I love books, no kindle for me because I can't bear parting with my paper friends. As any book lover knows though, they tend to take over the house. I love seeing well stocked bookshelves but they make a room seem so busy, almost messy. I found this little bit of
inspiration, and now my books are their own decor.
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I wanted to make new shelves for this, something unique and whimsical, so I brought together an odd assortment of tables, drawers, and even a dresser. I stacked them all together until I found a shape I liked and it came out looking like this. To tie all the pieces together I wanted to paint everything one solid color, that wouldn't clash with the rainbow.
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| Coat one |
I highly recommend covering everything in the room with painter's plastic, it's very inexpensive and will save you so much time and money for clean up of any accidents!
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| Second Coat |
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| And finally the third coat |
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| The solid color blends all the furniture styles together harmoniously. |
After letting the paint dry for several days it was on to organizing, and then reorganizing and more reorganizing. Expect to spend a lot of time staring at your books and making minute changes for the next few days.
I noticed some people in the inspiration post were concerned about not being able to find a book, I honestly haven't found that to be a problem, even better though by not organizing them by type ore author I occasionally stumble on an old favorite that might otherwise have stayed on the shelf. Perhaps best of all though is waking up to a wall of beautiful books every day.
I added various small decor items such as vases, candles, gold bangles and even a glass heart, each in the appropriate color of course. The end effect is stunning.
