Growing Up Shelf

I wanted a shelf in my daughter's bedroom, but true to character I didn't want to pay for it.  So I hunted the garage sales and came up with these two possibilities for a couple of bucks each.

Can't you just picture roosters on these gems?  I bought both because I wasn't sure what size I wanted in the room.  Eight long coats of paint and $6 for new glass drawer knobs later and I had a great shelf that could grow with my daughter.  The glass knobs will hold her necklaces long after the dolls have been packed in boxes.  Total cost for the project $10 with a shelf leftover for another project.  I could have spent a lot more for some beautiful glass prismic knobs and it would have been like hanging a piece of art, but it wasn't going into MY room!  Repainting a shelf and changing out the hardware is a quick and easy project with nice results.