DIY: Sofa Shelf

Mr. C and I moved in together this last December, and luckily for both of us, he had furniture and I didn't. The good news is that he has a really big, comfy sectional couch. The bad news is that it is MASSIVE, and actually sticks out into the apartment hallway by about an inch. It also means that there was no room for end tables to set lamps on, meaning our living room was REALLY dark.

Pinterest to the rescue! I was just browsing along one day, when I stumbled across this gem. 

Via Bobi Law Designs

Their couch is almost the exact same shape (and color!) as ours, and Mr. C really liked the look of this. We adjusted a little, as turns out he doesn't actually like the sunburst mirror, but here's where it's at now. You can't tell in evening, but during the daytime the mirror makes the room so much brighter and bigger!

If you look carefully, you can tell the board hasn't sticks out even further than the couch does. Mr. C has promised to take it over to the house of a friend who has tools soon. At that point we're also planning on staining it a dark brown to match the coffee table. I'm hoping to eventually get some cute picture frames and knickknacks to go along the ledge. The lamps and the mirror we got from Kirkland's. I'm still not convinced that the lamps are a different enough color from the wall, but they work for now.