• LESSONS BY RUTHIE
  • ABOUT ME
    • BARBERSHOP
    • PRIVACY POLICY
    • AFFILIATES & ADVERTISING POLICY
    • COMMENT POLICY
  • CONTACT
  • Thank You
  • Holiday Gifts

REFASHIONABLY LATE

Learn to beautifully decorate and refurbish your space on an everyday budget without compromising the look!

  • PROJECT GALLERY
  • MY FAVORITE THINGS
  • HOME TOUR
  • SHOP MY HOME
  • FREEBIES
  • CHALK COUTURE
    • Holiday Gifts
    • Thank You


You are here: Home / At Home DIY / Book Storage

Book Storage

March 15, 2019 At Home DIY, DIY, Organization

126 shares
  • Share
  • Tweet

Take an old wooden magazine rack and turn it into stylish book storage for your family room.  Have multiple books at arms reach for family story time!

Organization

I have really been on a decluttering and cleaning kick.  I know.  Everyone is right now.  I think I’ve just finally hit my breaking point.

My house is never clean and there is constantly clutter everywhere!  I, and millions of others have been trying to do a little bit of the Kon Mari Method.

Although, I’m not a big fan of the order.  I like to go room by room rather than category by category.

Welcome to Refashionably Late.  If you are new here, please join 24k+ subscribers and followers for weekly DIY projects & ideas!  I’d love to get to know you and answer any questions you may have.  You can also follow along on Pinterest, Instagram, & Facebook.

brown magazine holder sitting in green grass

Recently, I was out selling stuff from my decluttering frenzy at a local thrift store.  While I was there, I came across this cute old wooden magazine rack.

Magazine Rack to Kids Book Storage

It would be great to have a place to store a few books in our living room.  The girls are always bringing them out of their rooms and leaving them in the living room.

This way, they’d have a few books available for them to pick up and read when they aren’t in their rooms.

Lucy's Room

Lucy's big girl room revealed!

Gabi's Room

Gabi's nursery reveal!

Makeover Preparation

I gave it a good scrub before I painted it.  It already had a “rough” surface to it so I didn’t bother with doing any sanding.

I used Valspar Spray Paint (Primer & Paint in one) in Indigo Streamer.  Might be my favorite blue ever!
faded floral background with text join along with 17k followers on pinterest for more inspiration

I also used it on some of the Art Project Display Frames in the Playroom.

Blue painted magazine rack sitting on a tan chair

Stenciling

I gave it 2 solid coats of spray paint and after it was dry I began the process of stenciling the word BOOKS onto the front of the book holder. 

Unfortunately, I used too large of a foam pouncer and it got outside of the stencil. I touched up the areas with some sample paint I had of the color and it worked great to fix my mistakes.

stencil sponge and blue painted wood

It is very important when stenciling to get most of the paint off of the brush before painting it onto your object because it can leak very easily.  It helps to dab it onto a paper towel before applying the paint. 

Once it was all dry it was then ready to be filled with some of my girls’ favorite books.  

This magazine rack turned book storage is a great way to stay organized in our living room.  I really like making kid things more beautiful and not so “child” looking.  We have to live here too, right!?

blue book storage with children's books inside on top of colorful rugblue book storage in living room with tan chair and shibori curtainsblue book storage with the word books written on it in a living room with two tan studded chairs

What are some ways that you have created storage for books or toys in your home?  I can use all the help I can get!  The small things I’ve done so far are really helping me stay sane!  Ha!


AT HOME DIY

This post was part of the monthly series At Home DIY.  Make sure to see what everyone else made with their thrift store finds!

