Love for Ladders

I was telling someone early how I found it funny that you can come across a blog with some brilliant idea and suddenly you NEED this thing you never knew you needed before.  Yep I do it do, you don't have to be ashamed.  This is how I ended up with this new piece of functional art in my living room yesterday.  I saw a blog post of someone who used one as a book shelf and another in a bathroom etc... I just knew I too, HAD TO HAVE ONE!

Since my trunk that housed the throw blankets is now in the formal living area I decided that was much too far for my chunk butt to travel each time I needed a cozy little blanky.  So my new ladder is taking it's place.

I failed to take too many pictures of the "process" since there wasn't much to it.  But taking the ladder apart was more difficult than I originally anticipated.  All the brackets and metal hinges were riveted on! 

(Of course they were because I just can't seem to get into a project and it turn out as simple as I imagined it too.)

It was a bit of a pain to drill them all out. I'd say there were about 12 total. Not too bad though and totally worth it.

Next I sanded it lightly.  I wanted a old distressed look but I had to sand it because I didn't want any splinters while I was wiping my stain on.  Here it was before the stain.

And after...

I didn't work the stain into the grooves of the steps.  I thought it gave it a neat effect this way.



Sorry about my soap opera on the box... it helps me feel like there is another adult in the house lol.

There you have it.  My new blanket rack/book shelf/decorative wall piece.

~Sommer

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