Reclaim an Old Shelf with Paint and Lace

Let's cuten-up a trashed book shelf!

Materials:

• Shelf, regardless of age, color, height, ect
• 2 colors of spray paint
• Lace ribbon

Time:

• 10 minute prep
• 5 minute spray
• 30 minute dry
• 5 minute prep
• 5 minute spray
• 30+ minute dry

Difficulty:

• Moderate

Silly me, I forgot to take a before picture. Well, this shelf wasn't in bad condition really. It's about 10 years old, so its brown wood had faded, being under a window it was sun bleached a bit. It had a few scratches, but besides dullness, it wasn't trash. I'm redoing my multipurpose room right now (click to see my plans!), and splashing bright colors and floral patterns around. I ADORE lace, floral, vintage, all of that! So this was perfect, and I was so excited when I thought it up.

So, step one:

Take the shelf outside and put it on a window curtain panel (err, well, anyway spray paintable area). Do a quick spray of the minor color paint, on the back panel and the two side panels. Here's an example, however I painted the top coat first, but I suggest doing it the other way.

So, paint the panels real quickly from top to bottom.

Step two:

Then, after it dries, cut lace ribbon (mine is from Walmart) and painter's tape it to the top and bottom. Then, every few inches, use a small tear of painter's tape to hold it down.

Step three:

Then, with the major color, spray paint the other panels, shelves, and just everything! Make sure you paint over the lace straightly, not at an angle, or it will seep through the lace.

Step Four:

Remove and fall in love.

Upcycling a Destroyed Bench into a Masterpiece

My older brother and his skater boy band members etched and destroyed a cheap stool we had for the piano. I believe we bought it on clearance at Target or Pier One. Here it is!

I took it to the backyard and placed it on a curtain panel (which I use to protect the grass!) and gave it a good coat of Rust-Oleum mid-deep purple.

I didn't over-coat the seat of the stool however, and I'll show you why soon! 

Make sure you get close and inside any cuts, scratches, or inscriptions. See? Making sure it's purple inside makes a HUGE difference.

                  

Now we're getting to the fun part!!

Step One

•Choose a fabric and cut it so that it completely covers the seat and the sides of the seats 

Step Two

•Mod Podge over the seat 

•Place fabric evenly

•Do not Mod Podge ON TOP of the fabric

Step Three

•Mod Podge the sides of the seat by covering the wood with Mod Podge, pressing the fabric down, and Mod Podging over the fabric

•Fold the corners to the left to create an arrow shape

•Mod Podge them down as well

Ta-Daaaa!

Hope you enjoyed and love it!!

- Megan

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