Bookcase

I've been quite inspired lately... though you wouldn't know it from my lack of blog posts. I've been speaking with a friend about repainting some of our tired furniture. I inherited an oak bookcase from my family. Actually, my brother made it in high school and it sat in our family home for years. When moving time came, I recognized that it had nice lines, and rescued it from street side pickup. Not a fan of oak, I painted it white. (Recently, I mentioned as much to my dad and he said, "You did what?" He's obviously a fan of natural wood! I, however, am a fan of painted furniture.) The paint job on the bookcase is tired, and you can see the grain of wood through it... I didn't do a very good paint job the first time!

With that in mind, I came across this idea in the August Style at Home magazine... adding color to the back of the bookcase. Of course my mind has gone crazy with ideas... paint, fabric, wallpaper in solid, or stripes or floral. So many options, I can just see it never getting done. However, it's perfect weather for painting outside, so I'd better take advantage of that...