Bookshelf Makeover with Before and After Pictures | Facebook Marketplace Furniture Flip

Check out the before and after results of my Facebook Marketplace bookshelf makeover project. A little bit of chalk paint goes a long way!

The only rooms we have mostly finished in our new home is the kitchen, laundry room, and master bathroom. The last room on our list is the living room, which we livened up with this beautiful bookshelf makeover.

HOW DO YOU REVAMP AN OLD BOOKSHELF?

The piece was old, but not that old. It was made with cheap 70’s laminate fake wood, so I knew there was no way I could make it a pretty natural wood piece. The best option was to paint it.

At this point, I reached out to one of my favorite paint companies—Pure & Original. If you’ve been with me awhile, I used Pure & Original’s Marrakech Paint on our walls to create a subtle textured concrete look with the color Milk White.

HOW TO CREATE A BOOKSHELF MAKEOVER WITH PAINT

For this piece, I wanted to compliment the grays in the room, but not add to it, so I picked this perfectly balanced greige color called “Pebble Stone”.

I wanted to make this bookeshelf makeover as easy as possible, so spraying it was ideal and sanding it down wasn’t really an option due to the laminate covering.

Pure & Original recommended I use their Classico chalk paint again, since it adheres so well and has a nice smooth matte finish with no sealer or top coat needed.

THE RESULTS OF OUR FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE BOOKSHELF MAKEOVER

And here she is, painted and styled. After removing the doors, I decided I liked all 3 without the doors.

The lower cabinets are perfect for storing our sewing supplies and other random things we don’t want to look at. While I love the interest in perfectly styled open shelving with all sorts of goodies, I felt simplicity really calling to me for this piece.

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