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Bookcase Reveal: Painted, Papered & Styled

February 23, 2012

Well, the bookcase is finally complete. In place and styled with pieces I have on hand. And it became pretty clear to me that I need a few different tchotchkes! But I’m not sure how I feel about that. As I slid my books into place the titles were a contradiction to adding more ‘stuff’…

Books like: Let Go of Clutter, Clear Your Clutter With Feng Shui, Organizing Plain & Simple… Hmmm. And so I have decided to live with the bookcase just the way it is for a while. Isn’t that what you’re supposed to do? Unless of course I see something I can’t live without

Here is where we started. You’ll remember this from yesterday!

To the paint…

To the wallpaper…

To the styled reveal!

Bookcase Makeover

We definitely had to thin out our books in order to do a little styling, and I toyed with doing a whole colour blocking look, but in the end I know myself too well. I look for my books by subject matter, and it would drive me crazy to be searching through a random collection of like colours!

Here’s a close-up of the top 3 shelves…

So even though I think I need more tchotchkes (do you have to look up the spelling every time, too?), I do have meaningful pieces in the styling mix. Here’s a little rundown…

It already feels lighter to walk into the office, and just looking at this cheery bookcase puts a smile on my face!

I’m glad you stopped by to see the final outcome! If you’re considering a little makeover like this, I really hope you go for it. The change is so worth it… pine, what pine?

It’s about coming home… and home is a remarkable space that tells your story. Contact me if you need a little help!

THANKS FOR READING!

Photos: Sheila Zeller

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Inspiration for a Bookcase Makeover…

February 22, 2012

Do you remember the bookcase I was painting a week ago?

Well, it all began here.

A boring pine bookcase caught up in yesterday’s look.

And so I decided to give it a makeover.

I used paint that was on hand, which you might remember from here, here, and here.

But I had inspiration to use this colour, other than the fact I had leftover paint to use up! When you piece the inspiration together you can see how the paint colour was a good fit. Besides, turquoise just makes me feel happy, so using it on an office piece makes sense to me!

Here’s a story board of the other pieces involved.

Fabric: used on my bulletin board makeover (here)…
- Do you remember that it’s hanging right outside the office door?
Ocean print: we bought this print for the office in our last home…
- And I bet you know by now, the ocean is my favorite place to be.
Sand dollar print, ‘Seashore’ by Sarah at Wooden Spoons Edition…
- My first win ever in a giveaway, and it couldn’t be more perfect. Sand dollars remind me of my life growing up on the Charlottes.
Woman and telephones print, ‘Postmodernity’ by Nancy Marcus of Marcus Design Inc on Etsy…
- My lucky win in another giveaway this past Christmas, and from a very special dlbWEST blogging friend! Don’t you think this is the perfect print to prettify an office space?
‘Thank You’ card: given to me by my friends, Chris & Leigh Davies of Mid-Island Ink Depot, also clients for a lighting redesign I helped them with…
- I loved this card when I received it last year, and so it became the inspiration for the wallpaper I picked out.

I found the wallpaper at Home Depot, and it was exactly what I was looking for!

Here’s the bookcase after it was painted.

Now that the paint has dried, we’re ready for the wallpaper application.

And that’s a whole other story, but here’s a sneak peak!

What do you think so far?

For the fully styled bookcase reveal, click here!

It’s about coming home… and home is a remarkable space that tells your story. Contact me if you need a little help!

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!

All photos by Sheila Zeller

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Pining for a Change!

February 13, 2012

It feels like forever since I’ve been able to tackle a project, and my DIY list is getting kinda long!

I’ve been working away at the office, you know, trying to purge it and bring some pretty into the space. But then my days got lassoed away with random appointments and commitments, and before I knew it weeks had slipped by! Stay tuned. The office will get finished… it drives me a little crazy when projects hang on forever.

In the mean time, here’s a glimpse at what I was up to this weekend.

Yup, this bookcase is from the office, and it’s getting a makeover!

And since it’s not a quality investment piece, I’m just using up some paint I already had…

Do you remember this colour?

But I’m adding a little something extra to give it a bit of ‘today’ style.

Kind of fun to try something new.

All the painting is done, and now the bookcase just needs to fully dry. Then I can move on to the wallpaper. And then… show you the reveal

I need to get some Rub ‘N Buff, too. I have a frame that needs to take on this metallic hue… But I’ve never used it before, so if you have, which metallicy one do you suggest?

Oh, I saw this same bookcase being sold second-hand for $75 and a shelf was missing! Seriously, even though the shelves are solid pine, that price is not a deal for this piece! Just say’n in case you’re looking!

So, are you working on any projects right now? Do you go into DIY withdrawal when demands on your time keep you away? If you’re like me, then I bet you do!