Bookshelf

I bought this bookshelf at a yard sale about a month or so ago.  Just your plain ol run of the mill cheapo bookshelf.  Not anymore!  

I primed and painted the whole thing white.  I was going to back the whole thing with scrapbook paper and modge podge but my local fabric store was having a sale so I decided on fabric instead.  

I wanted something a little fun and funky but neutral enough so the bookshelf could be moved to another room later on.  Love this fabric!  I ironed it before putting it on the bookshelf
(man I hate ironing)

My wonderful husband helped me when it came to putting the fabric on the back.  He took the nails out and removed the back of the bookshelf completely.  We then laid it out on a desk that is in the garage waiting to be refinished and used spray adhesive all over the backing.  Then we laid the fabric on top and smoothed it out to remove any bubbles.  After all that we flipped it over and sprayed the edges with adhesive so the fabric would wrap all the way around and be more secure.  Still not done...then the hubs nailed the backing back onto the back of the shelf (let's say back one more time...back back back)
while I held it in place. 

FINALLY

Time to organize all the books.  I have them organized by genre and starting today will be reorganizing to put them in alphabetical order.  Here's a fun fact- one day when I grow up I would like to be a libriarian. 

Here is my Janet Evanovich collection.  I love her.  I waited in line for over 4 hours to meet her and by golly I would do it again.  If you live in the Charlotte area you really need to read "Motor Mouth", it takes place here!  So cool!