i d restyle this shelving unit to give it a clean architectural digest worthy composition using only what s there concept direction curated balance goal maintain negative space while letting each piece breathe and read as sculptural think of this not as a storage wall but as a gallery of forms every object should feel intentional not repeated not symmetrical but harmoniously related in tone texture and proportion 1 left section we ll make this side slightly heavier visually it anchors the shelving bottom shelf keep it empty for grounding and air this negative space adds calm and draws the eye upward second shelf move the black book here but turn it perpendicular spine facing out stack one small sculptural object like the small white orb from the right section on top of it it will act as a punctuation mark third shelf keep the wooden carved artifact here but shift it slightly right of center it feels too aligned the slight offset adds movement and breaks rigidity upper shelves keep the next one open place nothing above the carved piece so light can fall around it this creates an artful left weighted rhythm 2 right section this side becomes the counterbalance lighter more vertical and with greater tonal contrast bottom shelf leave it empty consistency with the left side second shelf keep the white bowl and black vase but separate them place the bowl centered toward the front edge move the black vase to the upper right shelf instead to give vertical pull third shelf current middle move the white sculptural vessel here the one currently near the top place it slightly left of center to the right add the bronze abstract figure closer to the wall so it silhouettes in profile upper shelves leave the top shelf empty it keeps the focus lower and the eye at rest this gives a graceful zigzag balance visual weight alternating left right between shelves 3 styling principles vary depth pull a few pieces slightly forward others back toward the wall for shadow play triangulate compositions every cluster of 2 3 objects should create a triangular visual form one tall one medium one low cohesion through tone keep it all in the neutral sculptural palette black off white bone wood no perfect symmetry let one side feel subtly more dominant it adds life and tension 4 final look summary left side carved wood artifact book orb vignette organic anchor right side ceramic bowl tall black vase small bronze figure tonal and textural balance negative space above and below for breath result a gallery like asymmetry with quiet luxury exactly the ad look you want
