Bookshelf completed

Seriously long overdue, but nevermind. Here's finally the result of the bookshelf renovation. As previously mentioned, I first thought about painting it white, but fell for a pale blue colour.... let's face it, I can rarely resist blue!

I knew this was going to be a big project, which is why I decided against using primer. I hoped a light sanding and two coats of paint would do the trick. But to be honest, it didn't look too promising after th first coat. I thought for a while there that I was looking at both three or four coats before I was done.

Thankfully two coats were enough! Here is after sanding the beautiful details on the edges.

This is hands down my fave decoupage project to date. The napkin pattern was just beyond perfect for this.

I love blue hydrangeas so much that I decided to pattern the back wall a well and I'm absolutely in love with it. I almost didn't want to re-instal the shelves and put it to use!

And there is the finished project. I'd love nothing more than to keep it on show in my living room or something and just keep a few gorgeous nicknacks in it, but sadly there's no room for the time being.
It goes in my bedroom and serves the purpose of a dresser as I finally got to throw out the one I already had (a failed IKEA project as it were). So now it's filled with boring plastic bins and clothes.
But one day....!!