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Monogram Wall Shelf and Gorgeous Home Office

Written by Cass

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A common hurdle in decorating is considering the tastes and styles of your other half. It’s not always easy to balance what you love with what your spouse loves or cares about in terms of decorating. It’s important to keep the peace (because a healthy relationship and marriage will always be more important than a swoon-worthy home!) but it’s also nice to have a space that is all your own, where you can do whatever you want without having to account for someone else’s tastes — like a personal home office or craft room. Our guest today created a gorgeous home office, with one of my favorite features ever: a HUGE monogram wall shelf —
Amazing oversized monogram wall shelf in a gorgeous and feminine home office Remodelaholic.com

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Gorgeous Home Office with Monogram Wall Shelf
by Jordan of The Happy Homebodies

Hi! My name is Jordan, and I’m thrilled to be here on Remodelaholic talking about one of my all-time favorite projects! But first, a little bit about myself: I’m an artist/journalist/thrift-store-addict married to the most handsome high school football coach in the world. He’s a type-A geometry teacher with major handyman skills, and I’m a [definitely not type-A] wannabe interior decorator with artistic flair. I dream up DIY and home improvement projects, and he makes them happen. It all plays out on my blog, The Happy Homebodies.

When my parents saw that their local Piggly Wiggly grocery store was being torn down, they were able to snag me one of the giant G’s from the sign. They know I collect the letter G, so they figured I would want this 5 foot tall letter. They were absolutely right!

Letter G sign turned wall shelf by The Happy Homebodies featured on @Remodelaholic

I went over a few ideas for how to use the G, but I decided fairly quickly that I wanted to turn it into a bookshelf. Once we removed the red acrylic cover and cleaned out all of the equipment for the neon lighting that was inside, it was suddenly the perfect depth (8 inches) to hold books and my favorite tchotchkes. As a thrift store addict, I can never have enough places to store my tchotchkes.

Letter G sign turned wall shelf 02 by The Happy Homebodies featured on @Remodelaholic

Once we had the empty shell of the G, we had to figure out where we wanted the shelves. I decided that three shelves was the ideal amount, and the husband used some plywood we had left over from another project to cut them down to size.

Letter G sign turned wall shelf 03 by The Happy Homebodies featured on @Remodelaholic

He cut some small slivers of plywood to support each shelf. He screwed in each support piece from the outside and used his nail gun to tack down each shelf into its support piece.

Letter G sign turned wall shelf 04 by The Happy Homebodies featured on @Remodelaholic
Letter G sign turned wall shelf 05 by The Happy Homebodies featured on @Remodelaholic 
Letter G sign turned wall shelf 06 by The Happy Homebodies featured on @Remodelaholic

He used caulk to seal the gap between each shelf and the outside of the G, which helped the shelves look more finished.

Letter G sign turned wall shelf 07 by The Happy Homebodies featured on @Remodelaholic

Once the structure was finished, we had to figure out if we wanted to paint it. I’m a big fan of the roughed-up industrial look, and I didn’t want this G to lose its character. One of the coolest parts about it is the fact that it was salvaged from an iconic grocery store, and I didn’t want to lose that by covering the entire piece in fresh paint. On the other hand, the inside of the G was clearly never meant to be seen. (Cobwebs, so many cobwebs!) The white color was dingy and unappealing. I tried to picture all of my favorite books being displayed in front of the dirty white background, and it wasn’t very exciting. I figured the best compromise was the paint the inside of the G while keep the original character on the outside.

We taped off the edges with painters tape and old magazines and then used our paint sprayer to cover it with a nice even coat of teal paint that would match my desk and tie into my vintage Milo Baughman chair (an amazing $5 estate sale find).

Letter G sign turned wall shelf 08 by The Happy Homebodies featured on @Remodelaholic
Letter G sign turned wall shelf 09 by The Happy Homebodies featured on @Remodelaholic

Once the paint was dry, we brought the G into the house for installation. This was probably the hardest part, actually. That G is pretty heavy, and it’s a very awkward thing to hang on the wall. I would have never been able to figure it out, but luckily my husband is more skilled than I am. He found the studs in the wall and used drywall screws to drill directly through the metal G and into the studs. (I have no pictures of this because I was the one holding the G on the wall while he installed it. Teamwork, baby!)

Gorgeous home office with monogram shelf by The Happy Homebodies featured on @Remodelaholic
Gorgeous home office with an upcylced monogram shelf by The Happy Homebodies featured on @Remodelaholic
Upcylced monogram shelf for a gorgeous home office by The Happy Homebodies featured on @Remodelaholic

I knew the G would be a conversation piece, but it’s been even more fun than I expected. It’s visible from all of our main living areas, and it makes me smile every time I see it. Our guests are always drawn to it and ask all sorts of questions about how we made it. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy that we have such a fun and unique piece.

Time: 3 hours

Cost: $0 (we already had the paint, plywood and screws)

Thank you to Remodelaholic for letting me geek out about my G bookshelf! This G project is just one part of my home office makeover, which you can read about in full on my blog. If you have any questions or would like to check out our other projects, visit the blog or follow me on Instagram. I’d love to hear from you!

 

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Jordan, thank you so much for sharing — I love the space you created and I will be on the prowl for a gigantic letter now!

Visit The Happy Homebodies to see more of Jordan’s lovely home and be sure to check out this awesome built-in closet and their solution for a great garden fence to keep the dogs out.

 

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Published: March 14, 2015Filed Under: Before and After, Decorate, Guest Bloggers, How To, Office, Remodel Inspiration By Room Tagged: Guest Bloggers, home office, Office, shelving

About Cass

Cassity started Remodelaholic with her husband, Justin, to share their love for knocking out walls together. Since then, Remodelaholic has become a great community and resource for all those wanting to know how to make their builder-grade home BEAUTIFUL on a budget!


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Comments

  1. Allyson says

    March 14, 2015 at 6:54 am

    Love Jordan’s style & blog!!!

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    • Cass says

      March 14, 2015 at 1:31 pm

      Me too! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Jordan G @ The Happy Homebodies says

    March 14, 2015 at 10:41 am

    Thank you so much for featuring my project!

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    • Cass says

      March 14, 2015 at 1:28 pm

      Thanks for being our guest, Jordan!

      Reply
  3. Diana says

    March 14, 2015 at 10:54 am

    What a fun piece to have in your office!!! Now I need to find a big D or a T!!!

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    • Cass says

      March 14, 2015 at 1:28 pm

      Right? I’m thinking that we need to come up with a great method for making our own huge letters! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Gina says

    March 14, 2015 at 8:30 pm

    WHAT?!? I Ned a giant G shelf. Come ON… my first name is Gina…
    now to find a store I can convince needs a remodel so I can get one.
    I love this, but I’m a wee bit green with envy.

    Reply
    • Cass says

      March 14, 2015 at 10:32 pm

      I agree! I need a giant letter!

      Reply
    • Gina says

      March 15, 2015 at 2:29 pm

      NEED not Ned. Oh goodness. So excited I couldn’t even type.

      Reply
  5. Gina says

    September 20, 2015 at 6:22 am

    Love the “g” shelf! I want one!

    Reply
  6. Stephanie says

    February 11, 2017 at 9:54 am

    Are you making and selling these Monogram Shelves?

    Reply
    • Cass says

      February 11, 2017 at 11:24 pm

      We are not.

      Reply

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