Old bookcase? New love!

I had this old bookshelf that I don't even remember how it came to be in my house...it was black and chipped, looked terrible. I didn't want to throw it out as it is totally useful... So I thought I would paint it to freshen it up.

Materials:

1 bookshelf

Paint and primer or one that has both

Paintbrushes naturally

Gift wrap (back panels)

Tape or spray adhesive 

Revamp your old lamp!

So I was trying to get my younger brother to take an old brass lamp that I ended up with to college with him, and he said he didn't want it... I didn't want to just throw it out though. So I thought hey! why not have an afternoon of arts and crafts?

I grabbed some painters tape and a neutral colour grey to be safe and match any room in my house but any colour could work.

Chevron is really popular right now and is pretty straight forward.. I started placing tape all around trying to keep points at about the same height ( chevron is very forgiving so it doesn't have to be perfect).

Required:

lamp shade and base if you want

Painters tape

Sponge brush (works best if dabbed on vs paint brush as it causes less leaks)

Scissors

Paint colour of your choice

I will admit I did touch up a couple spots but not many.

I then painted the base white and I love my new lamp!

Old to new with a ten minute make over :)