Ladder Bookcase

I can never pass up a good deal, 

especially if it's a $10 antique ladder!

I knew the ladder obviously was in need of 

a new coat of paint, but I hadn't 

gotten around to painting it until today. 

We had perfect weather, 

I had a new camera I wanted to try out,

and my mom had just painted my room 

while I was recovering from my surgery 

for the past two weeks. I couldn't resist starting

 to decorate my newly redone room.

This is what the ladder looked like before. 

Since my walls in my room are now white 

I knew that I wanted to make the ladder pop and add color. 

My mom and I found some "oops paint" at Walmart that I fell in love 

and it was only $5 for the gallon, 

so I thought it would be perfect for my ladder.

I decided to make it into a chalk paint, 

so that it would adhere to the ladder better 

and I could distress the ladder to add character.

I gathered my supplies and followed the recipe

 from my past blog post on how to make your own DIY Chalk Paint

Once I had fully coated the ladder,

I distressed my ladder with sand paper.

I sealed the chalk paint with Annie Sloan's Clear Wax.

I wanted to have a cute way to display everything in my room,

so I decided to use my ladder as a bookcase.

It now houses some of my favorite antiques,

and looks great next to my newly white walls.

Thank y'all for reading,

Lindsey

Blog Parties: Sunday DIY Showoff, Under the Table and Dreaming, Uncommon Designs Monday Between Naps on the Porch Wednesday Savvy Southern Style, The Pleated Poppy Thursday The Shabby Creek Cottage, From My Front Porch to Yours, Common Ground Friday Miss Mustard Seed, Tatertots and Jello, Nancherrow