Stack 'em Up

Room number two is complete. Well, it's not exactly a room, but I'm counting it anyway. The hallway is done and the bookcase is finished. The best part was that I could finally start "unpacking" the piles of stuff that have been cluttering my life for the last five months. I took all the books that had been gathering dust in stacks on the living room floor and the photo albums that had been causing a toe hazard in my bedroom and set them on their brand new shelves.

I love how the bookcase is finished; the shelves are rounded slightly, which makes it feel more casual. The top has a molding similar to the crown molding on the ceiling. I tried to space the shelves so that they aren't all at the same level - I don't want it to look like a library. Darryl is worried that it's going to turn into a photo display, but honestly I think there's enough room for books plus photos plus more. I even managed to find a space for his Joe Montana signed football and the never- used baseball from the canceled World Series. Like I said, it's not a library!