Karl Lohnes: Styling tricks to help make your shelves more attractive

Bookcases and storage shelves can be the perfect backdrop to many areas in your home. Although shelves often contain books, others simply store or display favourite keepsakes. A good “design eye” enables you to arrange all of your items and create a pleasing view. But let those shelves get overcrowded, and you end up creating the look of a going-out-of-business knick-knack shop. These design ideas and styling tricks will help prevent your favourite things from looking like they&rsquo