Mid-Century Bookshelf Makeover: DIY Geometric Pattern

Mid-Century Bookshelf Makeover: DIY Geometric Pattern

Trash To Treasure
Trash To Treasure
Jul 31, 2026

I'm completely refinishing this walnut and elm mid-century bookshelf in this video. It's sturdy, but has a lot of finish issues, including water marks and scratches. Thankfully, most of those came out in the stripping and sanding phases.

To make the back panel stand out a bit more, I opted to create a geometric-ish pattern with two thicknesses of painter's tape and some Fusion Mineral Paint.

Contents:
0:00 Intro
0:30 Assessment
1:30 Stripping
03:05 Cleaning/prep
03:50 Sanding
04:58 Painting back panel
07:13 Staining
08:30 Topcoats
09:54 Recap & reveal