this wasn't in the plan |but life is still pretty good

Ever since discovering the blog Knock-Off Wood, I've been itching to create something. I didn't end up using a project from that site, but rather tried to re-create something I saw on another site. But in an effort to use some wood that I already had, keep it from weighing too much, and because I really had no idea what I was doing, my end result was nothing like what I envisioned. I love it though! Here's a quick rundown of what I did.

After sanding, I glued the sides to the base and added a bit of molding to help the books stay in place.

 Then I broke out the power tools and drilled some holes and screwed the pieces together.

Now time to paint

And it's ready to hang on the wall (preferably straight, but the fact that it hasn't fallen off is a plus regardless of it's crookedness).


This didn't end up being as frugal of a project as I was hoping.  But I've totally caught the carpentry bug and what I learned from this project will help me create future frugal projects.

I'm adding this to DIY Day at A Soft Place to Land.

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