Terrific Tuesdays: Using Unfinished Wood Pieces
I love the citrus!
Hi all you Lemonheads out there! Today I have a fun project. I have always wanted to purchase unfinished wood pieces from Hobby Lobby, but have balked at the idea. The other days I was in there browsing around, and thought, where else in the world am I going to get a shelf for less than 10 bucks? If you catch a sale on unfinished wood and are willing to put in just a a little work, you can have a great little set up in no time.
I started out by purchasing some unfinished wood pieces. I purchased a wooden shadow box thingy and a shelf.
The Shadow Box Thingy
I started out by sanding down the splinters and rough edges. I am sure that you are smarter than me, but I always start sanding my pieces laying directly on the concrete only to later realize I have to put lots more work in to sanding out the dents concrete puts into the bottom side of my wood. I should really remember to put a towel down first.
Sanding after I remember to put down a towel
Next, I painted my pieces off white (2 coats).
Don't forget to protect your work surface!
After the first two coats dry really well, I painted the pieces with two coats of a black satin color.
I always get a nicer finish with a foam brush
After about 48 hours of drying, I sanded some of the black paint off to give the pieces a nice antiqued, shabby chic look.
I use a medium to fine grit paper for sanding off paint.
Doesn't it look nice and aged?
After getting the look I wanted, I hit each piece with a few light coats of a matte clear coat spray.
They make a great place to display some little trinkets…What a fabulous vignette!
I love my little tea cups.
This is a very easy project that anyone can tackle. Do you have any tips for painting the shabby chic way?
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That looks awesome! You are so talented!
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Thanks so much Vorzie Studios and Danica! You guys are great!
that looks great! nice job! i’ve been painting some things myself for the new apartment…gotta love cheap craft paint from michaels and those fun foam brushes
those are my only tips.
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Wow, it looks great! I love this treatment! I’ll be linking.
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I love it! You did a great job. What matte clear spray did you use after painting and distressing? I love the results!
Nancy
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Thanks Nancy! I just used the cheap stuff in the craft department of Wal-Mart…Nothing fancy at all!
Those turned out just beautiful! I love that you used the teapot in the frame and the cups on the shelf. So stinkin’ cute!
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I love how these turned out. Funny about the concrete giving your pieces dents. I’ve done that before too!
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Thanks so much Kara and Sara! I really like how they turned out (sans dents!).
Thanks Rachel! I really appreciate it!
What a fantastic idea. I’ve seen those frames everywhere but never thought of using them this way. My mind is reeling now…thanks for the inspiration!
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I am glad I could help Kristi!
LOVE IT and love those little teacups! It looks so pretty!
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This is my first visit-you have a lovely blog.
I hope you’ll come visit me as well and I have a give away going on.
Cheri
its so very cheri