We have cleaned out Greg's office downstairs in anticipation of Enoch moving in there, so we have made many trips to DI, cleaned out a bunch of computer things and went through books and books and books deciding which ones to keep. We kept a lot - we just can't get rid of books.
We used an IKEA gift card we got as an early Christmas present from my parents to purchase some bookshelves for the living room. Greg was going to built some custom bookcases, but realized that wasn't happening any time soon and we were anxious to get this done, so IKEA it was.
Gavin made a deal with us that if he could watch TV, he would assemble the bookcases. Deal. He put together all the bookcases and then they were just sitting in the living room. Enoch and Kate immediately made dog houses out of them (of course). I was worried that the kids or the bookcases would get hurt, so we made plans to put them up.
First, Greg painted the space just behind the shelves. Then, he attached them to the wall.
When I first saw all the bookcases put up, I was nervous that we wouldn't have enough to fill it up properly, that it would look too empty. No need to worry - we filled it up just fine (and that wasn't including about 100 paperbacks in the drawers).
I told Greg that after this painting project was over, we were retiring his paining pants. They are so crusted with paint that they can practically stand up on their own. It is fun to see so many different paints on there and remember where in the house or yard that project was.
2 comments:
It looks awesome!! You guys are ambitious for tackling that before christmas, but I bet it's nice to have it done before Christmas.
They look beautiful! And so decorative with all the beautiful books on them!
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