Bookcase to DVDcase

This was super easy!

I found this bookcase by the dumpster and kept it at its natural wood color for awhile. Then when I started doing the side tables I realized that most of my furniture would match if it were black. Plus the corner where it was currently at was where one of the new side tables was going to go. I had a space underneath where my TV was at that I wanted to store my DVDs so I painted it black and turned it on its side.

 




By the way, in case you were concerned about the size of my TV, I have a bigger TV now at 42". LOVE IT!!!

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