Now. About those shelves...

We made some pretty kickass shelves for our living room a month or so ago.  Here are some pictures.

First, we chose some beautiful wood. I picked each piece.  The guy at Lowe's thought I was nuts.  He did not have my vision.

Then we chose a dark walnut stain.  It took about 3 coats to get the look we wanted. I enjoyed it immensely.  

I look really stupid in the following picture (which almost never happens. cough) BUT I think it's a cool pic by Z.

Thanks, Minwax. For making our shelving dreams come true.

 

While the shelves were drying, we were getting cold feet over the chosen brackets.  Always budget conscious, we picked a style that best appealed to our modern sensibilities, but also fit our price point.   Which is usually almost free.  Then we painted them black.

In the end, we took the leap and it turned out fantastically.  Here's Z installing them with a "little" help.  Puns always win!

And you can see the final results in our MCM baby post.  A classic ZDP image.

All of them level, in line, and beautiful.  And extraordinarily affordable.