Wooden Display Shelf

Buy the best wooden display shelf selected and recommended by interior designers. By Tara Gosselin.

From space-saving floating shelves to wooden display racks holding hundreds of collectibles, this collection of wood display shelves are uniquely attractive in appearance and are a magnificent way to feature your prized décor pieces. Hang or place these shelves in living rooms, kitchens, dining rooms, offices, and bedrooms to highlight souvenirs from your previous vacations, or use these shelves for heirloom ornaments passed down from your great-grandmother.

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Wooden Display Shelf

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Why should home organization be a daunting process? It can be fun to complete home organization, and this is especially true when you incorporate wood display shelves into your decorating and organizing plans. No matter if your desire for the organization comes out of the need for adding more storage or because you'd like to develop beautiful interiors throughout your home, the use of shelves helps create unique areas.

The use of display shelves is opening up styling opportunities for a wide variety of mixing and matching items throughout every space in the home:

  • Kitchen: mix recipe books, canisters of cutlery, and stacks of bowls on wooden display shelving.
  • Living room: rather than having a bulky entertainment center, feature wooden shadow box shelving surrounding your media.
  • Bathroom: lean a wooden latter against the wall as a whimsical way of hanging towels and creating shelving.
  • Bedroom: suspend thick, chunky pieces of barn board at varying heights to create areas for hanging clothing, bags, and organize bins of clothing on an available wall or in a large closet.
  • Home Office: use wooden display shelves above desk areas to organize supplies, photography, personal items, and other items in need of organization.

Gone are the days of using wood display shelves solely for organizing books in the bedroom or dishes in the kitchen. Now, these display shelves are becoming an integral part of home interiors as focal points for displaying a wide variety of memorabilia, pieces of art, and items people cherish. That doesn't mean books or dishes can't come into the fray. That's quite the contrary.

Common styles for wood display shelves have no limits as they are available in a plethora of styles and options. For example:

  • Rustic or Industrial: those with rustic interiors can opt for wooden display shelves utilizing old boards constructed together with black painted industrial piping.
  • Modern and Minimalistic: those who prefer clean lines and minimalistic styles can opt for wooden display shelves featuring uniformity.
  • Traditional: when you select floating wooden display shelving featuring reclaimed wood with rich brown tones, it naturally complements your traditional decor.
  • Contemporary: use of display shelving featuring a cube design works well as an accent in contemporary designs.
  • Artistic or Whimsical: select wooden shelves in unique shapes or designs to feature as a focal point in a bedroom or living room to make an artistic statement.

If you’d like the shelf to last the longest, select one constructed from hardwood including oak, maple, and cherry. While they’ll still experience dents and dings from natural aging, these hardwoods are the most durable. If you decide to pick one constructed from softer wood, your best option is to treat it with paint or a heavy-duty varnish to ensure longevity. Common softwoods include those coming from conifer and evergreen trees including cedar, pine, and spruce. These are common building materials because they produce quality pieces and are environmentally friendly.

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Hanging bookcase mounted on thick rope. It consists of 5 open shelves made of wood. Great solution for storing books, display decorations and more. Modern design for each home.

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This, designed in a vintage industrial style, tiered display shelf is very reliable and it can last you many, many years. Crafted of sturdy wood, the unit has 4 thick shelves of different sizes, all attached to the tubular, steel frame.

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Display book shelf

What can one do out of reporposed old wooden pallets? Well, tons of practical and pretty things, including a display book shelf - just as pictured. But, best of all, it's just one of the numerous possibilities. Check them all out.

Modern wood wall art display shelves

Modern wood wall art display shelves

This display case features a durable wooden construction with plenty of shelves for books, plants, decorations and other items. It is resistant to wear and it also decorates indoors regardless of their colors.

Collapsible shelving

Stark large traditional style 5-tier open shelving unit intended for wineshops to display wines. It stands on the floor and covers practically the whole wall. It's handmade of sturdy reclaimed pine wood with a brownish finish.

Wood display shelves 2

This unique shelf construction is an interesting solution to the confusion of space. The robust construction of wood creates an interesting geometrical whole, which works well in the shops to collect goods.

Star wars tie fighter childrens wood

Star wars tie fighter childrens wood

A geometric shelving unit sporting a spaceship inspired shape. Multiple cubic compartments are dedicated for showing off collectibles, such as lego minifigures (here: Star Wars). Finished all neutral gray.

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This collapsible shelving isn't maybe the most durable one, but definitely convenient, portable, space-saving, and cheap. The 3 open shelves are movable, allowing you to fold the whole thing with no effort, whatsoever.

Floating display shelves

Simple shelves suitable for wall mounting. These are durable wooden elements that serve for display purposes. They feature simple rectangular shapes with straight lines and they are finished in neutral white color.

Collapsible display shelving

Use wooden boxes of varied sizes to create storing compartments on a blank wall. It's a decent idea for both home area and commerical space, e.g. to display products in a shop. Visually, the wood brings natural feel to the area.

Display book shelf

Made entirely out of pallets, this DIY bookshelf shall enchant all, who love handmade projects or rustic decors. It will bring in definitely a strong rustic vibe into the space, fitting well into traditional or vintage decors.

Display 60" Bookcase

Display 60" Bookcase

This modern and very practical bookcase is unusual combination of solid wood construction and wide functionality. Lovingly done ideally suited to the living room, office or other room.

Bird Cage Metal and Wood Display Shelf

Bird Cage Metal and Wood Display Shelf

This beautiful shelf stylized as a bird klatkę.Posiada she beautiful metal structure and the sensationally-made wooden tops shelves. The whole thing is very impressive and can fill her living room or office.

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Creative and interesting idea for a DIY project, made out of wine crates and office boxes. The assembly of boxes created with hinges provides a unique, modern way to replace a bookcase or a curio display cabinet.

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If your kids have the huge LEGO collection, they need to have the storage idea for their room. This large cabinet has got wooden display shelves for toys, books and accent pieces.

Box display shelves

This industrial bar stylization features wooden shelves for bottles that are based on the frame made of metal pipes. This construction looks very original and it is also practical in commercial indoors.

White Finish 5 Tier Corner Display Unit Shelf / Rack F04040

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Try this totally simple and easy furniture spruce up that makes an amazingly interesting visual display. Any old ladder will do. In fact, the more beat up it is, the more fun it will look. Add a few pieces of wood or glass and… voila! Instant shelving u

Vintage Freestanding / Wall Mounted Wooden Display Shelves w/ 2 Drawers Storage Shadow Box - MyGift®

King's Brand Espresso Finish Wood Cube Bookcase Display Cabinet

It is a contemporary cube bookcase display cabinet that has got an espresso finish and solid wood construction. It fits perfectly to modern office space, living room, bedroom, family room and other.

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In fact, there is always space for the display bookshelf - they are decorative, fill the empty space and fulfill a functional solution. These are made of pine wooden boards and are adapted to space under the stairs.

Shelving units living room

A perfect example of a clean, minimalistic contemporary living room design. The smooth, wooden shelves are a great replacement for a chunky entertainment unit, and the beautiful leather sofa gives an excellent contrast to the dark back wall.

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