Every house needs a waist-high shelf. This is an architectural pattern that was recognized ages ago, and you probably even have one in your house.

This is part of our 100 Things in 2016 challenge. Here’s the full list.

But we didn’t have enough of those, so we started looking for some. We found an unfinished table online that was exactly the right height to fit under this odd interior window, and about the right length for the wall. Becky picked out some crazy paint color, her dad borrowed it for three days to apply the finish, and voilà!

The blue is pretty bold, but it fits in great with the rest of the colors in that room. And it’s just the thing for keeping our things organized on. We use it every day.