Bookshelf Challenge Pt. 2

About a year ago I started redecorating my apartment in NYC.  Before this, it was very blah.  None of the furniture was really a reflection of my taste, I just bought pieces on sale over the years.  The result was not so pretty.

This is what my front entry way looked like before:

The only thing there was that red/orange painting.

Even though I am not allowed to paint the walls, I like to live on the edge.  I painted that little nook a very pale silver gray and added a white lacquer bookshelf.  At first glance you can't even tell that the wall is now pale gray:

It already looked much better than before, but still not quite "there." I found a white bookshelf at Lonny Magazine that I used as my inspiration:

After a trip to the Container Store and to Gracious Home, I added some bright magazine butlers to hold my magazines and to hold any work files that I keep at home.  I rearranged the books added some flowers and now here is the final bookcase:

These are the top shelves. I keep fabric swatches in the orange drawers.  I use that white hand (which maps out the key palm reading sections) as a ring holder.  I also keep my perfume (L'Ombre dans L'Eau) on the black tray so I can do a quick spritz before walking out the door.

I added some bright magazine butlers to hold magazines and files & to add some much needed pops of color.

I really like the way it turned out! I love the color, but most of all I love that all my files and magazines are organized and easy to find.