The best designer shelving planners

Which shelving colour is appropriate for my living room? How many elements can be easily combined? Which shelf width is perfect for my living room wall? We present seven design manufacturers who offer a digital 3D shelf configurator to virtually develop the shelving system you require and desire.

Nine online shelving planners at a glance

With our designer shelf online tool comparison, we elucidate different types of DIY shelving design for different living purposes. Each shelf configurator is slightly different in its handling, all offer their own compilation as a PDF download and in some cases even direct ordering.

1. USM Haller Configurator

 

2. Mocoba Configurator

 

3. String Configurator

 

5. Nils Holger Moormann: Egal Individual

 

6. Richard Lampert: DHS10 Configurator

 

7. Nils Holger Moormann: FNP Individual

 

8. Nils Holger Moormann: FNP X Individual

9. Muuto: Stacked Configurator

 

Important questions before buying shelving: What should the chosen option be able to do?
If you plan to buy wall mounted shelving that goes beyond the classic bookshelf or want to design it yourself online, read our handy tips before you do! Contemporary shelving are now often self-contained units and, if they are elegant and high-quality, they definitely have their price. And in many cases you will only know how the furniture actually looks on the living room wall after you buy it. Thus important starting questions are, is it too big? Too dominant? Are the colours too bright or too dark? Do I need space for CDs, magazines, loose sheets of paper or files? Would I like to add a bar cabinet or secretary to the shelf?

Everything in one wall unit: work on the left, serve drinks on the right
In contrast to finished home furniture such as bed or table, shelving as a living object has increasingly developed their functional solutions. Thus there are shelving providers who, in addition to the classic shelves for books, also design elements for working (with a secretary), eating (as a folding table), as a cloakroom with shoe rack or even as an open kitchen cupboard with plate racks, space for pots, pans, glasses and even wine bottles - everything can be stowed away perfectly, everything has its place.

Dream Shelving FAQ

To get creative yourself, all you need is a laptop or tablet, an idea of what the shelf should be able to do and the size of the space available.

Can I see what a shelf looks like before ordering?
Yes, with online shelf configurators you can not only design the colours, dimensions and shapes of your DIY design shelf individually, but also view them in 3D. So you can digitally decide in advance whether the shelf will fit on the respective wall.

Can I put together shelves in several colors?
Yes. The manufacturers Montana and USM Haller offer a particularly large selection of colours.

Which designer shelving is particularly suitable for small apartments?
With the shelf construction from String, a living-sleeping-dining area can be created in a single wall unit. One-room apartments or small second homes can be elegantly furnished without having to buy a lot of furniture.

Which shelf combination is particularly aesthetic?
If you like it simple and noble, choose a shelf combination from Mocoba or the FNP Individual from Nils Holger Moormann. Even without multifunction their colour-contrasting fronts allow them to stand out. The shelf classic in terms of aesthetics is the USM Haller modular system.

Which shelving goes well with wooden furniture?
It is often difficult to combine different types of wood as pieces of furniture. The solution: A shelf made of metal and glass, the material of which stands out from parquet flooring and other pieces of wooden furniture, such as the versatile highboard, sideboard and lowboard combinations from USM Haller.