The Reading Corner

I saw a Kid's Library pinned on Pintrest that looked amazing and decided Lucy must have her own little reading corner based off the same idea that the books face out on display.  It almost serves as wall art while being functional.  I would rather her see books and be enticed to use them then stashed away on a bookcase.  Plus, the covers are so much fun to look at!

So off we went to the local Big Box hardware store to look for shelving.  First we thought we would use a 1"x 3" and attached a 1"x 1" to give it a lip to keep the books from sliding of the edge.  Then we decided to get the 1"x 3" and wait until we could borrow a router from someone to make a ridge... then Rudy had the brilliant idea of using a piece of trim that already had a little ridge and was also finished in white, which matches most of her furniture in her room.  Brilliant!  So we bought two 8' pieces of Marco trim, eight little L brackets, and a pack of tiny screws and off we went.

Today, Rudy got to cutting, sanding, and installing the new, slim shelves in Lucy's room.  It really only took a few minutes and I LOVE the result!  If there weren't so many darn windows in her room, then I would do a whole wall with these.  Now I want to get her a little bean bag chair and maybe a small, fun rug to set the corner off as a special area.