Trying to figure how to move a pic from Ideabook to this post....

I saw your post too late---I knew there was an easier way---will do that next time. Thanks!

Another possibility for brackets---also Rakks

I'm actually not so sure if I would put shelves on that wall at all. There will be a lot going on. Are there any other options in your room, or in your home?

Hi Carolins---first I thought you were saying that I already had too much going on, but now I think you are saying with the shelving there would be too much going on? I can think of no other options. That is the east wall of the room. The south wall of the room is a ceiling to floor sliding glass door that takes up the whole wall. The west wall does not exist---there is a peninsula/bar that separates the kitchen from the great room. It also has an entry into the great room. The north wall has the second entry into the great room and a half-wall that separates the great room from the stairs that lead downstairs. I really want to display my Murano pieces here because they are beautiful and I want to show them off. Oh---and no, the dining room will not work. It only has three walls---another half-wall----that separates the entry from the dining room, a wall with a very large window, and a wall that already has a large piece of furniture against it. There is no fourth wall---the dining room opens onto the hall. This is a very open plan house!

I'm not a pro but I don't think they will work. the opening to the upstairs hallway will compete and the rounded fireplace will also. I think they will look like they stick out. are you planning on bring the shelving all the way up or only on the lower half?

Wow, that's two "not-a-good-ideas".... I just don't know what to do. I have been working on this for a year... :(

I wonder if there's a possibility to make (glass) shelves above one of your half walls to display your Murano glass? Maybe above the half wall I can see on the right side of your photo? Just brainstorming... :-)

Can't find a good photo, but I'm thinking sort of a mix between these pictures. It would be great if you could have a light above it, that would really make your collection shine.

https://www.houzz.com/photos/310-rambler-modern-living-room-seattle-phvw-vp~75698

I actually think that would look awesome. Right now the fireplace, TV, and half wall are all on the same plane, and bringing the eye upwards with a great collection of items en masse like that would be just the ticket. Any shelving you put there, though, would need to have the TV integrated into it somehow - otherwise it may just look like an awkard addition stuck on an empty wall. That's my suggestion, anyway.

Hi Carolins---no, putting glass shelves above the half wall between the vigas would not work. If they were one level, I think it would be a very good option, but they are "stair-stepped", so I think it would not look right. The lowest shelf would end up being several feet above the lowest step and only several inches below the highest. If that made sense!

Thanks for the positive reinforcement, Carolinachio. I think I am going to go ahead and order the standards and supports and have them put up. If I hate the look, what's the worst that could happen? Some spackle and paint? I already have to have the ceiling re-painted---the turquoise paint was NOT a good idea! (Long story.) I'll post a pic when everything is together!

I would be put a very tall and Armoire in space. Add big palms to each side in bold ceramic pots.

Can't wait to see it! Good luck!

Would love to see colorful Santa Fe/Adobe style art all over that wall & around the tv. I can see plants dripping from that banister or hanging from the beams. A rustic wormwood armoire to house the tv would be sublime. I would then sprinkle in a few pieces of your Murano glass, but only those in complimentary colors- sky blue to match your pillows & throws, red, bright green & gold (no pastels). I'd spread them around the room (on the cocktail table filled with candy, on the tv stand, a nice fat one on the hearth, two or three on your stucco ledges). Lastly, I'd make a much bolder statement on that fireplace, like with faux elk horns or a rustic cross, or maybe an embellished cross for Bling! I would love to get my hands on that room! Have fun with it!