BEFORE: 
And AFTER: (shelves not back in yet)
You all remember the bookcase found at the yardsale for $50. I’ll show you step by step on how it is now transformed into a whole NEW look.
Went to Home Depot and spent $18 on a sheet of pine beadboard. I wanted the real wood look and they even cut it for free. I took off the old backing, measured it carefully, and asked the guy to cut a new piece that would fit exactly on the back. I even have some left over pieces for another project.
I went ahead and primed the whole piece, including the shelves, as well as the beadboard.
Went to Home Depot and spent $18 on a sheet of pine beadboard. I wanted the real wood look and they even cut it for free. I took off the old backing, measured it carefully, and asked the guy to cut a new piece that would fit exactly on the back. I even have some left over pieces for another project.
I went ahead and primed the whole piece, including the shelves, as well as the beadboard. 
Love this tiny foam roller for jobs like this, it makes quick work of painting the flat parts. A brush comes in handy for the molding.
Here it is with the first coat of black.
And you can barely tell this is blue on the beadboard, but it is! I ended up putting 3 coats of black on most everything to get the depth I wanted.
Turned the bookcase face down inside on the carpet, so it wouldn’t mess up my new paint.
And with a hammer and small nails, I went around all the beadboard edging, nailing it to the back of the bookcase. Worked like a charm!
And here you have it…the new and improved bookcase! Don’t you think it looks a LOT better now? For a total of $68, it can’t be beat. And the beadboard really kicks it up a notch.
The beadboard color is lighter than this & you’ll see it changing in all these shots as the light is different.
It’s hard to get a decent pic of black furniture, but here are the details. I took some sandpaper & distressed it slightly and then rubbed some stain over those spots to deepen the wood. There were already some little holes in the pine that gave it a more rustic look, so they show up with the black paint too.
Not too much distressing, just a bit.
I love it!
Fairly accurate color of the beadboard. The color is Sherwin Williams Rain.
Another fun project! I’m really getting geared up to finish this room now. I may muddle through those slipcovers and see how I do with it. I’ve got the paint purchased and am ready to start painting any day now, so you will see a new room in a few weeks! 
I have to put in a plug for this new movie, Fireproof. If you haven’t seen it, do yourself a favor and GO! This is from the producers of Facing the Giants and I love that Hollywood is finally taking note of Christian-based movies and that people are responding to them. Kirk Cameron (of Growing Pains fame) stars in this movie and it’s a wonderful story of love and forgiveness and how God can put a marriage back together again. I hear it’s doing well at the box office and I hope all of you go see it too. Let’s support this movie!
Hope to see a few of you Birmingham girls at my yardsale on Saturday (8 a.m.) If you want to drop by & haven’t emailed me for directions yet, please do! I’ll be sure and post some pics of the sale later on. I’ve been busy this week with some projects and getting all that yardsale stuff together. It will be great to clear out the stash closet!
Don't Miss a Post, join my list!
Rhoda, I love the look you created! You are right, the beadboard totally takes it up a notch. I am definitely going to remember this for future projects! 🙂
Carrie
Wonderful transformation. I’m looking forward to seeing that movie, we haven’t made it yet. Hopefully this weekend.
Love the black!! Looks completely different, thanks for sharing:)
And another Rhoda masterpiece is created! I love it. The blue in the back is a great touch.
Do you know what you’re going to put in it?
Love the bookcase; excellent job.
The bookcase looks fabulous…visit me on Monday to see more of my black and aqua room!
Love it Rhoda! Can’t wait to see it in the new guest room. 🙂
Very impressive work! Love how it turned out.
And BTW, you are right on the table. It has some leather in the middle which would make sense that it is called a drum table. Thanks for the info! Learn something new all the time!
GORGEOUS!!! Looks like a very expensive piece, you did an amazing job! 🙂 My hubby and I are going to see “Fireproof” on our date night Friday! Have to support these kind of films, plus we think it looks really well done!
First time visiting your blog!
What a great job you did on your cabinet!!
I’m adding you to my blog list if that’s o.k.
Thanks for the plug on the movie “Fireproof”. I’d like to see that and the one about Billy Graham….finally…more movies that are worth watching….:)
Backwoodsprim
Simply amazing, Rhoda…can’t wait to see it all decorated with your wonderful things.
It came out stunning. I just love the base and in black it looks so majestic and elegant.
I love what you did to the bookshelf. I just found a hutch that I’m about to redo and I was going to do the same thing to the back. It never occurred to me to take the old particle board off the back and take it with me to have the bead board cut to size. thanks!
GREAT job Miss Rhoda! It looks really beautiful.
We’re going through the Fireproof series in our small group, but I haven’t been able to see the movie yet.
I really love the bookcase, and your blog in general! You have given me the inspiration/courage to paint a few things of my own black!! A pine armoir (sp?) and all my frames, etc.. spray paint has become my best friend.
Thanks for your ideas and inspiration!
Love, love, love the bookcase!!! Thanks for sharing all the how-to’s.
That turned out fabulous! The beadboard backing is ingenious!
Penny
GREAT JOB !!! And for 68 bucks you can’t beat that.
I had planned a movie night over the week-end thought of “Flash of Genius” but maybe we’ll give Fireproof a try. I have not heard of Facing the Giants. I did hear that Kirk had his real life wife (that he met on Growing Pains) step in for all love and kissing scenes. That’s kinda sweet huh and so UN-Hollywood ??
I mis-read I thought your yardsale was last week-end, can’t wait to hear all about it.
Have a GREAT week-end,
Kathy 🙂
Oh, I love this project, Rhoda! The beadboard makes a HUGE difference.
So, this may be a stupid question, but did you just pop off the original plywood backing and then nail the beadboard in its place? (I’m asking b/c I saw a flat back in one of your pictures. Is beadboard flat on the “back” side?)
Beautiful job. 🙂
It looks great Rhoda!