Lane's best friend's mom gave us some furniture when she moved to Hawaii which we happily accepted. I decided that it was time to add some color to our house, so I redid the bookshelf. It used to be a dark brown laminate, but now it's a distressed teal (and Lane found the paint on the clearance shelf at Lowe's for $5)! I didn't take pictures after every step, but I cut and glued trim on the top and bottom, had to paint 2 coats of primer, sand, paint 3 coats of teal, sand it, and then put a wax finish on it. I had to work around the rainy weather, so it took me about a week.
Before
After
I still need to work on decorating it, but it looks so much brighter and more fun! I can't wait for my next project!