Oct 6, 2009

What to do with these?

The latest addition to my home are new built-in bookcases.
My poor little fireplace was so dull and frankly, boring!
I have envisioned bookcases of some sort for years
and finally they are a reality.
I totally love them!
It took me awhile to get them caulked, primed and painted.
Talk about tedious work...you have to paint
inside the shelf, above it, under it, etc....
what a pain!
Currently they are pretty sparse looking
while I patiently wait for the enamel to "cure."
So once they have "cured"...I still don't know what
to put on them. I am a collector of nothing!
Seriously,....I'm a "thrower-away-of-stuff" kind of person!
And to top it all off...I don't know how to arrange my
furniture now...seriously...this new addition
has caused me to be perplexed on several levels.
I do know that I plan on putting a big
mirror above the mantle...just haven't
looked for one yet.

Here's the motifs I added to the mantel for some interest.
What does everyone think?

6 comments:

Yours Faithfully said...

Very pretty!

Carie said...

THey look fabulous!

Erin said...

Those look gorgeous Debbie! I love the bead board.

Jeppson Clan said...

I love them, especially the bead board. Our bookshelves have books on them. :)
Also framed pictures and other tchotckes. Here is a blog that did a post today on decorating bookshelves. Funny, I just saw this and thought of you!

http://nestingplacenc.blogspot.com/2009/10/31-days-to-better-dressed-nes-day.html

Steph said...

Love them! =)

Barb said...

You are so talented....they look great!!