OK, here it is, the promised bookshelf picture. To the left, you can see the shelf in its original state. It was a dingy oak structure that had paint and candle wax on it. After a few tips from my dad, Ted and I were able to clean it up, darken it up, and make it look much better (see below).
You'll be happy to know that we agreed on hardware for the doors on our second shopping trip. We decided to go for the Venetian bronze look to match our wall plates.
So that's what Venetian bronze looks like. Above that, Ted installed our new key hooks. Yes, they're actually coat hangers. Why use coat hangers instead of a key rack, you ask? Let me tell you. Once upon a time, I had a key rack. Now this key rack did not like Ted. Ted would put his truck keys on the rack. The rack would fall apart. Ted would swear. #!@*. That rack didn't last long. To avoid these problems, we chose coat hangers over a key rack. Hopefully no one gets the bright idea to use them for their original function - we just might have a hole to repair if that happens.
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