Bookshelf Project - One Room Challenge Week #2

Welcome to week #2 of the One Room Challenge!

Last week I shared my design board for Emmie's room.

The pink walls are now gray.,

So today I'd like to share my bookshelf project with you!

Below is a picture of her current bookshelf.

It's too short.  Can you see books shoved under the bookshelf?  Lack of space means it's time to upgrade to a bigger bookshelf.

I bought this simple bookshelf at Target with plans to give it a facelift .

And after all my work,  here's the bookshelf now!

It was fun to watch the simple bookshelf transform. And as always, the project took longer than I'd planned.

First, I assembled the main structure.

I left both the back and top off so that I could add my own decorative touch.

Lowes carries great wooden planks, which I cut to size and spray painted white.

The bookshelf came with the cardboard type backing.  But by adding wooden planks, it made it a more solid structure as well as gave it tons of character.

For the top of the bookshelf , I had a larger pieece of wood cut.  Then I cut crown molding (and re-cut it because I haven't mastered cutting crown yet).

Once I got my cuts right, I attached the crown molding with my nail gun.  {I'm not sure if the pro's use masking tape to hold the crown in place, but it worked for me!}

Here is another closer look at the finished top:

I also added decorative trim to the base of the bookshelf:

Here is the before:

And a glimpse at the after:

I so thrilled with how it turned out.  And am so thankful for more shelves to hold all of Emmie's books and knick knacks!

Let's take one last look at the after:

Make sure you come back next week for more progress on my ORC!

jen

To read week 1 of the ORC, click here.

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miss mustard seed