Repurposed Armoire Update

Do you remember my repurposed armoire? 

 About a year ago I found this awesome piece on Craigslist for $30! 

Awhile ago I shared with you how I repurposed it for my kids playroom. 

(You can see the full post here)

This is how it looked then:

 Well, after awhile it started to annoy me!  The boys' lego creations became too big to fit on the small shelves, and my one year old kept getting into the nearby bookshelf and ripping all the books out!!

The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to rip it all out and redo my armoire! So I finally did! 

My thought was to make it solely for books.

I started by tearing everything out that I had previously added, then I built 2 new shelves.  I then repainted the inside.  I went with a brighter white this time, rather than cream.  I used Valspar's Polar White.

I left the doors alone, with the cork on one side, and the chalkboard on the other:

 However, I did need to figure out a place to hold the chalk/eraser.  So I took one of my thrift store crates, and screwed it into the door.  It has worked out perfectly!

 And the bottom drawers are still being used for puzzles and small baby toys

But it functions SO much better for us now, having all the books together and out of reach of little hands.  The legos moved to bedrooms, and I can still close it up when we aren't getting into it!

During demolition I was also able to keep the small shelf unit intact, so I repainted it a light gray color and changed out the knobs.  I'm thinking I might hang it in the boys' bathroom.

And that's how I repurposed my repurposed armoire!! 

Therena

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