A Spicy Bookshelf!

With a pretty big room to play with, Alex and I have been throwing out ideas on what to add to our Nursery for quite some time. First were the obvious things like a crib and glider and then we started thinking about wall letters and a mobile. So what could we possibly think of next right?!

Among my many obsessions I have always drooled over stores like Pottery Barn and Crate and Barrel. Of course I don't own a single thing from either store but a girl can dream! She can also take Colletor's Shelves from Pottery Barn and use them as her source of inspiration to create her own less expensive version. And that is exactly what we plan on doing.

Collector's Displays

Averaging around $39 - $62 (depending on the size) you can store you childs books and artwork with these Collector's Displays. Of course I thought we can do the exact same thing for half the price and thanks to IKEA's Bekvam Spice Racks so can you!

What you need:

• 3 Bekvam Spice Racks from IKEA (or however many you want)
• Paint (optional)
• Hammer
• Fastners

  
For some crazy reason South Carolina does not have a single IKEA store but with the help of my wonderful mother she was able to help get the project rolling by picking us up 3 of these racks for just $3.99 a piece!
  

How to make:

These racks are made from solid birch which don't look bad at all but if you want to paint go ahead and do this before step 1.
1. Follow the simple instructions and assemble your spice rack.
2. Depending on the type of material that the wall you put these on is made of, go ahead and use the appropiate type of fastners.
Note: We used two wall ancors as well as two screws for each rack.
3. Hang up your new spicy bookshelf!

The Result...
We just got our Bekvam racks today and will be painting them brown and mounting them on the wall. For now though here are a couple examples that I found on Pinterest.

Mama Mia

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