Two toned bookshelf

Two tone timber bookcase Just Completed and ready for it's new home.

How to paint bookshelves and cabinets for this den fireplace makeover on week 3 of the $100 room challenge.

Two tone shelves

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Two tone timber bookcase Just Completed and ready for it's new home.

Featuring five off-white shelves and a tapered wood frame in natural or dark-pecan finishes, this mid-century bookcase makes a bold statement. Refreshing the look of any living space or home office with its clean lines, angled A-frame and neutral hues, its two-tone good looks brighten any decor and provides handy extra storage for your books, decor, and photos.

I am so happy to finally have this room D.O.N.E! When we moved into this house 2.5 years ago I had no idea how we were actually going to use this room. We already have a living room with a T.V. and this room has two exterior doors, so it gets a lot of traffic. This room has gone through a lot of hand me down furniture and then I sold everything in our house that wasn't just right and was able to trade or purchase the rest of the items that I needed to make this room function for us. The…

Last fall I was invited to teach a class on bookshelf styling at my local West Elm. As nervous as I was to take my dog and pony show on the road 😉 it was an absolute blast! In this decorating class I shared my super simple 5 step process to styling bookshelves. Many of […]

Funny story, I first saw this house 7.5 years ago while on the way to work at one of our flip properties. Our usual route to and from this newly acquired flip had been closed due to a long standing road project, so we had to take an alternate route for the foreseeable future. As I drove down this freshly adopted route, I came upon this teensy tiny little town in the middle of a corn field that made me think…. “If I blink, I’ll miss this place completely!” And suddenly, a beautiful old Cra...

If you're you're not sure where to start when it comes to styling bookshelves, I've got a formula that might help.

Adding a fresh coat of paint to almost anything can revamp it and give it a new look, so why not paint the back of your bookcase? But how do you choose what color to paint it? Well, we have researched the answer for you and have some tips and suggestions about how to choose […]

The DIY bookshelves add much needed shelf space and visual appeal to this simple home office makeover. We have the bookshelf tutorial and plenty of photos.

Step-by-step tutorial for taking a curbside bookcase find and transforming it into a beautiful new piece with chalk paint!