Melanie Lissack shows how effective the gallery shelf can be with this example from a corner of the upstairs landing of her home. ‘The aim was to add interest to a dead space,’ she says. ‘Picture rails like this are an alternative to traditional deep shelving in narrow areas.
I use mine to exhibit vintage art I’ve collected, but also to display little trinkets and small posies of dried flowers, which I switch around to keep it interesting.’ Lissack cut Ikea picture rails at an angle with a mitre box and handsaw so they fit the corner.
She coated them with Zinsser Bin primer, and painted them in Plaster Pink by M&L Paints to match the skirting board and nearby doors.Designer tips:‘To stop the rails looking too busy, I tend to keep to a.
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