Book revamp

Hi everybody,

I hope you are enjoying the mild weekend! 

I had fun with this book upcycle project. Months ago I bought a bunch of hard cover books from the thrift store.

This one is "The Lake House" by Kate Morton. I had some decoupage paper and played around with WoodUbend mouldings until I was happy with how the image was framed. All of the mouldings were modified but I love the end result.

I had a bunch of "oops" paint samples and mixed them throughout to get the desired effect. I also used an IOD mould for the spine. A little Annie Sloan copper gilding wax highlighted the raised areas.

After opening the book back up, I realized I put everything on upside down! Oh well, it's decor and nobody will know 😬.

See you soon with another neat upcycled project!

Donna

Vintage Cedar Chest Makeover

I am so happy with the way this cedar chest makeover turned out. I used a number of chalk and mineral paint colours (Dixie Belle Cobalt Blue and Kudzu, as well as Annie Sloan Provence and blended them. I have to be honest, I was really worried about how bold these colours were and how they would blend together. I have never done a project this "out there" before. I chose the colours based on the peacock transfer from Prima Re-design. I had a heck of a time finding the perfect transfer to use so this sat in my hubby's work shop (aka the garage) for a while. 

Here is the chest open. It has a lovely additional box on the left side for smaller items. 

This photo and the next one are the sides of the chest and I decided to add a smaller peacock beneath the handles. The quality of these photos isn't the greatest - sorry about that!

 

I really tried to capture the vibrant peacocks so decided to have the lightest colours in the centre. I took a risk with the cobalt blue on the top and bottom of the chest. All of the You Tube videos I watched started with one colour at the top and ended with a different colour on the bottom. 

Here is the whole chest. I sealed it with Annie Sloan Clear Wax.

When I picked up the chest, it was locked and I was told there was no key. There was something inside but I initially couldn't open it. I had a feeling that MDH (My Dearest Husband) would be able to MacGyver this open for me.  He did and guess what was inside? Yup, you guessed it, the KEY! I have noticed that most vintage cedar chests don't have a key any longer. 

Here is the before:

I'd love to know what you think of this. I love it, but I could be a little biased.