New Bookshelf

These past few days have been absolutely delightful! I had my 24th birthday, got to spend lots of time with my hubby, went to visit my parents, and took a much needed trip to Ikea! I love all of my birthday gifts equally, but I have special feelings for our new bookshelf. It is going to help fill an empty space between our kitchen and living room. It also has some really practical uses which is probably why Ryan is such a fan! It gives us a place to put our keys and mail right when we walk in from the garage, it also has tons of storage so we can hide some of our crap in it when people come to visit. This piece is also awesome because it matches our entertainment center and coffee table because they are all from Ikea! Ryan and I are also now a professional Ikea assembly team, we have put together all of the pieces that we have. We were able to put this cute piece together in 45 minutes flat from box to placement! I am proud of our Sunday evening project. I also can not wait to decorate this new shelf! I can not wait to fill the bookshelf with baskets and decorate it with some pretty things for Christmas! I really like it because it has all different shaped spaces which gives me the opportunity to buy some fun different baskets!

My next goal is to hang a shutter over this shelf so we can hang cards, invitations, or important mail, like the one below. I think that I will also add a mirror to open and room up and give you a place to check yourself before you walk out the door in the morning, so fun! Too bad the Habitat Restore is closed tomorrow! I guess my shopping adventure will have to wait for Thursday when I am off work!