Project....the homeschool bookcase

We took a very beat-up well-loved television armoire and after nearly taking it to the dump thoughtfully considering its value....we decided to make it work. Here she is before her makeover:

What I wanted was this lovely piece from Pottery Barn Kids. Of course it not only cost an arm, a leg and an ear lobe, it also cost 9-trillion bucks for shipping. It comes in every color of the rainbow but I love the white or red.

I needed a middle shelf, a paint job, some bead board and a magician.....

Ta-Da!

Chris did the carpentry and heavy lifting. Great job Daddy-O! He was a bit disturbed over the distressing part. That whole, "why'd ya have to go and mess it up?" mentality.

I painted it and I suppose because it was humid or because I am an idiot, something didn't go quite right. It looked a bit like I used Elmer's glue and Q-tips and I was in tears the first night.

Seriously. I had oversprayed the whole garage and our neighborhood and then nearly walked into the dentist office with white nose hair. I won't even visit that memory.

I had made such a horrific mess and spent the whole day doing it and now had nothing to show for it.

Insert crying jag and several bowls of Chocolate Lucky Charms.

I called our pastor's wife (aka: the pushy strong-arm who made me do this project) who sweetly surrendered the better part of the following day to come and counsel me through my ordeal......and she repainted the whole stinkin' thing.....and she distressed it.....cause she is some kind of woman.

She says she would do that for anybody, but I think I am extra-special.

Anyhoo, she did a superb job and I think it looks pretty darn good myself :)