New shelf project! | Personal

I drove by the dumpster down the street a few weeks ago and saw one of those cubbyhole shelves sitting beside it. Upon close inspection, it was pretty shabby looking, but I had been looking for something like this and decided to see what I could do with it. My awesome husband hauled it back to our apartment where it sat for a couple of weeks until yesterday when I decided to finally make something of it!

Of course, I forgot a before picture...but a sanding block, two cans of spray paint, 3 baskets and a lamp on clearance at Target later, and I could not be more happy with the result!

When we were at Home Depot, I asked Josh what he thought about possible colors to use. He mistook me as actually asking which one he thought we should get rather than the fact that I just wanted him to agree on what I wanted ;) The blue was his choice and such a good one! I was so worried that it would be too bright...but I think it adds a nice pop of color in the corner of the living room and the worn look around the edges makes it a good fit with the rest of the decor. . .