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March 27th, 2008
before and after: sanam’s bookcase


d*s reader sanam found this bookshelf sitting on a curb when she moved into her new apartment. she took it to be an ‘anonymous house-warming gift’ and decided to repaint it and throw some fun fabric in the back to match her home’s pink, white and black theme. and voila- instant facelift. [thanks, sanam!]

13 comments
cjh said:
March 27th, 2008 - 11:46 am

Cute! I like that it was an “anonymous housewarming gift.”

Casey said:
March 27th, 2008 - 11:51 am

You did an awesome job!! Definately shows your personality and style!! I LOVE IT!!!

alicia said:
March 27th, 2008 - 1:06 pm

So cute! I did something similar with a display case. We have the same theme of black, white and pink!

Mollie said:
March 27th, 2008 - 1:14 pm

This is awesome! I have that same bookshelf!! And now I can’t wait to re do it!

Elena said:
March 27th, 2008 - 3:12 pm

Love it! Great personality! Now when people say they “painted” something, does that mean with a brush, with spray paint? I tried to paint something with a brush once and it was a disaster! Tips would help for future DIY’s. :)

Katie said:
March 27th, 2008 - 3:26 pm

This is great! Is it one of those particle board bookshelves with the wood “wallpaper” covering it? I’d love to know if you had to prep it at all before painting.

Amanda said:
March 27th, 2008 - 4:24 pm

Oh, I think we have the exact same bookcase at home! It’s particleboard with some sort of plastic-y (laminate?) veneer. How does one paint on it, some sort of primer?

nathalie said:
March 27th, 2008 - 5:05 pm

wow I loved this ! I have a book case that looks exactly the ” before ” there , i put it in the spare room as something to hide, but after seen this I will defenitly try do something like that !

erinberry said:
March 27th, 2008 - 7:41 pm

I, too, would like to know how your process for painting laminate (as it appears to be in the photos). Thanks!

Margarita said:
March 28th, 2008 - 8:10 pm

That’s a great makeover for the little shelf.
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sanam said:
March 30th, 2008 - 10:01 pm

thanks to all :0)
i was worried about the laminate too, but i didn’t need to prime it. i just threw a couple coats of paint on it followed by a layer of sealant. the only things that gave me trouble were the little plastic pegs…i ended up touching them up after putting the shelves in.

Octavine Illustration said:
March 30th, 2008 - 10:26 pm

what a wonderfully clever and aesthetically charged idea! i have a ton of these not so aesthetically pleasing shelves and i now have a new perspective on them. great inspiration….

Kristan said:
April 3rd, 2008 - 10:53 am

I LOVE what was done with this bookcase!! Definitely gets me thinking for some stuff around my place…

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