Black Painted Shelves

Nice and neat - black painted shelves (they were a honey oak color left over from our appartment days long ago) with storage baskets and painted metal and wood (garage sales, of course) storage bins to hold family room clutter and keep the shelves looking nice and clean.  A trick here - we placed clear shelf liner on the shleves, on top of the dry paint, since the humidity sometimes allows books to stick to painted surfaces.

Before.  I realized that I had taken no pictures when I went looking for a 'before' shot, since I never really liked the shelves. - This blow-up from the background of a Christmas picture will have to do.

Sanding with my helper - SANDING IS SO IMPORTANT - when starting a new paint project I am always tempted to skip this step, I never want to do it, but it is SO IMPORTANT!  NEVER skip sanding.