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.

Lace Patterned Mason Jars, Half Clear

Materials

• Mason Jar (or any glass jar!) 
• Lace doily or ribbon (I use a doily) 
• Spray paint (1 or 2 colors) 
• Painter's tape

Time

• 5 minutes to tape 
• 5 minutes to spray paint 
• 30 or so minutes to dry 
• *optional second coat adding about 40 minutes 

Difficulty

• Easy 

Step One

• Place lace on the jar with small bits of painter's tape (if a mason jar, opposite side of the words) 
• Make sure the tape is on the lace and not a hole in the lace, because it will alter the stencil 

If you want to use two colors, apply doily AFTER spraying painting front of jar another color

Step Two

• Spray paint away! 

Note:

After spray painting base, (step one), let it dry, place doily, and spray paint entire jar.

Step Three

• Remove tape and lace Doily

Step Four

• Situate and enjoy! 

(Add clear stones to the bottom to raise pens and pencils if the jar is too shallow)

Two colors:

• this jar was left outside during wind, which weathered it, but here is an example of the bicolored jar!

Hope you LOVED it!!!


- Megan