Positive: More reading
When I moved in with my boyfriend, now fiancé, we had a
multitude of books collected that we couldn’t part with. We started to have a
bin problem. Storage bins labeled, but never opened. Heavy bins that were
lugged around when we moved, then sat to collect dust. Then a blessing came our
way, a free bookcase.
How I made my positive:
I found this bookcase ready to be thrown to the trash. I
could tell this bookcase wasn’t cheap, and it’s only flaw was a crack in one of
the center shelves. I’ve never been afraid to reuse something that old, but I
wanted to make sure the flaws weren’t at the forefront.
1. Using old boxes, I cut out cardboard that would fit the back
of the shelf.
2. Then I wrapped them in wrapping paper.
What I like about this
technique is it’s cheap, removable and replaceable, and easy to do. It also allows you to bring a style element into an usual space, like a library, study, or office.
Using prints, metallics, or bright colored gift wrap makes for a statement piece.
Before: Flawed
After: Fancy
What I love: We read more at home now and have lightened our
storage bin problem.
What I would change: This whole bottom shelf. Anyone ready for some light reading on Vector Mechanics?
Status: Not for Sale
Do you have a dinky bookshelf?
Here are some tips,
1.
Use your kids’ artwork to cover the back of a
playroom bookcase.
2.
Interchange your bookcase with holiday wrapping
paper to match the season.
3.
Use old sports t-shirts in the bookcase in the
den.
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