It's a Facade

Doug has (almost) finished the extra shelf in the kitchen. The computer center looks so nice...it's amazing what a little trim and organization will do. Here it is before:

And after:

I say "almost", though, because even though the exterior of the shelf looks beautiful, the actual shelf isn't finished. There isn't any veneer to cover the bottom or the top of the shelf. Notice that the bottom shelf wasn't ever finished, either...so we can do those both at the same time (yay.).

From the top, you can see that the shelf is just plywood.

The plywood on top and the veneer on the bottom shelf...at least no one is often on the ceiling looking down on this, right?

But for now, I'll take it. And we can go get some veneer to finish it up. Maybe it will be finished in the next year or two. Maybe the next time we decide to go on a spending diet, huh?