Fixing an Old Bookshelf

This weekend I would usually be mixing a new song for #midimonday but an old bookshelf my wife bought from a yardsale got in the way.

Look at this old thing. I had to sand down the broken splinters off the thing.

My wife filled in the dents and divets. I'm wondering if this thing was worth the $5 we paid for it lol.

Here's a nasty splinter getting glued down.

This used to belong to a family with kids. One of them looked like they were learning their letters and wrote their name on the side. The whole reason we bought this thing was to keep our new daughter's books and toys on it.

Now its time to start painting.

First we have to prime it with white paint to hide the dark wood.

I ended up having to put two coats of primer on it. There were too many divets and cracks that soaked up the paint.

Now its time to paint it a color.

This is a subtle change from the white but it will match the wall color.

And its done. It matches the wall and will soon get filled up with oddly shaped children's books. We will let our daughter color and paint this herself if she wants when she gets older. Odds are it will get various crayon and marker scribbles on it as she grows. Then later she can paint over it with a new solid color.

That's all for now, thanks for looking :-)