When Wendy’s husband suggested a little ‘pole’ action to spice things up, she reluctantly agreed. Not like that, pervs. I’m talking about the pole in this this fireman-themed bookcase! Wendy scored this bookcase for a mere $10 on Craigslist and knew it would be the perfect place for her one-year-old son’s beloved fire-trucks.
So she painted it red, glazed it and added the mod-podged plaque, but it was still missing something. Her husband (who just happens to be a fireman) talked her in to adding the pole, and the whole look came together! It’s simply a wooden dowel primed black and painted a metallic gold. Looks fantastic.
12 Comments
Kelli Frueh
June 14, 2012 at 2:34 PMI don’t have any little ones, but this is sooooo cute!
Anonymous
June 14, 2012 at 2:55 PMThe pole cuts the shelf length in half- the long fire trucks will no longer fit!
Anonymous
June 14, 2012 at 4:36 PMthat is sooooo awesome!
Eliana
June 14, 2012 at 2:47 PMWow!
Kim
June 14, 2012 at 3:01 PMSooo cute and unique. As imaginative as Wendy and her husband are, I am sure they will find a cute way to display the larger fire trucks.
Elaine
June 14, 2012 at 3:17 PMThat is adorable!
Jennifer
June 14, 2012 at 4:46 PMThat is so cute! Gets me thinking on making something like that but as a train station. My youngest is very much into trains.
decoguy
June 15, 2012 at 12:11 AMthis is such a cute shelf, i love how the red colour is paired with the gold pole looks very ethnic. how did you install the pole inside the shelf?
mribaro
June 15, 2012 at 7:48 AM‘Though the shelf looks nice, the longer fire trucks don’t fit any longer. Pity.
~w~
June 15, 2012 at 10:57 AMThanks for featuring our fun little project!!! I love seeing it in my boy’s room every day and he seems to love it.
@decoguy, my husband drilled a hole through the shelves.
For others who are worried about the bigger trucks…I have 2 of these bookshelves, one for toys and such in the basement and this one is for…shhh, books! 🙂 So the pole is a perfect addition to be decorative and used as a book end for floppy books.
Amanda
June 17, 2012 at 12:45 AMThat is amazing! But how do the bigger firetrucks fit?
Anonymous
June 20, 2012 at 3:26 PMThat’s good it will be for books. It is so super cute and such a great idea…perfect colors too. But the red firetruck disappeared against the red paint. I’m glad you have two ways to display this great bookcase and your fun firetrucks!