Hello there! You might have noticed that the walls, and the brick weren’t the only things that got a little paint love in our family room. The built-ins also received some in the form of color this time!
Several years back I transformed the built-ins from ugly-orange-oak to a beautiful almost white. I loved them, but knowing everything else was going to be almost white I wanted to add some color in somewhere. I have pinned so many images of bookshelves with the backs painted, so I decided this would be a great place to add a hint of color. Nothing too bold – just some navy blue (the same navy blue I used for the feature wall in our master bedroom). 🙂
Here they are before.
And here they are after paint.
And after things got returned to the shelves.
I re-styled a few things while I was at it as well. After 13 years of living with these built-ins, I’m still not great at styling them, but I do feel like it’s getting easier.
The next steps for the family room include wood and fabric. Stay tuned! 🙂
Love shelving with color behind. It's fun to watch the metamorphosis of this room, Denise!
Looks great! The dark really gives it a lot more depth. I love it! 🙂
The painted backs look great…it makes everything pop!
What a difference some paint can make! The color is just what was needed to make such a bold statement. I stenciled the back of my built-in s last summer and have never regretted doing so. Thank you for sharing at SYS and have a great weekend!
XO Barbara
Looks great! All your things really pop and really adds color to the room. I did that in my dining room but went the opposite…..light inside, dark trim outside.
You had me at navy…and it's amazing what you a can of paint can do! Great job! Thanks for linking up at The Creative Circle. I hope you'll join us again this week!