It happened again...I woke up one morning and had to paint something! I think I've repainted every room in my house except my bedroom, and I can't move the furniture all by myself, so I had to do something else. I'd been thinking about painting those old built in bookshelves in the family room, so that's what I did!

Before picture: (This is a realllly before picture, taken when we first looked at the house in 2005 while it was still occupied by another family. The shelves are wooden with 70's hardware.)



The 'hired help'. Actually, she brought kids to entertain Maura, lunch and drinks....I think she paid ME to come and paint! I couldn't have done it without her! Seriously, I couldn't have reached the top part without a ladder! Thanks Les, you rock!


After much debate about whether to just do two coats of paint or use a primer. We opted for a primer-then still had to do two coats AND polyurethane. WHEW!

Two days later, three trips to home depot, several caffeinated drinks, and a much needed chiropractic appointment, the book shelf is beautiful!


Ta da! I LOVE IT!

The after picture;

Now let's see if Adam even notices that I did something different. He's been away for this week while I've been doing the project. Any bets on how long it will take him to notice?? I'm betting at least 2 days (unless he reads the blog...).