Mama and baby add some balance to the asymmetrical room.

Not how yellow is used on the shelf styling.

Here the designer has brought in the colors via the upholstered pieces and accessories in the shelves.

1. Add a bit of black. Unfortunately, the big shiny black box that is the flat screen TV just dominates a room. In more traditionally decorated rooms, and when white trim is involved, one solution is to have other black accents and accessories. Here the TV is over a dark stone fireplace; along with the darker brown floors, it helps ground the room. These elements and the black accents in the pillows and side table help to bounce your eye around the room and balance the black hole of the tv. Tip: Even though there's symmetry with the two yellow chairs and the two urns on the mantle, the asymmetry of tall shelving on the left and the lower cabinet on the right help to fill the room with texture and interest. This helps to diminish the TV as a focal point.

... or adding some heft to the mantelpiece.

Another view of the room, with Chinese-style ginger jars lining the mantle.

7. Cover your books. While it would be impractical to cover an entire wall of books, a single shelf can be enhanced by covering the books in beautiful paper. If you want to show what is inside, add file labels to the spines and neatly write the titles.

Shelves and fireplace

master bedroom

This would work well in the living room.

Fireplace

Fireplace

Tablette

Fireplace

grey/white again

Navy, Yellow/gold, and cool neutral paint colors work well together.

Covered books.

Accent colors

fireplace

asymmetrical casework

fireplace

Tv and fireplace

asymmetrical cabinets around fireplace

Yello

assymetrical shelving

Fireplace and built-ins.

Tv & Fireplace

With hearth. Less ornate, little more stone.

Colors and shelves

Love stone on fireplace

Paint the inside of shelves

Asymmetrical den cabs

Shelves, mantle

Covered books

Like the pops of yellow

Fireplace

Fireplace every Thing

Picture by elephants

fireplace13

Bold...blk/wht and GOLD - risky but edgy and cool too....

fireplace and bookcase on the left

Fireplace

furniture placement

Fireplace

The colors and the combination of Asian and traditional influence

could use

Not the mantle surround I want but something more contemporary to go with marble

Great room

Fireplace

Fireplace

fireplace surround

Cover books... less chaotic bookshelves. hmm

Colors

Interesting. Shelves on one side and short cupboards on the other side

Fire place

sitting room

Black surround. Tv fireplace

Cabinetry on sides of fireplace

Detailed timber mantel

This is more what I mean - shelves on the left. One side of the fireplace, different sizes and shapes to the shelves.

Love the mantle surround.

I like the shelves on one side and cabinet on the other

This look with marble tile in brown color.

open shelving on one side, cabinet on the other with TV?

not symmetrical look

like the marble

tv & fireplace

cover books

our living room

7. Cover your books. While it would be impractical to cover an entire wall of books, a single shelf can be enhanced by covering the books in beautiful paper. If you want to show what is inside, add file labels to the spines and neatly write the titles.

love the yellow accents in the room and on the bookcase

Fireplace living room

mantle - dark marble

graphic pillows

Mantle

love the bookcase but would never color code my book treasues!

Book shelving is innovative. Love the art decor.

Back Room Fireplace Shelving

Color cover books?

Sidewalk gray

Books

bult ins that are asymmetrical

Cover books with colored paper. So pretty!

Book cover or books spine in on shelves

To Design my living

软装

Cover books in bright or pattern papers for pop of color

Камин с телевизором

الدفاية

Fireplace and wall unit!

built in shelves next to fireplace

Jaune

Cover the books with colored paper!

book covers in white and yellow

tiss up fireplace

covers on books

fireplace

cover your books in beautiful paper

pop

cover your books (add fie labels to spines for titles)

Cover your books. While it would be impractical to cover an entire wall of books, a single shelf can be enhanced by covering the books in beautiful paper. If you want to show what is inside, add file labels to the spines and neatly write the titles.

easy way to have a cohesive bookshelf

cover your books

fire place

clever use of color

add black

Cover books

Color blocking

white black blue yello combo love it!

asymmetrical mantle and side bookcases

Small space

Living

Love it. Goes with bedroom ideas of antque stained/painted mustard yellow furniture.

Elephant

Book shelf

Such an easy way to add spring freshness

2 side table and accent chair

Fire place

Rivestire i libri stesso colore predominante

clever

Living room chimney breast storage

Difference of height each side of fireplace, normally more symettrical

fireplace and TV

Table and yellow chairs

Amarelo branco e detalhes em preto

Ethnic tables mixed w/ contemporary

Shelf

fire place

shelves one side of fireplace, cupboard the other

Bookcovers

B&W ....and a touch of yellow...majic for Mel's BRoom

covered books

fireplace mantel decor

balance of TV color and fireplace

Book covers

fireplace

Mantelpieces

TV, white urns, deep mantel

Shelving and cupboards next to fireplace

covering the books on a bookshelf to infuse color

Cover a few books in beautiful paper.

استفاده از وسایل سنتی چینی

color on shelves

covered books...less cluttery looking

Entertainment ctr

Difft bookcases

tv above not that bad if scale is right

This fireplace looks a lot like ours.

the bookshelf on the left and the closed shelf on the right

cover books in beautiful paper

Mantel

Wall

fireplace storage

mantle

Cover your books. While it would be impractical to cover an entire wall of books, a single shelf can be enhanced by covering the books in beautiful paper. If you want to show what is inside, add file labels to the spines and neatly write the titles.

Cover books in a shelf.

Cover your books

fireplace surround

Covered books and lots of white accents

color pattern

table

cover some books

Cover books with coordinated hues of colored papers to give a clean, more serene library look.

yellow,white and black

TV above fireplace.

Cover your books. While it would be impractical to cover an entire wall of books, a single shelf can be enhanced by covering the books in beautiful paper. If you want to show what is inside, add file labels to the spines and neatly write the titles.

Wood finished around the flush mantel area.

COTTAGE 1

covering the books

Like the fireplace configuration. Could adapt this to my living room fireplace wall

covering books- art paper, monochrome, metallic, etc. even one row.

Book covers

Cover ugly books with pretty paper

Contrast

cover books

Cigar room

Love the elephants and picture

Large Door Cabiinet

books

Like the selves and fireplace for living room

Murs ?

Living room fireplace

Fireplace

Beautiful paper on books. Labels on spine.

tv over fireplace

fireplace mantel

Shelving beside fire place. *note how it is positioned beside mantle

Cover books w/the same paper on bookshelves.

Books tell a story about the owner and are good conversation openers. I would try another scheme for harmony.

fireplace and bookshelves

asymetry of the tv wall

Bookshelves

Sitting area

Fireplace & shelves

Like yellow & black

chimenea

fluted legs