Shabby chic shelves – our pick of the best
Looking for shabby chic shelves? From decorative pieces to rustic French style, we’ve picked the best shabby chic shelving available to buy now.
Give your home a relaxed and pretty look with new shabby chic shelves. This is a decorative style where you can choose from chalky white and pastels, or opt for distressed wood finishes. From neat little shabby chic shelves complete with hooks that you can hang in the hallway or kitchen, to ladder-style designs for the living room, you’ll find a wide range of options. If you want a classic style, go for painted shabby chic kitchen shelves with a delicately patterned wallpaper backdrop. Rustic pigeonhole shelves can be used to store keys and gloves in the hallway, or used in the garden room for twine and scissors. And why not give your living room a fresh look with white ladder shelves to display books and keepsakes? Take a look through our selection of the best designs.
1. Grey Washed Wall Rack With Hooks
Specifications
This little wooden shabby chic shelf captures the shabby chic style perfectly and it’s affordable too! The fir wood shelf is perfect for a hallway or kitchen space. Use the shelves to display photos or trinkets, and the hook will be handy for keys, scarves and hats. Includes two picture hooks on reverse for hanging.
Grey Washed Wall Rack With Hooks, £35, Cox and Cox
2. The Orchard Carved French Kitchen Wall Shelf
Specifications
These pretty wooden shabby chic wall shelves have an Antique cream finish, with pale pink and white paper behind the shelves. Also available in Duck Egg Blue.
The Orchard Carved French Kitchen Wall Shelf, £195, Not on the High Street
3. Small Shabby Chic Wooden Shelf Unit
Specifications
Add modern country style to the heart of your home with these shabby chic kitchen shelves, which are made in a natural rustic wood. We love the attention to detail, with the decorative hanging hearts adding an extra touch of charm to the overall look. This product features 2 internal shelves and an extra shelf on top, along with 3 metal hooks – ideal for hanging cups if used in the kitchen or small clothing items is used in a hallway space.
Small Shabby Chic Wooden Shelf Unit, £24.99, Amazon
4. Groleau Accent Shelf
Specifications
Reminiscent of an ornate picture frame these shelves ooze Parisian style. The antique-affect surround creates the perfect stage to display perfume bottles in the bathroom, jewellery in the bedroom or trinkets and picture frames in the hallway. The shelf unit by lily Manor is wall mounted with 2 fixed shelves.
Groleau Accent Shelf, £86.99, Wayfair
5. Dibor Vintage Blue French Wall Cupboard
Specifications
There is something so charmingly French about this cabinet that it could have been from the set of Chocolat. It has an open top shelf, plus two internal shelves with glass etched doors. Overall a beautiful, French-inspired, shabby chic shelf unit for any room in the home.
Dibor Vintage Blue French Wall Cupboard, £169, Not on the High Street
6. Josette Cream metal Luggage Rack
Specifications
Ivory painted ironwork is a key element for creating a shabby chic look. The decorative scroll detailing is inspired by Laura Ashley’s signature French-inspired ‘Josette’ print. Based on a traditional luggage rack design this piece would be best suited to a hallway or cloakroom, with a handy storage shelf and 5 additional hanging hooks.
Josette Cream metal Luggage Rack, £59.50, Laura Ashley
7. Distressed Country Cottage Wall Shelf
Specifications
This shabby chic shelving unit will add a vintage style to a rustic country home. It could be used on the kitchen wall to display a couple of accessories and as a place to hang tea towels from the hooks.
Distressed Country Cottage Wall Shelf, £45, Not On The High Street
8. Pigeonhole Wall Shelf Unit
Specifications
This versatile wooden shabby chic shelving unit has 12 pigeonholes, perfect for keeping things organised. Made from fir wood.
Pigeonhole Wall Shelf Unit, £79, Graham and Green
9. Home & Haus Fennel Two-Shelf Display Unit
Specifications
There's a stylish simplicity to this shabby chic shelving, which has a white pine finish and two shelves, perfect for hallway or kitchen storage. Assembly required.
Home & Haus Fennel Two-Shelf Display Unit, £96, Wayfair
10. Chloe Patchwork Wall Rack
Specifications
This shabby chic shelf unit is a great choice for the hallway - it has a vintage patchwork design decorating four drawers, which can be used for gloves, scarves, keys and hooks for coats too.
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