DIY Reading Corner

{Harper's new book corner}

Let’s be straight, neither Lachie or I are the renovating types so when I saw numerous gorgeous book corner popping up in blogs & pinterest I knew that if we pulled it off it would be a huge achievement. Anything bigger than this little project and we would be calling the professionals in. So it is done and we are happy with it.

I had grand plans of building our own shelves, but I knew that the idea to turn $2.49 IKEA spice racks into forward facing bookshelves would suit our style (ability?) better.

{Forward facing bookshelves - nice and low for little hands.}

Purchased and painted white to match Harper’s furniture we mounted them on the wall with a bit more difficulty than anticipated. A few trips back and forth to Bunnings though and we were away.

{I picked up these capital letters at Typo for $2 each.}

My original thought was to buy a beanbag to go on the floor but I thought it may crowd the area so I bought two cute Target cushions for $15 each.

Harper & Finn are enjoying the new little reading spot and for $48 I am clocking this up as a win for us budget conscious home improvement novices.