This link party is powered by Link Party Animal


1905 Farmhouse, Abbots at Home, By Brittany Goldwyn, Creative Ramblings, Cribbs Style, Delicious & DIY, DIY Beautify, DIY Danielle, Dukes and Duchesses, Girl, Just DIY, Happily Ever After, Etc, Health, Home & Heart, House by the Bay Design, Just Measuring Up, Kenya Rae, Little Bits of Home, Living Letter Home, My Family Thyme, Pinspired to DIY, Red Cottage Chronicles, Refashionably Late, Savvy Apron, Shrimp Salad Circus, Songbird Blog, Southern Revivals, T.Moore Home, The DIY Dreamer, The DIY Village, The Frugal Homemaker, The Handyman’s Daughter, Two Feet First, Weekend Craft, What Meegan Makes, Zucchini Sisters

Many outgoing links on Refashionably Late are affiliate links.  I may earn a small commission to fund my Diet Mountain Dew drinking habit if you use these links to make a purchase. You will not be charged extra, and you’ll keep me supplied in caffeine. It’s a win for everyone, really.  I only link to products I have tried and love! See my full disclosure here.

faded floral background with text reading click here for my favorite DIY and craft tools

SHARE THIS POST
The Paint Colors of my Home »
« Electronic Door Locks

RELATED

  • faded floral background with text reading 5 great gift guides for diyers and crafters5 Great Gift Guides for DIYers & Crafters
  • The 5 Best Tools for any Furniture Makeover
  • Small Bathroom Makeover
  • Stocking Up for the Season

Comments

  1. Iris says

    March 15, 2019 at 9:01 am

    It’s so cute!! We use a similar method for the books in our living room, but it isn’t as cute as this! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Ruthie says

      March 15, 2019 at 12:26 pm

      Thanks for stopping by Iris! Isn’t it nice to keep some of their toys out of the way in an organized fashion!?

      Reply
  2. Sara says

    March 15, 2019 at 9:41 am

    You’re too funny! I too love to have our daughter’s “stuff” cute. This little book caddy is perfect! Love it!!!

    Reply
    • Ruthie says

      March 15, 2019 at 12:26 pm

      Right, Sara? I hate ugly toys! Haha right now I’m redoing a little tikes picnic table because the colors were awful!

      Reply
  3. Tiffany says

    March 15, 2019 at 11:45 am

    Hi, Ruthie ~ Super cute project! I love cute and functional storage projects. :0) Thanks for sharing and have a great day!

    Reply
    • Ruthie says

      March 15, 2019 at 12:25 pm

      Thanks! I love me some cute and functional storage items! Thanks for stopping by Tiffany!

      Reply
  4. Karen says

    March 15, 2019 at 12:19 pm

    Ruthie, this is such an adorable and smart solution! I am going to share this with my friends with kids that need storage for all the books and I think it would be super cute in my guest room!
    Karen

    Reply
    • Ruthie says

      March 15, 2019 at 12:28 pm

      Yeah thanks Karen for sharing!! Yeah it’s such a simple but fun way to store books!

      Reply
  5. Sydney @Tastefully Frugal says

    March 15, 2019 at 11:34 pm

    This is so cute! I definitely need more book storage for my boys too!

    Reply
    • Ruthie says

      March 15, 2019 at 1:49 pm

      Thanks, Sydney!

      Reply
  6. Marianne says

    March 16, 2019 at 10:44 am

    Nice project. Everything that encourages kids to pick up a book and read is a great project in my book 🙂

    Reply
    • Ruthie says

      March 18, 2019 at 1:26 pm

      Thank you so much, Marianne! I agree anything related to reading is great!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

mother holding baby in the air and going for a kiss

My name is Ruthie, I was born and raised in the Midwest.  I met the man of my dreams in Nashville, TN and decided to follow him back home to California.  First came love, then came marriage, then came the baby in the baby carriage.  My husband got a new job when my daughter was 2 months old and we packed up and moved halfway across the country to Minnesota, back to my homeland. We now have two beautiful little girls.

LOOKING FOR SOMETHING?

CATEGORIES

Featured On

featured on house beautiful the huffington post apartment therapy shutterfly ana white wayfair homeright

[instagram-feed]

© 2018 REFASHIONABLY LATE

THEME BY ECLAIR DESIGNS