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DIY Colorful Shelf

April 9, 2013 By Erica Deuel 7 Comments

diy colorful shelves

Do you have an old bookcase that you don’t really like anymore, yet you don’t want to part with it? I have had this cute little shelf unit sitting out in my garage for months and months. I didn’t want to part with it, but I knew it needed something (for me to love it enough) to put it in my house.

I love the cute little size of this shelf. I foresee turning it horizontally and using it above a desk or dresser. I knew it definitely needed some updating since the back was peeling off, so that is where I started. I transformed that old piece into a gorgeous new shelf that I just adore, and I want to share with you how I did it.

First off, I kicked off the back board and removed all the nails that were holding it in place.

redo shelf unit

Next, I cut some fill-it strip boards to replace the back of my shelf unit. I needed seven wood strips to fill my back. Depending on the size of your unit you might want to use wider/bigger boards, but you can use this same idea.

Raw Trim PiecesI found some of my favorite colors in my acrylic paint stash and roughly painted my fill-it strip boards. I didn’t worry about making it a nice even thick coat. I wanted it to be rough and a light coat, so stain would fill in the gaps latter.

painted boardsYou might be able to tell in the above picture that I even put two colors on some boards. The idea is just to add some color and life to the old piece!

Next, I sanded the shelf unit and roughly painted it with some white paint. I then stained everything with the same color stain.

Staining painted wood

colorful shelves

I absolutely love the way color and stain work together to create a fun contrast. Beautiful! Finally, I arranged my fill-it strip boards in the order I wanted on the back of my shelf unit, and started hammering them in one at a time.

hammering shelves

back of shelvesMy shelf was then done! I love the way it turned out, and I can’t wait to style it up and use it!

colorful shelf

items to stage a shelfThank you so much for checking out my new shelf!  I hope you all are having a wonderful week!

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DIY End Table

August 3, 2012 By Erica Deuel 1 Comment

I have been wanting to share this project with you for a while now.  I finished this little table back in May and was saving it for a week like this one…when my “projects” were not the spectacular crafty sorts but just more life sorts.  For example, tackling a consignment sale is not my every week sort of thing.

For eight years we have had the same two end tables in our living room.  I was getting a bit board with them.  We turned one of them into Caleb’s work bench outside.

He adores it!  He now has a place to store his tool box and work on his projects, where I wont start moving them all around and cleaning up.  It is his area.  The second table needed a makeover to keep using it in our livingroom, so I turned into a decoupaged, painted, fun piece.

I love the way it turned out!  I will try to keep these details short, since I have been having some rather lengthy posts lately.

Step One:  I primed it and painted it white.

Step Two:  I painted the bottom half with gray paint we had left over from our kitchen makeover.

Step Three:  I painted the top ridge with a light, light icy blue.  It almost looked white, until it was put against white.

Step Four:  I mod podged music sheets to the top of the table.  I did several coats of mod podge on top (letting it dry completely between each coat).

Step Five:  Put your hardware back on and enjoy!!


That picture fully shows my DIY photo coasters I made a while back.  I love to enjoy my projects once they are finally finished!!  It is such a rewarding feeling to see something you made, give a room a new look.  You guys can do this project!  So easy!  The hard part is waiting for the paint to dry!  I’m not a very patient person.  🙂

Thank you so much for checking into my Friday Project Spotlight!!  I am off to Ideafarm this weekend!  I can’t wait to join my hubby and the rest of the Broken Voices team for a life changing, inspirational weekend!  You guys might remember me talking about Ideafarm here.  In short…

“IDEAfarm is a four-day experience for college-aged people who are looking to take a specific discontent they have with the world today and do something about it. It’s an experience for young people who are looking to do something more, looking to be a part of something bigger. Each summer, IDEAfarm takes place at Lake Jackson in Atlanta, Georgia, providing an intimate environment for our students to grow and thrive. With the use of whole group sessions, small group meetings, and free time to spend both in community and in solitude, IDEAfarm’s purpose is found.”

I can’t believe this weekend/event is already here!  The summer flew by!

I hope you guys have a great weekend!  I’ll be back next week with a post of how this weekend went!  Please be praying for us and our students!

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