Window Blind into Corner Shelf Unit

This nice customer commissioned a corner shelf unit to put some plants in her living room.
It had to be rather narrow and 'light' looking, plus with a certain rustic feel to it so it would match the rest of the decoration.

So, what better than to use an old pinewood window blind, one of those double ones that fold in the middle? the measures were perfect, and it easily bent to 90 degrees to form the structurein which to attach three reclaimed triangle-shaped shelves.

I have distressed the original white paint in the shutter, cut the shelves to measure, stain them and painted their fronts in an olive green tone.
I have also built to measure, out of reclaimed and pallet wood, a thin pedestal and a discreet moulding to top it all.

As I often do, the whole piece is varnished and then polished for a smooth, satin finish.

Measures: 147cm high, 49cm wide, 18cm deep.

THE MAKING OF:

Here on the right, the main parts used to build the shelving unit. (Note the old moulding on top? I ended up not using it because once the top shelf was up it wouldn't fit properly, making a customised one instead)

Below: distressing the blind, then varnishing it.

Cutting the shelves to measure (saving the cute fronts), and sanding them.

First coat of stain on the shelves, and the olive green self-made colour for the fronts.

Cutting the support for the central shelf -that would also be stained-, mounting it.

Mounting the bottom part of the shelf unit... turned to be more difficult than expected!
Cutting the customised pieces for the top

Once attached, staining the moulding for the top -then, nailing it in place.