crafty … ava’s bookshelves
My sweet Ava Kate has a small room. She has enough room for her bed, dresser and a small table. I love her room but it is missing one thing … a bookshelf. Ava is completely book obsessed. She is constantly loading books into a bag and bringing them into her room. I have been wanting to add a book shelf to her room but there isn’t enough space … until I saw these linear bookshelves over at Living With Punks. Perfect, easy to make and the price is right! Not to mention, my husband finally had a reason to buy a nail gun.
For detailed instructions on how to make these … click here.
These are very easy to make. The most time consuming part of the project is painting … and then waiting for the paint to dry. I am impatient so multiple coats of anything is hard for me. I followed all of the directions and even did the clear coat. I know … impressive! It was totally worth it. They are perfect.
Ava’s face was so sweet when I showed her the completed shelves … all loaded up with her favorite books. I finished while she was at school. I made her close her eyes when she walked into her room. She squealed and then promptly began gazing at all of the books. She shut her door and didn’t come out for an hour.
Notice the happy dance going on …
I think she liked it! Her favorite section is definitely the Olivia section…
My attempt to get a picture of her in front of her new bookshelves proved to be a bit tricky!
My favorite part is the very top shelf and the sweet print by Mandipidy that says, “I love you a Bushel and a Peck”. We sing that song at bedtime, sometimes even making up our own verses.
She is one happy little bookworm!
linking to …
Linking to …
Winter Pinterest Challenge over at Young House Love. Stop by the other Winter Pinterest Challenge hosts here … Katie, Cassie and Erin.
February 29th, 2012 at 5:13 pm
Love it!! Totally doing this in my daughter’s room!!
February 29th, 2012 at 5:18 pm
I love this! What a great idea!
February 29th, 2012 at 5:31 pm
very cute!
February 29th, 2012 at 5:31 pm
looks great – this is such a wonderful gift to your daughter! =)
February 29th, 2012 at 5:45 pm
What a fun way to keep books on display!
February 29th, 2012 at 5:46 pm
I love this…such a great space saving idea!
February 29th, 2012 at 5:56 pm
Perfect! Better than a traditional book shelve!
February 29th, 2012 at 8:23 pm
Thank you so much! She loves it!!!
February 29th, 2012 at 8:23 pm
if you do, I would love to see pictures!
February 29th, 2012 at 11:17 pm
wonderful! I would love to do that in our playroom!
February 29th, 2012 at 11:20 pm
Fabulous idea!
February 29th, 2012 at 11:56 pm
Don’t you just love those shelves? Seriously, the smartest invention ever! Your daughter and mine would be BFF’s if we lived any closer too, because mine sticks out the tongue immediately when I say “Smile”…looks familiar
And I totally understand about the painting and waiting…although, you did better than me because I don’t think I ever painted a clear coat or I possibly never read that far! Awesome job and isn’t it nice to know they will be used for years to come.
~Susan
March 1st, 2012 at 12:17 am
Wow, this is s great project & how sweet your little girl is. I’m sure she will have fun looking at her books & rearranging them.
March 1st, 2012 at 1:39 am
These turned out so cute!
March 1st, 2012 at 1:54 am
Super Cute!!! That may be an idea I use for my kiddos rooms ~ so many books and not enough space!
March 9th, 2012 at 5:44 pm
I’m dropping by as the guest judge on The CSI Project this week. These shelves are fantastic! And I love how excited your little girl was about it. Great job!
March 9th, 2012 at 5:52 pm
Thanks so much for stopping by and for your sweet compliment. Has to be one of the best projects i have done … as they are used every day! Have a great weekend!!!