Hosanna Made: Painted Bookshelves

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Friday, January 18, 2013

Painted Bookshelves

I picked up this free Billy bookcase off of craigslist last week and finally got one of my painting projects done. I'd been looking to fill in the nook on the other side of the mantel from this one....

It was kind of a tricky space because it was only 26" wide, but the billy fit just perfect. He started out like this...

This was one the gray I tried first. I had a hard time taking a picture of it so you could see the actual color, but this was the best one.

Way. Too, Blue. for what I wanted. I had already painted the back a teal, so I wanted something very neutral for the sides. I picked up a lighter shade of gray and it ended up like this