Our big project this summer was to turn one wall of our living room into a library. This inspired us to make our entertainment system a display worthy of video game hall of fame.
You can see behind my sons and nephews that the bookshelves we had were full to bursting and quite unattractive, yet eclectic.
We went to Lowe's for all of our supplies from paint, to rail shelving, to cube storage.
The far wall is painted this luscious chocolate color by Valspar called Deep Earth. It complemented the espresso bookshelves well. I painted the screws and washers we used to mount the wall, but the brackets and rails being black seem to disappear into the background.
Ignore the teaching materials on the ottoman and you can see the finished product. There are more cubes behind the chair in the corner.
The decorative lamp in the middle space is standing on a 3-cube unit on it's side to give it proper height. We removed the glass shade and used an old fashioned globe style bulb to give the library an old industrial feel. Maybe a little steampunk?
The desk lamp version of this with a long ovular bulb is behind the chair.
We all have commented how inviting the living room is now! We just want to curl up with a good book and read, or turn off the lights and play a video game or watch a DVD.
What I really want is new living room furniture. The couch is falling apart, the ottoman lid is broken. The only piece still intact is the recliner!
I feel a library such as this deserves a chaise lounge. Don't you?
Before:
You can see behind my sons and nephews that the bookshelves we had were full to bursting and quite unattractive, yet eclectic.
We went to Lowe's for all of our supplies from paint, to rail shelving, to cube storage.
The far wall is painted this luscious chocolate color by Valspar called Deep Earth. It complemented the espresso bookshelves well. I painted the screws and washers we used to mount the wall, but the brackets and rails being black seem to disappear into the background.
After:
The decorative lamp in the middle space is standing on a 3-cube unit on it's side to give it proper height. We removed the glass shade and used an old fashioned globe style bulb to give the library an old industrial feel. Maybe a little steampunk?
We all have commented how inviting the living room is now! We just want to curl up with a good book and read, or turn off the lights and play a video game or watch a DVD.
What I really want is new living room furniture. The couch is falling apart, the ottoman lid is broken. The only piece still intact is the recliner!
I feel a library such as this deserves a chaise lounge. Don't you?
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