Beadboard paneling added to the back of prefab or one-of-a-kind bookshelves creates a custom look without the custom cost. Tip: Choose unfinished 1.5-inch sheets versus pre-finished, white 2-inch sheets for bookshelf back panels. They're about 30 percent less in price and can be given a custom update with a quick sanding and two coats of semi-gloss paint. Why spend the dough if you don't need to? Says the man who eats out six nights a week.

8. Embrace empty space. Realize the quality of blank space. Just because you have the shelves, it doesn't mean you need to make them chock-a-block full.

Aim to leave about 20 percent "breathing room" on each shelf. If that sounds unattainable, just open up as much free space as you can. It often takes several rounds of decluttering before you feel like you've gotten rid of everything you can. Why 20 percent? Notice in photos of homes you admire how much storage is actually filled, and I think you will find there is usually a significant amount of breathing room left between items.Style note: Throw in a sculpture or decorative sign to liven up an otherwise practical storage space.

Love the idea of a little chandelier in the pantry

Upstairs

beadboard cabinet

In our mudroom/ laundry room, can we have door be glass?

This color mom

door

Sss

Love this closet!

Beadboard

love this storage!

Bathroom ideas

book case

End of bathrooms

Shelves

This would be a great pantry. Baskets and shelves

baskets for cabinets

Storage

Great idea

Stock bookshelves w desk in middle for computer

bathroom shelves maybe or maybe not

Bathroom shelves

Kitchen closet

behind bookshelves

beadboard nice touch

like beadboard for back of shelves

Beadboard n baskets

Color

just my style

Love it but don't know for where

Lots of storage, like baskets

Beadboard behind built-in shelves, rather than on walls, to save $

Passage near servants toilet

beadboard behind open shelves

Bathroom?

beadboard behind shelving

multi size shelves

laundry room

never thought about backing a shelf that way

chic pantry

Good idea to put behind my bookcases to spruce them up

Breadboard behind shelving

baskets

this with beadboard wallpaper?

pantry

basket storage

Austin's bookshelf.... where could I put this?

beadboard

Shelf organizing

wanescoat for back wall of bathroom shelves upstairs and maybe for wanescoat in bathroom??

Storage closet

Breadboard - headboard, wall

bookshelves with STYLE

Love it

shelf

From kitchen into laundry room

sewing room storage

Beadboard behind storage

shelves

Cabinet bead board

shelves w/baskets

Baskets

painted beadboard

Toallas

Baskets.

Bead board backing, shelf dividers and and slab top make this so much more than at cheap bookcase

Cabinet for Bathroom with Baskets

Beadboard

beadboard bookshelf

sleek pantry

KITCHEN SLEVES

like design

Rangement nouvelle cuisine - par André

Love wall color

Backsplash for shelf

Closet

Bookshelf

Beadboard

Blue wall color

Bathroom

book shelf beadboard

awesome book shelf

looks like walls would match new bedding

above toilet in bathroom

Pantry?

baskets + porcelain

Great idea

Beadboard

Martin

beadboard back on cabinet

Good backing for recessed bookcase

I don't know where but I love this color

beadboar backing on shelves

Organization of pantry

Tips with pix - breadboard

Nice!

beadboard inside bookcases

backwall

Kitchen

Shelving

Instead of a closet

Shelf

baskets

Storage

Paint

Color, organization, decorative, wall parr get idea

Shelf

pantry

Color

love behind the shelves- makes it lok built in.

for pantry

love the use of beadboard

Clean, neat

For linen closet in bathroom

storage

beadboard backing for open shelves

doorway

back of shelves

Beadboard panels in the back of glass cabinets?

Beadboard

Self

Pantry look

Love the breadboard behind the shelves

Open shelving

Everything

Pantry

Bathroom pantry

dream pantry

Making pantry pretty

shelves for Bathroom

Like baskets

linen closet

Decor.....

look for Mom's shelving- love beadboard and creme color with glazing

Beadboard adds interest to look of bookshelf.

beadboard for mudroom

1.5 inch unfinished beadboard backing

beadboard behind shelves

shelf and baskets

closet idea

Organize

storage, shelving

Molding

colour

背板條紋

color scheme

Beadboard; open shelving

Colors

Baskets

use 1.5 unfinished sheet instead of finished 2"

That door!

baskets are pretty in cabinet

Decor idea

Door to pantry room

beadboard backiing

shelving unit in bathroom

Closet

Armoire w basket

pantry

bathroom shelving

Do you like the darkened ridges?

bathroom

For the laundry. Great cupbiard background

yes

bead board backdrop to built in

like possible storage idea

Basket storage

Storage

added by Laura Gaskill to The Organized Home: Shelves, Cupboards and Closets Aim to leave about 20 percent "breathing room" on each shelf. If that sounds unattainable, just open up as much free space as you can. It often takes several rounds of decluttering before you feel like you've gotten rid of everything you can. Why 20 percent? Notice in photos of homes you admire how much storage is actually filled, and I think you will find there is usually a significant amount of breathing room left between items.Style note: Throw in a sculpture or decorative sign to liven up an otherwise practical storage space. Such good advice!

closet - white shelves with bead board backing

Storage closet

Book shelves

the wainscoting behind the shelves

the paneling

Crown moulding

Pantry

Good linen closet shelving

Use for side room shelves. Love the use of words and baskets.

mom

organized

beadboard

Master bath closet on one side, hanger rod on one side with shoe boxes below.

Linen closet in utility room

Like the bead board in back of cubbies

bookshelves in the living room

Furniture

simpleness

beadboard behind shelves. in closet?

Closet

as a backing for bookshelves

Pantry?

Board and batten background

A door for the study with glass. AMAZING

Baskets

Bathroom Storage

baskets to contain like items in the pantry

beadboard-backdrop