Warm-up your house this Eid with multipurpose shelves

Shelves with multidimensional cubes are both trendy and spacious. Photo: Regal Furniture

As Eid Ul-Fitr is approaching, people have started to deep cleanse their houses and with coronavirus looming over our heads, deep cleansing has become a regular activity.

Alongside deep cleaning every nook and cranny of a house before Eid, many opt to buy new furniture for the festive occasion. While some prefer to change smaller bits of furnishing around the house, some prefer to replace whole sets with newer, trendier ones. 

However, with a deadly virus encircling our surroundings, furniture stores in Bangladesh have leaned more towards e-commerce. People can now purchase furniture of their choice through the website and have it delivered to their doorsteps.
For this Eid, if you plan on purchasing a new piece of furniture, a multi-purpose shelf can be the one. These shelves can be used for a variety of purposes and also serve to add a hint of beautification to the house.

If you plan on keeping just books on the shelves, mixing up the book placement can add layers of textures to a simple arrangement of books. Try a mix of vertical and horizontal arrangements. Do this both within the same shelf and then also try mixing up the way entire shelves are arranged so that one shelf is all horizontal and another is all vertical.

Try arranging your books by colour. Unless you have a collection of thousands of books, it should not be very difficult to arrange them by colour.

Add in pieces of decorative objects. Think sculptural. A beautiful bowl, plate or even a stack of boxes can add to the variety.

You can always incorporate organic materials on your shelves. A bowl filled with rocks, a sea fan, a beautiful seashell or even an air plant is small bits of beautifying trinkets that speak volumes. Adding light coloured accessories on a dark shelf can set off the natural light and give the shelves a soft look.

Artworks are another quaint addition to make your shelves look less boring. You can prop small art pieces on the shelves and even hang larger pieces on the shelves themselves for a classic English library look.

Confused about where to place the shelf in your room to make it look good? If your bookcase is tall, you should place it in a spot of the room that is well spaced from the other tall items. For example, if you have floor to ceiling shelf, placing it away from the doors and curtains will make the room look spacious.

For the picture-perfect shelf decorating, resist the urge to pack in accessories on every shelf. Keep a clean look by choosing a one-colour or tone-on-tone scheme for vases and figurines, and make sure to mix up shapes. Every so often, step back to assess the overall balance of your arrangement. Place items off-centre, or try larger or smaller ones until you like what you see.

Mod decor shelves call for a sparse look, so group together a small set of books that are all of fairly uniform size. Accessorize with streamlined vases and metallic decor, leaving lots of open space on shelves to let the accessories shine through. Give the whole shelving unit a pop with a smart-colour backdrop.

Do not forget the power of bookends when decorating bookcases! Use heavy, sturdy decor as a bookend to keep shelves neat and organized. Bookends especially come in handy for paperbacks and slimmer books, which are less likely to stay upright.

To make the shelves look nice, you will need to buy one. With the ongoing wave of discounts, now is the perfect time to splurge on a multi-purpose shelf and give your home a dainty look.
 
Some furniture companies are offering upto 20 percent discounts while others are offering five to 10 percent discounts. Here is a list of furniture manufacturers with the best multipurpose shelves for the best deals to help you beautify your home for Eid.
 
Regal Furniture

With a sitewide sale of upto 20 percent, regal Furniture has stepped up its game. Alongside bringing a unique touch to wooden furnishing, Regal Furniture stepped up with their simple, yet attractive, designs.

Unique iron framed with plywood boards multipurpose shelves stand out from a crowd of wooden fixtures. Photo: Regal Furniture

Whether you decide to keep books, accessories, indoor plants, or a mixture of all three, Regal Furniture has got you covered. Multipurpose shelves of different designs and sizes can be browsed at The shelves are priced between the range of Tk5,368 to Tk13,770. 

Hatil

Hatil is a prominent name in the world of home furnishing. For this Eid al-Fitr, Hatil is providing upto 10 percent discount online. The awestricken range of multi-purpose shelves not only look beautiful but also serve your purpose.

Although Hatil is one of the oldest manufacturers of furniture in Bangladesh, their designs say otherwise. Multipurpose shelves shaped like the sail of a ship or a classy cubicle shelf can more than withhold the beauty of your living room with its classic wooden finish.

A take on the classic chester drawer cum shelf with trendy side panels. Photo: Hatil

Keep a line of books and some antique pieces to merge with the shelf, and you will have yourself a striking fixture for everyone to look at twice and once more. 

Choose the best furniture to glorify your living room from a range of Hatil's multipurpose shelves named along the lines of Iliad, Robinson, Olivia, Sybill, Claudio, and many more on the website. The price of multipurpose shelves range from Tk13,300 to Tk45,505 after discount. You can also avail EMI facilities upon online payment.

Claudio is a multipurpose shelf with looks resonating to a ship’s sail. Photo: Hatil

Brothers Furniture

Another trusted name in the world of furniture is Brothers Furniture. If you have the mind to redecorate your home, Brothers Furniture has everything you need.

Classic covered bookshelf with doors. Photo: Brothers Furniture

Their multipurpose shelves are made from both wood and laminate boards. Whether you want a classic wooden shelf for your home or a less traditional plywood one, the website of Brothers Furniture has a catalogue for you to choose from. Visit their website to choose from a range of multipurpose shelves prices between Tk11,000 to Tk14,000.

Another variant of the classic shelf with glass panels. Photo: Brothers Furniture

Partex Furniture

With upto 15 percent discount, one of the oldest names in furniture shopping, Partex Furniture has a rich collection of melamine faced chipboard multipurpose shelves with PVC edging.

While the designs are of a classic shelf, the functionality remained uncompromised. You can make it look festive by hanging a few artificial plants from the edges of the shelves and housing quaint little showpieces alongside books. Want to take it a notch higher? Add a small glass bowl or jar aquarium with a goldfish inside.

Shelves of different sizes can be found at their website. The prices of the multipurpose shelves range from Tk6,375 to Tk13,548.