Many avid readers love displaying their affection for books by displaying their favorite novels on funky book shelves. Wall units also make a great place to show off collectibles and knick knacks.
Take a look at the slideshow for an array of wall-mounted shelves.
Implications - It is interesting to see that businesses are now getting creative with normally practical items, looking beyond a furniture piece's original purpose and adding an interestingly imaginative touch to make it both personalized and artistic. Changing a practical furniture piece and turning it into a piece of home decor, designers are incorporating a secondary purpose for regularly non-decorative items.
18 Unique Wall Shelves
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Fake Book as a Shelf
Your Books Floating on the Wall
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BookShelf Adjusts Shape to Contents
Elastica BookShelf
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Green DIY Bookshelves
The ‘Book Book Shelf' by Not Tom Recycles Your Old Novels
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A New Wave in Furniture
The Storyline Shelf
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Balancing Bookshelf
"Maintain The Balance of Your Knowledge!"
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Religious Juxtaposition
A Bookshelf for the Religiously Confused
12
Geeky Home Decor Has Hidden Meaning
Equation Bookshelf
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Fungus Shelves
Mischer Traxler Saves Species With Eco-Conscious Design
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Ceramic Wall Units Define Small Spaces
Naxos Design
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Wall-Mounted Stiletto Racks
Mashallah Shoeshelf
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Musical Bookshelves
The Wazz AL by NoDesign
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Flexible Wall Units
Stretch Shelves are Made From Expandable Rubber Bands
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Speech Bubble Bookshelves
'Shelves Comic' Makes for Quirky Wall Storage
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Pocket Knife Shelves
Ivan Hernandez Quintela and Juan Zouain Use Swiss Army Knife as Inspiration
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Flying Shelves
The 'Snow Bird' by Marisko Studios Gives Your Walls Some Flare
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Books as Balance Weights
The See-Saw Bookshelf
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Global Warming Shelves
Tao Ma's Iceberg-Laden Bookshelf Reminds You to Go Green
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Sound Waves As Design
Storyline Shelf Means "Bliss"
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The Wisdom Tree Bookshelf
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Upside-Down Storage
The Anti-Gravity Bookshelf
Flipping Wall Shelves
Sebastian Errazuriz's Disappearing Repisa N5
Speaker Stilettos
Vases Made From Recycled Books
Novel Eco-Friendly Interior Design by Laura Cahill
3-D Art Made of Books
Su Blackwell's Book-Cut Sculptures
Stiletto Socks
Emilio Cavallini Hosiery
Projector Phone Coffee Makers?
The Pomegranate NS08 is the Swiss Army Knife of Mobile Phones
Sustainable Wood Furniture
The Woodloops FSC-Certified Bookshelf
MP3 Swiss Army Knife
Carved Books
Novel Art Recycling
Fuel That Grows on Trees
Myco Diesel Made of Fungus
Maze-Like Furniture
Rick Ivey Ontario's Steel Bookshelf
Angular Storage
The Quad Book Shelf
Fungus Shelves
Mischer Traxler Saves Species With Eco-Conscious Design
Electronic Swiss Army Knife
Solar Powered MP4 Mobile Power Station
Public Art in Shanghai
Fungus Chairs by Ma Yansong
Global Warming Gadgets
Eco-Awareness Drain Stop Features Polar Bears Adrift On Ice
Geographic Shelves
'Oh, The Farmer and The Cowman Should Be Friends' Bookshelf
Racetrack Bookshelves
The Infinite Loop Bookcase Makes Continuous Reading Easy
Recycled Books as Bags
DIY Reader's Digest Purses
Pocketknife Cutlery Holders
Swiss Army Knife Packs the Kitchen Into the Swissarmius
Home Eco Awareness
'Global Warming' Polar Bear Rug
Gravity Defying Bookshelves
Neon ADDI Billy's Brother Shelf Looks Like It'll Tip
Global Warming Awareness Dishes
'Only 1°C Change Can Affect Us' Cups
Punk Business Fashion
Anti System Sk8 Shoulder Bags and Notebooks
Free Book Exchanges
Recession-Proof ‘BookCrossing ' Tracks Recycled Book Travels
The Wenger Giant Swiss Army Knife
Speech Bubble Bookshelves
'Shelves Comic' Makes for Quirky Wall Storage
Shelf-Lamp Hybrids (UPDATE)
The ‘TwistTogether Lamp' Blocks Serve as Storage Units
Pocket Knife Shelves
Ivan Hernandez Quintela and Juan Zouain Use Swiss Army Knife as Inspiration
Boldly Bizarre Bookshelves
The 'Crisis' Shelf Adds Electric Orange Punch To Your Decor
Flying Shelves
The 'Snow Bird' by Marisko Studios Gives Your Walls Some Flare
Global Warming Shelves
Tao Ma's Iceberg-Laden Bookshelf Reminds You to Go Green
Speech Bubble Cushions
Egor Bashakov's Pillows Will Talk You To Sleep