A homemade shelf

For Christmas this year, Jeff surprised me with this shelf he made.  While we were in Paris this last summer, we took pictures in the architecture museum of letters of our last name.  I have wanted to do something with these pictures forever.  I didn't know what exactly what I wanted to do, so when I saw this shelf, I thought it looked perfect. I was excited to paint it and hang it in our entry.  I decided to paint it white instead of my usual black.  The molding on it reminded me of all the molding you'd see in the old castles, so that decided the color for me.  I still need to find some fun things to put on top...I am thinking of old picture frames and colorful vases, we'll see.  I was so excited to receive this gift, it is fun to have something that brings back great memories every time I see it.