When I took this small bookcase from home years ago to use in my dorm room, it was already old, and had been painted a dark brown color for as long as I could remember. Since then, it's followed me to an assortment of dorm rooms, apartments, and houses. Eventually, I had it stripped, and it sat that way for a few years until I was inspired by this piece from
Nature's Vignettes.
Now it acts as a nightstand for our Castle Bedroom.