Beachy Shelf and thanks

Just a rather small project for today. I kind of crashed after all that work on the wainscotting (see last post) and haven't been driven to tackle any more big projects yet. Instead I've been working on little things (shelves, picture frames, etc.)

Today I just hung a shelf which I finished a few days ago. Here's the before picture:

Just a plan old shelf, but hand made by my grandpa, so still special. Originally I was just going to paint the entire thing white, and distress it, but I decided I need a bit more variety in the family room, so I opted for a beachy, worn look. I used a similar method as outlined in THIS post, but washed on the paint more heavily.

here is the result:



I'm not entirely happy with the objects on it right now, but I'm REALLY happy with the shelf itself. (No, I did not mean to rhyme :P)

Some detail shots...



...and more shots...



Well that's about it for now, nothing too amazing, but I felt like sharing it anyways.


I want to thank all of you for your thoughts, compliments and suggestions on my other pieces; they've been most inspiring and helpful and I never expected to be welcomed so readily!

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