Getting married nowadays means you are required to register at retail locations and pick out stuff you wish you had. Not that you necessarily need, or even want. But everyone says it is a faux pas to ask for cash. So, as any new couple did we registered for a set of pots and pans.
Only problem is, we didn’t have a place to put those pots in our already limited cupboard space. The dining room had a bit of wall space, enough for a slim shelf, so I suggested we build our own. Before you wonder if I went out measured and cut wood to size, no. Ikea came to my rescue with IVAR.
The natural grain of the wood wasn’t quite what we wanted in our forest-green carpeted dining room.
The original color of the IVAR unit next to our drawer unit already residing in the dining room.
We liked the shelf, but not the color. A few trips to the hardware store and a bit of reaserach online and we spent the weekend staining each piece of the shelving unit.
We managed to stain the shelves without getting the wall dirty, or the cement patio stained. Small successes add up in the end.
And recently, when I made cupcakes, I looked at the shelves and thought they looked pretty classy. Long story short: Here’s our wedding present-laden shelf.
Stained and on display in our dining room. Just don't forget to dust.
