Broken Bookcase to Happy Storytime!
My aunt was about to throw away this old broken bookcase and I wanted to save it! My twin granddaughters loved painting it and helped to bring it back to life, so hopefully it would be a lovely bookcase for them. I wasn’t sure how it would turn out as I’ve never renovated anything before
Step 1
This is how it looked
Step 2
I sawed off the broken legs and edges and sanded it down
Step 3
My twin granddaughters loved painting it in the garden using chalk paint
Step 4
I sawed pieces of wood to the correct size to fit around the top and bottom of the bookcase. I painted them dark green and attached them securely with wood glue (held with clamps overnight)
Step 5
After applying wax to the bookcase, my granddaughters enjoyed decorating it with bees, ladybirds and flowers and then organising their books!
Step 6
We are really proud of ourselves and pleased with how useful and pretty the bookcase turned out. We’re so glad that it didn’t get thrown away!
