Book Shelf Makeover

I am so excited to show you all the new office we have upstairs, but first I wanted to show you a piece that I redid for the room.

I took an old bookshelf and painted it white!  I gave it a sanding, wiped it all down, and added a coat of white enamel primer.  Then, two coats of high gloss white paint later, I had a fresh looking bookshelf for my brand new office space!

Before...

Primed

1 Coat

2 Coats

Done!

A few tips to make it easier on you:
1) Don't make my mistake: do two coats of primer if you are covering a dark finish!
2) Use an enamel primer- it adheres better to a glossy finish, so the sanding part of your job is a little less difficult.
3) Don't forget that you'll be using this as a bookshelf!  If there are a few nicks and ugly spots, so what? Cover them up with a book! :)
4) Load up on personal details

I had a few of these big scrapes once I placed my shelves back in.  But no biggie! 
It's all covered up with books now

Scrapes? What scrapes?

A few of my personal touches: a piece of my great grandmother's pottery, along with a picture of her and her dog, Chiquita :)

Books for school

Books for fun

A few more books (it's a bookshelf, after all) and an old camera

How do you accessorize your bookshelves?