Hi!
I needed a small unit to store DVD's in the playroom/sun room, but wanted something funky.
Well, to buy "funky" is $$$$, and $$$$ doesn't exist in my vocabulary.
Trusting I was going to find on at my thrift store, I started looking and did not take long for me to find one!!
$5.99, sturdy, real wood, nice lines: bingo!
BUT , not funky...yet!
Ahhh, funky now!!
How?
I did not want to spend more $$ and keep this transformation really cheap, so I used the spray paint I already had at home ....and I have many:) Do you know how much I love you, spray paint???
So, I used these and boy, they are just what I wanted!
First I sprayed the inside with the blue one. Two coats.
Afterwards, I covered it to spray pain the outside with 2 coats.
Now, it needed some character, desperately, and stain brings character, lots!
I used gel stain. Secret, ladies: use sparingly, wipe fast and work small portions.
It looks "dirty", and old and very used and I love it!
Ready to be used an dabused. Last coat was a coat of poly to protect.
I have had these metal boxes for years, and they fit like a glove here!
Another thrifty endevor accomplished!
Linking up to:
The Dedicated House
Alderberry Hill
The Shabby Nest
Rooted in Thyme
Tatertots and Jello
Be Different, Act Nornal
Funky Junky Interiors
Alderberry Hill
The Shabby Nest
Rooted in Thyme
Tatertots and Jello
Be Different, Act Nornal
Funky Junky Interiors
The red really gives it a POP! A lot of work, but in the end, so worth it!!
ReplyDeleteah, Sue, I love this piece! it turned out just the way I wanted:)
DeleteTHANKS!