Bookshelf to Bar

So this past weekend while garage sailing with my mom (one of my favorite weekend activities) I came across a random piece ..I am calling it a bookshelf because I think that is what it used to be??? AND it was only $2.00!!!! At first glimpse I did not have a clue what to do with it but it was only $2.00 so obviously I bought it...so after some thought mom and I thought i would make a great floating bar/shelf ..only it needed some minor modifications!! So we decided to build a glass rack on the bottom to hang fun eclectic glasses on. Here she is upside down in the construction process:

We started by flipping the shelf upside down and constructing the glass rack. We had some wooden stakes left over from a previous project so that's what we used for the wood. Being that we had never done this before we got one of our margarita glasses to use as a spacer, then we started cutting the pieces and believe it or not the spacing worked out perfect!!

We glued the wood in place then nailed it with a nail gun. Then it was time to sand this little beauty down....

Here it is again right side up and ready for paint! 

We decided to do a bright turquoise paint with a navy glaze using paint from Lowe's, we chose Olympic ONE in Safe Harbor with an eggshell finish and Valspar Signature Color Tintable Glaze in Royal Navy. 

Once the piece was painted and glazed (and dried for one day) we distressed the finish slightly! 

We plan on screwing this directly into the wall so that it appears as a floating "BAR" and the glasses can then hang from the bottom! 

I just love the way it turned out and can not wait to hang it up. 

Here is a close up of the finish: