Ages ago, I bought two pre-loved little bookshelves off our neighbourhood whatsapp group. One was baby blue, and one was light purple. I bought them both for R200… you might remember I painted one white and put it in the guest room as part of the Guest Bedroom Makeover Series (don’t ask how that is going BTW!).
Anyway, over the December holidays I decided to tackle the other one. This one was in better shape than the previous shelf, and had a backboard.
I gave it a quick, light sanding (hooray for electric sanders – what fun!!) and cleaned it. I used Fired Earth Chalk Paint, in colour Larva. I really love this soft muted minty, duck eggy colour <3
Before – this light purple is so not my vibe!
I gave the whole thing two coats. Chalk paint is great because it dries to quickly, so a job like this really is a one day game, which is great because I’m all about instant gratification.
Once the paint was dry, I sealed it with Granny B’s Armour, in matt
Originally, I had wanted to remove the backboard and wallpaper it with the same wallpaper from the dining room, but I didn’t have another piece of board, and I didn’t want to wait to finish this, so I decided to try using some marble contact paper (from Makro) I had to cover the back.
I’m really happy with how it turned out!
It now lives in my office with my orchids, the beagles’ trophies and some light reading. I think it’s really cute! And the best part is that I had everything I needed to transform it, so it didn’t cost a thing… but if I did need to buy anything:
- Fired Earth Chalk Paint R185 for 1 litre at Builder’s Warehouse
- Granny B Armour Sealer R239 for 1 litre online
- Contact Paper R199 for 10m (so, a lifetime supply!) at Makro
My office has been on the backburner, makeover wise, so I’m glad it’s starting to get some love… very slowly!
Wow! That looks fantastic!
Nice, that marble looks great!