Wine Cabinet: A Re-Style

I've been wanting a bar for our home for quite awhile now. However, I'd much rather have an actual bar, like, built with wood, rather than a cart- something which takes more than a little planning and time. So, when Matt and I stumbled upon this beat up wine cabinet at a thrift store, I knew it would be the perfect temporary fix...juuuust until Matt has a couple weeks off from school. Then, the woodworking is on ; ). Plus, it only set us back $5! I did say "perfect" temporary fix, didn't I?

As you can see, it was the most horrible shade of mauve I have ever seen. The painting was done terribly, it wobbled as if it only had one leg, and had a shelf missing from the very top. But one can of a warm white, some nails and bracing, and some plywood later, she was brand new and oh so pretty : ).

We're not seasoned wine collectors quite yet, so it's still a bit empty. And it's also doubling as a bar/liquor cabinet at the moment, so it's fine. I love how clean and simple our 'lil cabinet baby turned out, and can't wait to stock it up and host a fiesta! Thanks for letting me share!

Bookshelf: A Re-Style

I've mentioned before that in moving into our new place, the realization that we needed more book-friendly storage space became very...real. As we often do, Matt and I ventured to a local thrift shop pretty close to our house, and came home $15 poorer and 1 bookshelf richer; a win in my book.

We knew we wanted to put this shelf in Matt's office, which already holds a few pieces of darker furniture. And since the room is not so expansive in size, I was afraid if we left it dark brown, the room would seem a bit overwhelmed by darkness. Thus, a nice olive was settled on (after much, much debate).

We sturdied the backing, primed, painted, and trinket-ed our way to the finished product. Voila!

We've been way into fixing up our thrift store finds lately...so much so that we've decided one sign of true adulthood is when you'd be totally happy getting a Lowe's gift card for Christmas. Scary stuff, y'all! See you tomorrow with the last of the wedding posts!