REPURPOSED POT RACK TO PHOTO DISPLAY

THIS WAS THE POT RACK I STARTED WITH I PICKED IT UP AT THE 

THRIFT STORE FOR A 

COUPLE DOLLARS

I TOOK OFF ONE OF THE ARMS

AS THE OTHER ARM WOULD WORK 

TO HOLD THE RACK ON THE WALL.

I PAINTED IT WITH THE

SILVER HAMMERED PAINT TO 

GIVE IT THAT GALVANIZED LOOK,

ADDED SOME OLD FAMILY PICTURES

THAT I GAVE A SEPIA TONE LOOK TO IN PHOTOSHOP AND USED BADGE HOLDERS TO HOLD THE PICTURES

 THIS IS WHAT I ENDED UP WITH

I LOVE THE WAY IT TURNED OUT

HOPE YOU LIKE IT!

CHALK IT UP!

THIS IS A PROJECT THAT 

I HAD A LOT OF FUN PUTTING

TOGETHER...

THIS IS WHAT I STARTED 

WITH...

NOT SURE WHAT IS WAS

MAYBE A MIRROR. FOR

4.99 I COULD'NT LEAVE WITHOUT

IT...

A LITTLE CHALKBOARD SPRAY PAINT

AND SOME GREEN PAINT AND

HARDWARE AND THIS IS WHAT I 

ENDED UP WITH...

I'M NOT THE GREATEST ARTIST 

BUT I THOUGHT THIS WAS A FUN

THING TO DRAW ON THE CHALK

BOARD THAT WENT WITH THE

LILAC BUSH I HUNG IT IN TO

TAKE THE PICTURES...

ADDED AN OLD FURNITURE PULL
TO HOLD THE CHALK...

AND A WROUGHT IRON 
PIECE I TOOK FROM A 
POT RACK, THE POT RACK
IT'S SELF I WILL BE USING FOR
A FUTURE PROJECT.

AND THERE YOU HAVE IT
A QUICK EASY JOB YOU
CAN DO TO HAVE A CUSTOM
PIECE FOR YUR HOME OFFICE,
OR WHEREVER YOU CHOOSE TO
PUT IT.

HOPE YOU LIKE IT..

MANTLE FEATURE

JUST WANTED TO SEND A 

BIG SHOUT OUT TO 

TWO TERRIFIC BLOGS THAT

FEATURED MY MANTLE

THANK YOU SO MUCH STACEY

FROM EMBRACING CHANGE!

AND

KNICK OF TIME

FOR FEATURING ME!

RESERVED PARKING FOR CAPTAIN AMERICA !

 I CAME UP WITH THE IDEA

TO MAKE A PIECE OF ART FOR MY GARAGE. ARMED WITH A PIECE OF PLYWOOD AND SOME PAINT BUSHES I WENT TO WORK...

I DREW THE DESIGN ON FIRST IN PENCIL AND THEN PAINTED FREEHAND.

AND THE RESULT TURNED OUT FABULOUS!!!

 I DECIDED TO DO CAPTAIN AMERICA'S SHIELD WHICH I LOOKED UP ON THE INTERNET.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN TELL BY THE 

PICTURES BUT THE SHIELD IS HUGE.

I'M SO HAPPY WITH THE WAY IT TURNED OUT

MY PARKING SPOT IS NOW RESERVED FOR MY 

CAPTAIN AMERICA.

NEXT UP - THE SUPERMAN EMBLEM

THE GARAGE IS A GREAT PLACE TO EXPERIMENT

AND LET YOUR ARTIST COME OUT.

SO HAVE SOME FUN.

LOVE WHAT YOU DO MANTLE !!!

THIS PIECE WAS ACTUALLY GIVIN' TO ME AS THE

PERSON WAS MOVING AND SHE HAD NEVER DONE ANYTHING WITH IT AND COULD'NT TAKE IT WITH HER.

ITS A VERY OLD MANTLE THAT'S 

ABOUT 7 FEET LONG AND WEIGHS OVER

100 POUNDS EASILY.

IT WAS IN PRETTY ROUGH SHAPE AND PART OF THE TRIM ON

THE FRONT HAD BEEN RIPPED OFF.

SO I REMOVED THE WHOLE PIECE OF TRIM WENT TO LOWES AND GOT SOMETHING SIMILIAR 

AND REPLACED IT

I WANTED TO KEEP AN OLD RUSTIC LOOK TO

IT SO WHEN I SANDED IT I DID NOT REMOVE

ALL THE WHITE CHIPPY PAINT THAT WAS ON IT.

I LEFT IT.. 

I ALSO PAINTED IT WITH GREY AND DRY

BRUSHED ON LIGHT BLUE AND MORE WHITE.

THEN I ADDED WOOD STAIN TO DARKEN IT UP 

A BIT AND ADD TO THE AGED LOOK.

I HAD TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE

NEWLY ADDED WOOD TRIM TO MAKE SURE

THE PIECE ALL BLENDED IN.

I HUNG THIS IN THE UPSTAIRS OFFICE,

ABOVE MY DESK.

IT ADDS SO MUCH CHARACTER TO THE

ROOM AND I HAD SO MUCH FUN PUTTING

ACCESSORIES ON IT.

I FIGURED THAT ON HOLIDAYS I CAN DECORATE

IT DIFFERENTLY!!!

I CALL IT THE LOVE WHAT YOU DO MANTLE

BECAUSE THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT 

AS I WAS DOING THIS PIECE THAT I LOVE

REDOING FURNITURE.

IT WOULD BE NICE IF EVERYONE COULD LOVE

WHAT THEY DO OR AT LEAST HAVE A HOBBY

THAT YOU LOVE TO DO!!!

IT REALLY ADDS ALOT TO YOUR LIFE WHEN

YOU CAN FIND THAT SOMETHING.

OK , ENOUGH TALK I'M SURE YOU

WANT TO SEE THE PIECE.

HERE SHE IS AFTER.

SHES REALLY LONG SO HARD TO GET PICTURES...

I HOPE YOU LOVE HER 

AS MUCH AS I DO...

AND HOPE YOU DIDN'T MIND

SO MANY PICTURES I COULD'T

HELP MYSELF...

MY MEMORY MAKER

A FEW DAYS AGO I SHOWED YOU WHAT

I WAS WORKING ON AND I FINALLY FINISHED

IT...WOO HOO!!!

REMEMBER I STARTED OUT WITH

THIS BEFORE..

SO THIS..

THE AFTER...

MY MEMORY MAKER...

IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO FINISH

IT BUT I LOVE IT...

AND

 I CAN'T WAIT TO MAKE

MORE MEMORIES TO ADD TO IT..

I WENT A LITTLE VINTAGE WITH

THE CAMERA PICTURES..

ADDED THE HINGES AND THE PICTURES

OF MY FAMILY..

I ALSO USED BADGE CLIPS INSPIRED BY

PATSY @ THE TRAIN DON'T STOP HERE ANY MORE

SHE USED THEM ON HER PROJECT.

DID ALL THE PICTURES IN A SEPIA TONE..

GRACED IT WITH A FEW NUMBERS

IN THE POTTERY BARN TRADITION...

AND IM VERY HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS...

I HOPE YOU LIKE IT AS MUCH AS I DO..