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Spine Wall Shelf
Tara Gosselin
Interior Design Expert
Tara is a San Antonio-based award-winning landscape architect, writer and educator, passionate about eco-friendly solutions and growing her own food. She knows all it takes to help you create a sustainable backyard retreat that combines blissful charm with a modern take on landscaping.
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21/02/2022
Unlike a collection of separate items, a spine wall shelf with several layers connected by a thinner piece can help you maintain a cohesive feel while also inspiring a sense of verticality in your living room. You can find spine shelves in a variety of sizes and with different numbers of layers, so we recommend running a little inventory first. As for styles, our interior design experts have found the best models to help you match your interiors.
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Neutral column spine wall shelf
Rona
As well as a natural pine finish, this 47¼” tall spine wall shelf with five layers is available in a monochrome white or black style, which are both incredibly versatile. They’ll easily match most palettes, especially in traditional interiors.
Designer Advice:
Ideally, you want to pick the color of your spine wall shelf wisely in order to create a double contrast: against your wall but also to help your favorite items pop. For example, this model’s neutral black finish would be perfect against a white wall and to store items (whether coffee table books, plants, or souvenirs) in a light-colored finish.
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Narrow wall shelf with spine
Ebern Designs
This five-tiered spine wall shelf comes in a dark walnut, pine, and white finish. While it’s 30” in height, the width of the actual spine is less than 6” and slightly smaller than the shelves: this will enhance its sense of verticality, creating an illusion of space.
$29.99
$36.99
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Rustic spine shelf
Union Rustic
24” tall and with three small tiers, this wall shelf tower will allow you to showcase a curated selection of decorative items. It’s entirely made of solid teak in a charming natural finish.
$66.99
Designer Advice:
A spine wall shelf made of wood will help you reinforce the natural inspiration behind your decor and will work with most interior styles (especially modern, rustic, and industrial, whereas lighter wood finishes would be a more obvious match in Scandinavian or bohemian settings).
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Modern spine wall shelf
Danya B
With its dark wood finish and simple lines, this 30” tall spine wall shelf with five 6” tiers is a must in interiors inspired by the trends of the 20th century, as long as you only need it for particularly small items.
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Double spine shelving
Available in four finishes and different sizes, this spine wall shelf combines wood and metal (which is perfect for both rustic and industrial settings) but stands out thanks to its double spine, which can help you make a bolder decorative statement.
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Creative spine bookshelf
Zipcode Design™
This three-tiered spine wall shelf with a diamond-shaped frame looks like a work of art more than a functional piece. Available in four finishes, it’s guaranteed to become an eye-catching accent in your living room.
Designer Advice:
Unless you lay them down horizontally, small spine wall shelves aren’t ideal to store books. If you were hoping to use them as actual bookshelves, then consider a design with a central vertical panel. That way, you can lean your books against it and will only need to use a single bookend on the other side.
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Wide spine wall shelf
Wade Logan®
While most spine wall shelves involve a higher number of smaller tiers, this model allows you to store a wider range of bulkier items or book collections by relying on three shelves that are just short of 20” in length.
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Diagonal spine wall shelf
Foundry Select
These extremely customizable spine wall shelves come in four sizes and finishes (dark walnut, walnut, gray, and white), all including dark metal accents and a rack for some additional storage. This makes them ideal for towels and cloths in the kitchen.
$80.68
Designer Advice:
A wall shelf with diagonal spines is certainly a more creative choice that you can use to turn that part of a wall into a captivating visual statement. However, we only recommend it in fairly wide or uncluttered areas, as it’ll take up more space than traditional vertical designs.
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Space saving wall shelf tower
Brayden Studio®
With its thin spine, this shelf column is ideal in smaller settings or rooms that only have a fairly narrow portion of wall space left. You can use it for taller items or houseplants since it leaves 12” in between each of its three shelves.
$83.99
$95.99
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Wall shelf column for large walls
Latitude Run®
With two spines and four 23.6” long shelves, this 35.4” tall model can revolutionize your wall while still guaranteeing an airier result than a traditional closed piece. Complement your palette by choosing among its white, anthracite, and oak finish.
Designer Advice:
Avoid a cluttered feel by displaying your items strategically. A visually interesting idea would be to decorate your spine wall shelves asymmetrically by placing some taller items on the top left corner, some shorter ones (such as a few books arranged horizontally) on their left, the opposite on the shelf below it, and so on.
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