Painting Bookshelves

Sometimes I have great ideas, and sometimes I have brilliant idea, then today… I had a not so smart idea. The only thing left to do in the guestroom is hang a few pieces of art and build bookshelf-nightstands. Until I get around to building the bookshelves I thought I would paint some bookshelves I had. They were black and did not look right in the room. I could have just left them since they are temporary, but I don’t know how long it will take me to build the new ones so I wanted to paint them. 

Since its so cold I can’t spray paint them. (I’ve tried spray-painting in this cold and the can freezes and the paint stops. I’m sure there is a scientific reason for this, but I just think it’s a sign its too cold to be painting.) Then I was thinking about the last time I painted the bookshelves and I remembered that because of how they are made most of the paint went through the spaces and didn’t end up on the shelf.

That’s when I decided it might be easier to use a paint roller! And I could use left over trim paint. So it would match beautifully and be free!

So I put down an old blanket and moved the shelf into the den to paint… Any guesses where this is going?

Well, I didn’t get paint anywhere but the shelf or blanket! I was at least thankful about that. However, I could not use a roller it wouldn’t get all the crevices so I switched to a regular brush. A ridiculously long time later there are still spots that didn’t get covered and I gave up.

I have not completely given up, just for the minute. In the past week I have decluttered a ton of stuff, I’m pretty sure if I piled it all up and weighed it… it would come close to a ton! I finished my dinning table, organized the office, and painted and organized the laundry room. All the work finally caught up with me and I am just tired. Maybe when I’m not as tired I’ll try painting the shelves and it will work better… or maybe I’ll wait till its warmer and spray-paint… or just leave them as is till I build new shelves.