Bookshelf re-do

When we rented the new place I realized that the walls in the bedrooms were all white, and going with a smaller bedroom and dark furniture it would be way too dark, thus led to deciding to paint my dark laminate bookshelf.

A couple DIY blogs had suggestions on how to paint laminate and all suggested using the Zinzer oil based primer, so that's what I started with, no sanding necessary.

After two coats of white primer and letting it dry, I moved the bookshelf outside and put on one coat of generic white.  The oil paint really smells, so it's best to do outside or in a garage, and fully let each coat dry before the next one, meaning 3 hours, not 1.5.

Due to rain, the bookshelf made it's way to the living room where I put a second coat of white on, and then painted the back with a light turquoise/aqua!

A few tips learned: double the tape when painting the back so you don't get any on the white sides, and place pastic on the bottom for any drips.

The final product!