Monday Monday ... so good to me. Am I the only one who sings this song by the Mamas and the Papas every Monday morning? Well, not every Monday morning. Sometimes I mix it up with "Manic Monday" or "Rainy Days and Mondays." I've warned my taste in music is questionable at best.
Anyway, today I am excited to share the update I made to my tall skinny IKEA shelves in my dining room. I bought them to flank my desk, and had a bunch of plans for them. Here they are when I started this particular project.
I brought in the shelves because I wanted to fill that huge space, but I also needed storage. Little loves art and I thought it was a good idea to hide, but still keep accessible, her coloring books, paper, crayons, colored pencils, glue, paste, scissors ... I could go on and on but that's only the tip of the artwork-iceberg.
I also needed a place for my shredder and for all the cords that go to the computer, speakers, lamp, shredder and other computer stuff. I just cut a hole in the back of the bookshelves and have the cords running into the back. Oh how hidden cords make my heart skip a beat.
Obviously, having these things out in the open would not do, which is why I wanted to bring in the doors. I blogged about how I added crown molding to the tops, but there is still more to do, which includes:
I also needed a place for my shredder and for all the cords that go to the computer, speakers, lamp, shredder and other computer stuff. I just cut a hole in the back of the bookshelves and have the cords running into the back. Oh how hidden cords make my heart skip a beat.
Obviously, having these things out in the open would not do, which is why I wanted to bring in the doors. I blogged about how I added crown molding to the tops, but there is still more to do, which includes:
- buying doors for the bottom part of the shelves
- adding hardware to those doors to match hardware on desk
- painting the backs of the open shelves so the contents really pop
- accessorizing the shelves; and
adding crown molding to the top of the shelves to make them a little more finished.
Today I knocked two things off this list! I added doors and hardware. This was so simple. I bought the doors at IKEA - they're the Olsbo door and are meant to go with the Billy bookshelves. They cost $35 each (which, incidentally, is not much less than the actual shelf cost!). Hanging the doors was a breeze and easily took less than an hour.
I picked up these little knobs at Lowe's. They matched the hardware on the desk pretty well and were only about $4 each.
I just drilled holes in the doors and added the knobs and called it a day. I bought one of these plastic hardware templates at Home Depot years ago. I love it. It makes drilling spots for knobs and pulls so easy. I did this before I put the doors on the cabinet.
Now here is the almost-finished product!!
Next up: painting the backs of the shelves. I've decided on a color and cannot wait to share. Have a terrific week!
See you swoon,
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