12 Ways to Rethink the Ladder
Ladders Reach New Heights as Pot Rack, Bookshelf, Display Area and More
As a short woman, I am very thankful for my folding step ladder on a daily basis. Maybe that is why I have started noticing more and more ladders being used in interiors. Not your carpenter's shed ladder, but the salvaged vintage variety or the custom-built architectural kind. Let's examine the trend.
Repurposed ladders don't have to stay vertical to be useful. Hang a ladder horizontally to create a clever pot rack.
Shallow ladders are great for holding linens or towels, but somewhat deeper step ladders can become display areas for small curio collections such as these vintage soda bottles with spring buds. Just lovely.
This towel holder in a modern bathroom is a small ladder with a wood finish to match the vanity. Subtle and elegant.
Let's not forget that the main purpose of a ladders is to get you you to higher areas. Here's a beautiful example of a custom sliding ladder leading to a high storage nook.
Here's a very sleek black-on-black ladder and bookshelves. The black furniture with white walls and floor complete this urban minimalist look. Quite racy.
And here's a more subtle version of a ladder for tall bookshelves that I imagine more of us can see in our own homes. Such well styled white bookshelves with contrasting dark wood sliding ladder is a high-class traditional look.
I have shown this picture before, but I still admire how much glamour the ladder and chandeliers add to this mudroom. This combo would look equally compelling in a walk-in dressing room.
Don’t forget that sometimes we find ladders that are so beat up, it’s better not to bring them inside. I do like the idea of using them as base for a climbing garden, though. Waste not, want not.
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