Category: Refurbished Furniture

Unique and clever ways to display your book collection

4/6/2015

I've found that there are few places I feel more comfortable than being surrounded books (topped only by being surrounded by – in no particular order – loved ones, Nature and live music). And while one of my favorite restoration projects I've done so far was refurbishing some old bookshelves, there are a lot of other unique ways to store and display your precious paperbacks at home. After all, nothing furnishes a room quite like books!

Here are a few of some of my favorite unique book displays that you could use in your own home. If you click any of the pictures below, you'll be redirected to websites where you can learn how to make or even buy these cool bookshelves. I'm all about up-cycling and repurposing old things you might have laying around the house, so I'm particularly fond of the old refrigerator and the baby grand. Looking for more inspiration? You can also find a lot of unique bookshelves ideas on Pinterest.

Have a creative bookshelf idea you'd like to share with me? Please tweet me @TessaFoxReads!

Available on Etsy.

Reclaim an old piano!

Click the picture to learn how to repurpose a fridge!

Repurpose old scaffolding - available on Etsy.

Click the picture to learn how to make a reading bench!

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Old becomes new: DIY bookshelf makeover

10/3/2014

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A few weeks ago my boyfriend and I moved into an apartment together. This meant spending lots of money buying stuff we needed for our new place. It also meant buying something I really needed that we wouldn't have by our move-in date: bookshelves!

Anyone who knows me knows that I'm all about the thrift, so instead of spending a few hundred dollars on a new shelf or two, I went hunting to find some new (read: used) bookshelves at antique stores and farm sales. I ended up finding a matching set of two bookshelves totaling me a whopping $60. The only catch – they were in major need of some TLC. Here's a look at the transformation process:

The condition of the bookshelves at the time of purchase. Time to sand them down!

After sanding, I used a flat, white spray paint to prime the shelves.

Next came the fun part: picking out a paint swatch! I planned to put these shelves in my home office at the new apartment, which at the time consisted of only white walls and beige carpeting. Sounds like the room could use some color, don't you think?

The shelves after their first coat of paint.

The freshly painted shelves at their new home.

This wasn't my first time refurbishing furniture, and it definitely won't be my last. But it's definitely something that takes practice, patience and time to do, but it's all the more rewarding in the end. All that's left to do now is fill these bad boys up with my personal (and constantly growing) book collection!

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Unique and clever ways to display your book collection

Old becomes new: DIY bookshelf makeover

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