i rearranged some furniture just before christmas, freeing up space in the middle bedroom for the loveseat.  that meant bringing the dresser down to the living room (by myself! somehow) in place of that bookcase in the left corner.

so now this dresser is by the front door... (minus the christmas stuff)

and i gave the bookcase a little makeover.

first up, a fresh coat of white paint and some super time-consuming painter's tape.  i also removed the shelf and plan to repurpose the baskets.



seriously, it took me a long time to figure out how to make the greek key pattern. probably too long.  geometry was my worst class of all time.  (until graduate level international finance. the words 'exchange rate' are banned in our house.)

anyway!  i also painted some ikea wine racks white and hung glasses (holders are also from ikea).  see, our wine used to stay in the basement closet but who wants to walk all the way downstairs to fetch a bottle? now i've got it all right here!

our sad liquor collection is exactly two bottles of rum.  we don't even really drink rum.  or liquor (save for sean and vodka).  it's mostly beer and wine in the smona house.

i used the martha stewart vintage gold paint, it doesn't photograph so well.

i'm also trying out a little chair swap.

while it's no bar cart, which i still desperately want, it's pretty cute for a repurposed bookshelf.  and i sort of want to email a photo to my 8th grade geometry teacher.

did you guys think i was done with the gold paint?  no way.