So since I decided to start this blog back up I know I want to do more then just recipes… although I think that will always be my specialty! I SOOOO wish I had taken step by step instructions for this do it yourself but I wasn’t planning on sharing it with the world at the time and truly just took a picture for my instagram!
I moved into a pretty old home (it was built in the 1950s) and it has been virtually untouched! It is super exciting because it is a blank canvas with SOOO much potential but that also means SOOOO much work. We are excited to slowly but surely put our personal mark on it! As much as I would LOVE to jump strait into the big projects those require lots of time, money and knocking down walls so I am starting small instead!
We downsized to move into this house, although we gained a HUGE backyard and are an hour and 45 minutes closer to my family. It’s so nice having my sons grandma and grandpa less then 10 minutes from driveway to driveway!!
Okay, okay I’m going on a tangent here… let’s reel it back! So yes, small diy projects to start! I needed a nice piece to hang my purse and keys and all of that fun stuff that tends to pile. I use to have a built in cabinet to put everything so it was out of sight and mind. Now I didn’t have that luxury but I wanted something that still looked good! I looked high and low but unless I wanted to spend $150+ and get something that I kind of liked I seemed to be out of luck. I decided instead to build the piece of my dreams!
Time About 30 minutes broken up
Materials needed
-Some kind of board. This is a great instance to upcycle. Use an old basic cabinet. A repurposed earring hanger (what I used.) Get creative! Go to a thrift shop, a flea market a garage sale. Something perfect is out there just BEGGING to be made beautiful!
-Rustoleaum spray paint/primer (it should be in one can.) You could go with a cheaper brand but I personally don’t recommend it. This goes a long way where the others seem to fizzle fast!
-burlap
-any kind of embellishment (I used white starfish from my wedding that I had stored in our garage)
- knobs of any sort
- a hanger
-hot glue gun
Directions:
So first thing is first take your board and clean it. You don’t want to paint a dirty piece or the paint won’t look right! Wipe it dry and make sure there is no dampness. I just laid mine in the sun for 20 minutes to ensure it was nice and dry. If you really want to you can sand the piece but I didn’t since I was going for a little bit of a distressed looked anyways.
It’s now ready for the first coat of paint. I ended up putting 3 coats on (mainly because I didn’t sand.) You just want to shake the can really well and spray while going back and forth while moving downward. You never want to spray the sides and then the top as this will inevitably cause drips. I learned that lesson the hard way! Let each coat dry then do the next. After you have finished the final coat and it has dried you are ready to do the rest! I would suggest letting the paint rest for 24 hours just to be extra safe though.
Screw your hangers on the back. I would do two if you plan on hanging heavy items on the piece. One thing I store on mine is my laptop bag for work so I wanted to make sure it was nice and sturdy. This is where you need to be SUPER careful that they are perfectly level. Spend extra time on this and double and triple check!!
Next you are ready to embellish. I decided to put a piece of burlap just wider then my starfish and glue it on the center portion (the portion that use to be for earrings.) Next I glued the starfish on.
Once that was done I screwed the hardware on. You want to be careful about what you use and you don’t want it to go out further then the piece you use to mount it to the wall. After that you are all done. Hang your piece and smile at your success… then post it on instgram (http://instagram.com/bsalling) and let me know! I would LOVE to see your take on this project!
ENJOY!
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