I got him to crack...

All I have to say is FINALLY!!  Finally, I found a pair of bookcases that

1. the fiancé would agree to
2. were in our tiny budget (we are planning a wedding here people, and bookcases just didn't seem more important than lets say, invitations) and
3. would fit the storage needs of his disgusting office. 
and
4. was real wood

I don't feel bad say 'disgusting office' because this is what it looks like

told you...disgusting

I'm not promising this amazing & clean office is going to happen overnight, but its a step in the right direction.

Now, I have to preface this by saying these bookcases were not my first choice.  But after seeing what was out there and realizing that I didn't have unlimited funds to get exactly what I wanted I had to figure out how to make them work.

Here is what we got

The seller told me they were from This End Up and bought them a million years ago when he first got married.  I decided to look online and found these exact same ones still in production today...selling for $549 each!!!  And guess what I paid for the pair?  A sweet $60- score!

OK, obviously they need a makeover.  The rounded tops bother me but might have to stay unless I figure out how to cut them off or sand them down.  I'm thinking paint and some new hardware might just do the trick for now. 

Here the combos I came up with:

And if these were going in my office here is what I would be painting them right this second

Oh right, these are not mine- they are for the fiancé

Like I said before this makeover isn't going to happen over night, I mean HELLO it took close to 3 years to get to this point. 

But we are on our way to getting a manly, organized space. Happy face here.

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UPDATE: So many of you asked where I found my hardware choices , here are the 3 sites I used

Cool Knobs and Pulls
The Paris Apartment
Kitchen Cabinet Universe