You can have shelves that are painted bright colors. Bright colors help to stimulate the development of a baby.
There are many places simply to obtain decorative boxes. You could get some modular shelves from Ikea, for example. The simplest way to hide clutter is just to make it into a closet-type area, using some shelves and other things to remove the "cluttered" appearance.
The amount of weight you can put on decorative shelves will vary by the shelves as well as the fastners used to attach them to the wall. The product information sheet should provide some guidance for you. You also need to consider whether you are installing them on wall board or reinforced support. Be careful to not overload them.
Many things can be placed on wood shelves. Some of these things include books, picture frames, vases, candles, and other decorative items. In general shelves provide space for different small objects.
Home Depot or Lowes will have nice garden pots that are decorative. You can also check with a local nursery as they might have some more unique items.
Get some nice decorative rock or stone to put around it and get it working again! =) There is a great selection at Clearview Nursery in Snohomish.
Some people use pavers or decorative bricks/stones and set them upright around the garden. There are many styles of decorative fencing made of metal, wood or plastic that is just a few inches high, I found some really nice options at http://www.flowerpotheaven.com/landscape-garden-edging.htm
Decorative shelving can consist of a lot of different materials. You can use glass, wood, pictures. It is mostly up to the decorator what kinds of materials they are looking for.
Bathroom shelves can be purchased from stores such as Tesco's, Argos and Home base, they also have websites where their items can be browsed with options of home delivery. Failing that you could buy them online from Amazon.
Shelf paper can be used to line drawers and shelves but also as decorative elements to walls, for chair seats, and to wrap trash cans as well as toilet seats.
Some of the places that one can find storage shelves for the kitchen is at stores like Home Depot, IKEA or Walmart. Other options would be to use the eBay website or Amazon for online purchases.
Allied Brass is a company that makes custom decorative hardware and furniture. Some of the biggest things that Allied Brass makes would be soap dishes and glass shelves.
The following are some options for clothes storage that organize a small closet; a double hang closet organizer, delta nursery closet organizer, and ClosetMaid Superslide closet organizer.