The other weekend I started out on a project with very good intentions. I'll walk you through the steps of my project flop.
First, I found this mirror at a second hand shop -
I had intentions of painting the frame and doing something with it. I thought about stencilling the base of the frame with my house numbers... yep, this seemed like a good idea!
So here I go... spray painted the frame apple green
Then I spray painted the middle/base white with intentions of stencilling my house numbers with black acrylic paint
Good intentions, but a sloppy stencil job! I didn't really like the stencils I used - they were hard to work with - or is that my excuse for the bad job I did? It's up to you to decide! lol
The finished project... it's ok, but it was boring. The numbers were too small and I didn't do a very good job with the stencilling so I left it alone for a while. I needed some time to think about what I would do with it...
So this weekend I decided that I would paint the base/middle part with chalkboard paint - ah ha! Great idea!
So do you like this re-vamped project better than the original? I do!!! Thanks for stopping by!
I do like it:) That color green is such a happy color. The chalk board idea looks perfect with it:)
ReplyDelete~Debra xxx
Capers of the vintage vixens
That frame is beautiful and I love the bright green color! Isn't it frustrating when something doesn't turn out how you envisioned it...but it looks like you ended up with an AMAZING chalkboard!
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www.decoratingdiy.blogspot.com
I love the frame, and the green looks great!
ReplyDeleteLove it as a chalkboard!
ReplyDeleteHi! Visiting from DIY Showoff. Love this idea and the color you chose is great. I'm totally going to have to try this sometime!
ReplyDeleteHi Katie~
ReplyDeleteI love the green apple paint color, so fresh & fun!! Happy to be a new follower of your cute blog & I invite you to link to my K.I.S.S. Blog Bash. :)
~Christina~
Drop By The Tattered Tag
what a terrific frame you found! I am always on the hunt for these types of things and I can't get enough of chalkboard paint! Great project! Thanks for linking up to WWWW!
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