I love this little library that Amy from A Little Busy shared in the project parade. Amy and Brian took an overlooked wasted space and created a little library. Shelves in a hallway corner – genius!
Hallway before:
They took off the chair rail and baseboards…
They used beadboard paneling for the back of the bookcases…
Brian built the frame work (not even a mild injury stopped him from getting back to work).
I love this part! Amy says, “After the base went in and before he nailed it down we put in a letter to future homeowners and a copy of that days newspaper.”
Shelves up and ready to be caulked, primed and painted.
Amy lined shelves with this pretty contact paper…
All done – a little library to organize her homeschooling books.
GREAT job, Amy & Brian! I love that it looks original to your home, built-in like it was always there. What a clever use of unused space! Thank you for sharing your creativity!
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Great project, we can never have to much storage. Thanks for sharing.
Sandy
What a great use of space and they did a great job on it! Love the way it turned out.
What a great idea for otherwise unused space! And an added bonus of extra storage. Smart idea!
What a great,great idea! It is a perfect fit for an awkward little space. Now it looks like it was planned that way, doesn't it? Perfection.
Boy! Has contact paper come a long way! Many, many years ago…when contact paper was young and new I "papered" a whole bathroom in a zebra print. Now THAT was something! But this…wow…this is an animal of a whole different kind! Love it! Diana
The shelving looks wonderful!What a great use for that space~
This is awesome and the letter being placed is pretty cool. Beautifully done.
So clever! I need to find out where she got her stool, I have been on the search for one just like it!
Thanks for sharing that one! I'm going to hop over there right now to take a closer look! 🙂
Vanessa
That looks so great!
OOOOOHHHHHH! I am loving this!!! I feel a project coming on!!! thanks for the inspirations!!!
These are all such lovely pieces of work. Great job to everyone!