Painting the Bookshelf: Day One

Remember this ugly dark room with that dark paneling? Well, we are in the middle of changing it to a brighter happier room. So far we've taken down the paneling, dry walled it and painted it. I will show the complete room when it is finished. Today I will show day one of painting the built in book shelf.
The bookshelf had a very dark stain covering it. I used a sander to rough it up and remove some of the stain. It took me all morning to do this.

I was tired when I finally finished, but happy that it turned out very well.
I pulled out all the drawers and took the hardware off so I could sand and paint them too. Notice that there is some sort of sticker or something on the bottom of the shelf. I will show that in detail at the end of the post. It's kind of cool.
I probably should not have removed the little door as putting it back was not easy.

My kitchen looked like this for awhile.
I placed my camera inside the bottom of the shelf and flipped the picture so I could read this. This bookshelf was apparently constructed with old boards from a crate; a Band-Aid crate. When I zoomed in it said 1926. Our house was built in 1913, so the shelf was obviously added later. I love stuff like this.
After wiping down the shelf with a damp cloth I painted the whole thing with primer. This took me the whole afternoon. I am so tired, but sooooo happy for all that I accomplished. I think I will paint it a creamy white. Later I will post the painted and completed shelf. I'm sad about the election, but I know that our Lord appoints leaders for His purposes. We must trust in Him even though we do not understand. The Lord's plans and thoughts are higher than our thoughts and plans. He does things that amaze us and we will see all He will do. Have a good day, Ladies. Kathi

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord." Colossians 3:23