DIY - Before and After

With a student sized budget, I have been trying to outfit my apartment as best as possible, still I won't settle for junk. Inspired by the DIY sections of the design blogs I have become addicted to, I decided to rescue some furniture from the backyard of my old apartment and create my own 'IKEA hack'.

Here below is the before and after, which I think turned out wonderfully!

Before...

After a good sanding, two coats of white varnish and two more of varnish. Finally, I took apart the smaller of the two pieces and then screwed the pieces down to the back of the shelves. Here is the result!

After...