I had been looking for a skinny bookshelf when I spotted one at Goodwill for $14.50. Okay...So it needed some TLC.
(Note: This bookshelf has 3 shelves- I took them out so that I could begin the makeover and was too lazy to put them back jus for the picture.)
I primed it, painted it and had my dear husband cut a sheet of wainscoting for the back. I painted it a green that I poured a lot of black into to make my own color and then stressed it and stained it. I LOVE the way it turned out.
I liked it so much that I decided to do something similar with a small bookshelf that I have. (I like to keep this bookshelf on my large bookshelf so that it can house books that I have bought, but not yet read.)
I did the same treatment with paint, stressing an staining and then modge podged book pages to the backing. I like the way it is now snazzy (Yup- I said Snazzy-lol)
I finally took in the sides and added tulle circle that I burned the edges of and put vintage lace trim and Vintage buttons in the center. And hand- stitched it onto the sweater.
(I found that a local antique shop has a whole array of vintage buttons- think I am in love) 
I primed it, painted it and had my dear husband cut a sheet of wainscoting for the back. I painted it a green that I poured a lot of black into to make my own color and then stressed it and stained it. I LOVE the way it turned out.
Now I just need to do the same thing with my large bookshelf to make my office book corner a lot lighter (and more uniform)
