pretty chintz fabric in bookcases

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Can you say Gorgeous?

Well that is how I feel about how the bookcases came out after I

lined them with vintage chintz drapery fabric on foam core boards.

I measured each shelf and cut a piece of foam core slightly smaller than the size

and then wrapped it like a gift and secured it with special duct tape on the back.

I cut it right on the carpet with a box cutter type blade and a straight edge.

You can do this if your carpet isn't a million dollar type carpet and doesn't have a loop pile.

It was a fun project, giving me a lot of bang for the buck!

I love those kinds of projects where they don't take too long

yet really change the mood of a room.

The nice thing about this, if you get tired of it, the panels can pop right out.

The overall feeling is soft and romantic.

This vintage chintz is a Mario Buatta fabric in the dreamiest of powder blue,

sprinkled with pinks, lilacs and creams and greens.

Look what else I made~a pillow for the sofa.

This pillow is in the same fabric and has a zipper back and pom-pom inserted trim.

It feels very cottage to me.

If I could marry a pillow, I would say "I do" to this baby.

This is an old English tin in pretty pink that I found last week

at the White Home Collections antique shop.

I really enjoyed putting things back on the shelf.

I was so inspired by the photo of Annette Tatum's living room bookcases,

I knew eventually I would try it for myself, and I am so glad I did.

Oh, one last picture, since Dillon got in on a post solo recently,

Tobey asked for his turn~

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