Here is some truly SALVAGED WHIMSY. I found this magazine rack at a thrift shop for $2.50 and had no idea what I'd do with it. I liked how the ends looked like bead board...and it was $2.50. Someone had given me a stack of old children's books when Max was born, and I found a couple that were falling apart but had great illustrations.
Not a great picture, but here after I had primed it. It was originally an gold-orange color. Lovely, I assure you.
So then I painted with a couple coats of semi-gloss white....which eventually became satin black because it just didn't look right with the illustrations.
I used some faux-Mod Podge and decoupaged the pages of the books. I also used a glue gun to wrap the handle with twine. Finally, I gave it a couple coats of acrylic poly.
I didn't distress it because I thought between the illustrations and the handle, it already had a lot going on....what do you think? Would you distress it?
Salvaged from the thrift store and saved from a miserably mediocre life on a shelf...
Unique...aka Whimsy
Salvaged Whimsy....ta daaaa!!
I guess I don't really have any pictures showing the sides...but they are black too.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on whether I should distress it or not. I've been staring at it for a couple days and I'm afraid to do anything more to it and have to go back and repaint.
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At Home With K
Wednesday:
The Thrifty Home
Restore Interiors
Blue Cricket Design
Savy Southern Style
Very Merry Vintage Style
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