Yes it is! That’s actually my next project. I have tacky office track shelving that came with the room. I’m gonna paint everything to match the wall they are on (so the tacky tracks and such don’t stand out so much) and then fill them with books. The books will also cover up the tacky tracks, so you won’t be able to see how low-class I actually am ;).
But on the other hand, if you completely fill all your shelves with books, you need to buy another bookshelf—so you should always have room for some decorations on the bookshelves.
That’s a good point, not just for book shelves, but for other things too. Whenever I set up a new bedroom (I moved a lot in the last year and a half), I would always purposefully make sure I had an empty shelving unit and an empty dresser or other storage unit somewhere.
If, when you start, you are already utilizing all available storage, then what’s going to happen when you get something new, take up a new hobby, or need easy access to something you usually keep in storage/basement? That’s how messes happen.
But if you plan ahead, and realize that sometime in the next year, you will have new/different things that need to be put somewhere, you can just leave open space available in dressers and shelves and have somewhere to put away new things when you get them!
Wall is for bookshelves.
Yes it is! That’s actually my next project. I have tacky office track shelving that came with the room. I’m gonna paint everything to match the wall they are on (so the tacky tracks and such don’t stand out so much) and then fill them with books. The books will also cover up the tacky tracks, so you won’t be able to see how low-class I actually am ;).
It will be the Awesome Wall of Books....of Doom!
But on the other hand, if you completely fill all your shelves with books, you need to buy another bookshelf—so you should always have room for some decorations on the bookshelves.
That’s a good point, not just for book shelves, but for other things too. Whenever I set up a new bedroom (I moved a lot in the last year and a half), I would always purposefully make sure I had an empty shelving unit and an empty dresser or other storage unit somewhere.
If, when you start, you are already utilizing all available storage, then what’s going to happen when you get something new, take up a new hobby, or need easy access to something you usually keep in storage/basement? That’s how messes happen.
But if you plan ahead, and realize that sometime in the next year, you will have new/different things that need to be put somewhere, you can just leave open space available in dressers and shelves and have somewhere to put away new things when you get them!