This week’s Fetching Friday features decorative and delicious details, perfect pairings, decorating advice from one of the best, Paris, Canada and a classic fixture of kitchen and craft.
A wise man and stylish designer once said… Albert HadleyÂ
September Mornings and Seeded Whole Grain Breakfast Bread from the culinary talent that is Half Baked Harvest.
Travel Often! Â Travel + Leisure
Last month when our son traveled to Canada he and his girlfriend spent an afternoon at the Journey to Churchill exhibit at Assiniboine Park Zoo. May I introduce you to Hudson the Polar Bear.
Journey to Churchill – Assiniboine Park Zoo Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Prefab to post fab customizing bookcases enhancements for that custom built-in look as promised.
Yes, decoristas, you too can build, design and style a better mousetrap (bookcase).
Customizing a bookcase with moldings, panelings, trims and embellishments takes an average, plain and otherwise boring bookcase from prefab drab to post style fab.
Crown and trim moldings easily punctuate the custom look.
Most basic prefab 5-shelf bookcases are approximately 6′ tall, but not all ceiling heights are created equal.
Decorative furniture feet will take the bookcase to new heights.
Waddell Bun Foot ||  Square Bun Foot  || Pumpkin Bun Pine Foot
The custom look is enhanced by adding for example by updating the back of the bookcase.
Beadboard paneling or beadboard pattern wallpaper take the look from common to custom.
The art of customizing bookcases is further enhanced by adding ornamental appliques and onlays.
Ornamental appliques and onlays applied to the front, side or back panels take the ordinary to the extraordinary.
Molding Installation and Applique and Onlay Application Recap:
The bookcase has an assembled height of 71.25 inches.
Decorative molding will have to be cut as it is usually sold in 8 ft lengths.
Measure the selected area of the bookcase where the molding will be placed.
A strategically placed decorative pull(s) or door knocker on a front trim, side or back panel takes the piece to custom built-in statement piece status.