic
and breathtaking sight of open shelves. For many, open shelves are hard to deal
with, require frequent cleaning and don’t allow burying clutter in life-threatening situations (unexpected guests
unexpectedly ring your door bell). But if you look at these negatives, all of
them are blessings in disguise. They don’t let you settle for less and keep
dumbing clutter – otherwise one fine morning you open a drawer, scream as if you
saw a monster and take it as an irreversible decision of nature. So, open
shelves = frequent cleaning = always tidier home.
For my mother, everything that can’t be covered is a
kitty-party for dust particles as no woman on earth would want to run through
her life wiping counters, ship-shaping decorative items – in other words have
no life of her own. Well, I can only laugh at this. I won’t counter argument
but would whisper, “it’s worth it.”
YOUR BOUTIQUE:
Consider
open shelves as your very own, personalized boutiques. The opportunity can be
used to glamorize the presence of personal belongings. Seriously, there’s so
much one could do. Instead of having to wait for opening the cabinet’s door,
sensation of organized space can be easily felt even from far away.
FOLLOW A
THEME:
Open
shelves are a good example where careful use of colors speaks for itself. Once
you are done choosing the right theme for the area, it sets tone for all the
items that hit home. My personal choice would be to take my time but find
maximum items that go along well with the overall color scheme. This way, the
entire area will become an eye-candy and sugar plum.
CHOOSE
WHAT YOU WANT TO DISPLAY:
Of
course, not the whole shebang can be displayed as there are certain items that
are not so fancy, don’t represent your personality, might look cluttered when
displayed. If you are lucky to have a fusion of delightful open shelves and
functionality of covered counters, it’s recommended to go through all the items
belonging to that particular area for deciding on what can sleep in the drawer
and what can shine like a star on shelves. One other criterion for sorting out
things, other than aesthetics, is their frequency of usage. Things that stay in
regular use could sit publicly as they’ll continue to go through the cleaning
loop.
FRENZY
SHOPPING EXPERIENCE:
I
wish, I could demonstrate my condition when I step into a store – as if caged
animals of Madagascar for the first time experience the world outside zoo. It
becomes hard to control a racing heart that comes close to a heart attack, and
frozen feet that just don’t want to move forward without picking a sample of
every fancy item. Whenever, I go shopping with my sisters, I am the one with
stuffed shopping bags and a happy heart. Open shelves gives me feeling as if I am
shopping.
FOCAL
POINT OF ROOM:
If
a room doesn’t have a luxurious décor or seems to be falling apart with no
focal point, open shelves can pull everything together. It can give a new definition to an irky place,
ask a sad abode to say cheeeese and fill your eyes will kilos of cheerfulness.
EASILY
ACCESSIBLE:
If
you are running against clock and want to get things done speedily, open
shelves are definitely something you should mull over. I wouldn’t want to open
a counter every second to pull things out in phases. When everything is
accessible easily, I can celebrate the finale of house chores in shortest
possible time.
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