{"id":28461,"date":"2015-08-30T18:00:50","date_gmt":"2015-08-30T23:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=28461"},"modified":"2015-08-30T18:13:52","modified_gmt":"2015-08-30T23:13:52","slug":"new-bookshelves-in-the-great-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=28461","title":{"rendered":"New Bookshelves in the Great Room"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although I am finished showing you the tweaks we had done in our kitchen this summer, I have one more project to show you.\u00a0 Ever since we moved in four years ago, I have wanted to fill a wall in our great room with bookshelves.\u00a0 Since Mr. Right has been away all summer, and since Carpenter Greg was going to be here anyway, I had him custom-build shelves for the space.<\/h3>\n

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There they are.\u00a0 There’s a LOT of real estate in those shelves.\u00a0 The irony is that when we moved here and downsized, I got rid of almost all of my books.\u00a0 Every book that I purchase now, (except cookbooks and decorating books) goes on my Kindle.\u00a0 So, I had to practically scavenge to get enough books to even start decorating the shelves.<\/h3>\n

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My mother gave me some books, and my neighbor gave me some.\u00a0 That’s why those top shelves are empty.\u00a0 I might not put books there, though.\u00a0 I might put a simple ironstone or blue and white transferware platter in each one.\u00a0 I will have to bring in the ladder to do it.<\/h3>\n

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Here is the wall before the shelves.<\/h3>\n

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I had the bottom shelves enclosed.\u00a0 Our wedding china and other dinnerware items we don’t use often are stored in there.<\/h3>\n

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I asked Carpenter Greg to build the center shelves around this old Kentucky sugar chest which was in the spot before.\u00a0 He made extra shelves so if\/when I remove the sugar chest, I will just insert those shelves.<\/h3>\n

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Now, let’s take a look at what’s on the shelves.<\/h3>\n

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If you ever see a set of books like these, grab them.\u00a0 I bought this set (they made the move) several years ago at the local library’s annual book sale for less than $10.00.\u00a0 I bought them because I thought the colors would be good for decorating, and they are.\u00a0 There are colors for every season.\u00a0 I recently saw an identical set on One King’s Lane for $200.00.<\/h3>\n

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This little tole tray is the only accessory I had to purchase for the shelves other than a few books from Goodwill.\u00a0 I found it at a local consignment shop.<\/h3>\n

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I opted to keep the background color the same as the rest of the room, but I can easily paint it if I want more color.\u00a0 Thankfully, all of the shelves are removable so a paint job would be easy.<\/h3>\n

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I won that Frenchy book end at Haven.<\/h3>\n

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This little bird cage was ready for the trash until I added some blue paint to it, and I put a colorful piece of scrapbook paper on its bottom to add even more color.\u00a0 Now it is quite sweet.<\/h3>\n

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The seltzer bottle came from Paris, and the colorful pencils from Argentina.<\/h3>\n

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This demi-john was a smart impulse purchase while I was waiting to catch a train in France.\u00a0 There just happened to be a market next door, and I had a few extra minutes to do some browsing.<\/h3>\n

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I bought those spools on ebay after seeing some in Kitty Barth0lomew’s book.\u00a0 (What ever happened to her????)<\/h3>\n

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My art teacher did the little oil painting while traveling in Ireland.<\/h3>\n

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Our antique privacy screen also fits right in between the new shelves.\u00a0 I always keep it folded shut except when we have dinner guests.\u00a0 Then it just slides into place and hides the kitchen.<\/h3>\n

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Mr. Right is finally home, and he took a tour of the improvements that were made while he was away.\u00a0 Don’t worry…..he knew about them ahead of time.\u00a0 He gave a thumbs up which meant a lot to me.\u00a0 And I have to add that it is soooo good to have him safely home.\u00a0 He is fit and tan but tired.\u00a0 I don’t think we are going to do the Pittsburgh – DC ride that we have done the past four Septembers, but we are headed to Italy in October to do some bicycling over there.<\/h3>\n

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We just want to give you a heads up that we will be returning to our “Seasons” Saturday Selections” posts this coming Saturday.\u00a0 We might miss a Saturday here and there, but we are excited to share with you once again different things that we find interesting on the world wide web.\u00a0 You all have a great day.\u00a0 Thanks for stopping in.<\/h3>\n

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Take care.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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