Finally painted the bookcase
Sonia
5 years ago
Time consuming, but I have at last finished painting that huge bookcase! I sanded it and then applied two coats of primer, then two coats of top coat. I chose an off white simply because I wanted to lighten and brighten this corner. The paint was Little Greene’s Slaked Lime mid eggshell. It was a beautiful paint to use, very smooth and almost non drip. I loved all your suggestions and a big thank you to all the Houzzers who helped me decide.
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Comments (6)It's not so much the bookcase as other problems I see in the room. Here are four things that could change your room at a relatively low cost: 1. Track lighting in the ceiling. Your lighting looks very minimal and no matter how gorgeous you make the room, if you don't light it properly, it won't look it's best. 2. Choose a bright, happy paint color for one of the walls, probably a wall you see from the doorway. It might be turquoise or coral or lime green. 3. Go to Gallery Direct and buy a big, splashy painting. http://www.gallerydirect.com/art/product/sara-abbott/instant-karma-i?substrate=paper&style=PF&frame=F0091&size=L 4. Now for the bookcase itself. It's doing its job just fine, but if you could turn some of the book into horizontal stacks, it could create a little more interest. If you're double stacking books, it sounds like you need a second bookcase, or one bigger one. If you do end up adding to your bookcase, it's nice to be able to display some objects, mixed in with the books....See Moreback of staircase coming up into our sunroom
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