To everything there is a season…. and for me the season of orange accents in the house has passed. Two and a half years ago when we moved into this house, I found these awesome bookcases that were the perfect size to fill a wall in our living room and give us the storage we needed. I originally painted them a soft gray and painted the backing orange for a pop of color. And I loved them!
But now the living room has been evolving, with the addition of new black paint on the fireplace, a sparkly hide rug, and our industrial pipe built ins. It was time for the bookcases to evolve as well. I loved the original gray paint, so I decided to keep this makeover simple, and repaint the backing black.
All I did was clear she shelves and remove them; and then with a good angled brush I applied two coats of General Finishes Lamp Black Milk Paint.
I lack patience, so as soon as that was dry, I added my shelves back in, leaving a slight gap between the backing so the paint could continue to cure. And then I went ahead and styled them!
I decided to group our books by color, much like I did in our Expedit shelves in our old house.
I love that these bookcases also have closed door storage on the bottom to hide all the junk I hoard.
I added milk glass, art I love, and favorite books.
And of course here are plenty of brass animals…. My mouse/cheese bookends even contain brass mice! The deer I found when I was thrifting with Kelly in Atlanta; the brass pig I believe I found at a thrift shop, and the brass owl was a gift from my sweet friend Carmel. The owl sits in front of the awesome Charlie silhouette my friend and partner, Sarah, made for me.
Oh, and yes, hello there smoldering antelope…. I moved him to the sofa table (which I did not paint, but purchased from Sweet Clover vendor Eleanor Madison Vintage Home).
Here’s a look to see how they fit into the rest of the room… (I think the gallery wall needs some love this year, too. One thing leads to another!)
And while we are in the living room I wanted to share one other little update. I showed you my new dining head chairs a couple weeks ago. Well, they were a set of four, so one straggler stayed next the the dining sideboard, and the other became Chris’ desk chair. This space was originally meant to be a blog desk for me, but I actually don’t like sitting at a desk. I don’t like sitting, period. So this space became Chris’ and he actually uses it quite a bit! Anyhow, I love how the chair looks and love the touch of midcentury it adds to the room.
So that’s all for now in the living room! I still would like to do a few things in here, but am happy that this room is getting to where I want it to be!
Enjoy your Friday and have a wonderful weekend! I am off to the flea market for the first time in 2014…. wish me luck!
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