August 25, 2009

Finished Project

After days of countless interruptions I happy to say the toy shelf update is complete and ready to share.

Here was my starting point. A nice hand-me-down wood shelf. It works hard as a toy shelf in our family room but the dark wood makes the already dark corner very spooky-like to my way of thinking.
And after. Three coats of white paint and this once dark corner of the family room is bright and cheery. I would love to have nice matching bins to hold all the toys but I have not found the right ones in my price range. So for now the old bins will do. Notice the top shelf?
OOOOO YA-HA!!!!! 3 weeks until PACKER TIME!
Also had time to find a new home for one of my favorite antiquing finds. You may recall I purchased an old black mailbox a while back. Today it is proudly hanging on the wall across the hall from my bedroom door. It's the perfect place for me to admire it as I go about my business and the kids love it too. Not sure if the poor thing will survive the day with all the "letters" being produced in my house today.

7 comments:

  1. Love the shelves! They look great... especially with the Packers helmet on top! Go Pack!!!

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  2. Looks fabulous...worth your hard work.

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  3. I love the white paint job! Great thinking!

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  4. The shelf looks great! We're Packer fans here, too!

    Nancy

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  5. It is so amazing what a little paint can do. Love it! Love your little pink phone too. Mimi

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  6. The shelf looks great. Love how a little paint (okay 3 coats) can totally give new life and a new look to something. Loving that old mail box!

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  7. Hi! thanks for joining my blog :) I was noticing all the wonderful things you have created. Very beautiful! I wanted to ask you a question, about the wall color in this post. I believe it is in your kitchen. What is that paint color? We are attempting white cabinets and want a nice warm color on the walls and I liked yours alot. Thanks!

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