Last week I shared that I had spent most of my time outside sanding so this week I want to share one of my finished projects. Check out this poor wood bookcase that I purchased at Goodwill for only $6.99. It was in bad shape when I found it but I knew I could bring it to life again.
I started by removing the contact paper that was on the shelves, removed the shelves and cardboard backing. Then it was time to sand, sand some more, and finish by sanding again.
I went to Lowes to
have paint mixed to match the color of my room and painted two coats of
turquoise paint. I then covered that with two coats of white paint.
I knew I needed to
replace the back of the bookcase so I decided to purchase a sheet of beadboard.
I tried only painting the indentions but didn’t like it and that would have
taken a while to paint. I then decided to paint two coats of my turquoise paint
on the entire board.
After letting the
paint dry for a week it was time to start the distressing process. For the
bookcase I sanded the white paint to expose the turquoise and some of the wood
and the beadboard was sanded to expose the original white of the board. The indentions
in the beadboard created nice white lines across the board.
After getting
everything sanded and dusted it was time to nail on the back, insert the new
pegs my dad made from a small dowel rod, and add the shelves. So with the cost
of the bookcase and beadboard I was able to add this lovely addition to my
craft room for a grand total of $16 – what do you think?
Happy Crafting!
Tracey
that's way better than the before! great job!
ReplyDeleteI'm a big fan of turquoise, love how this turned out!
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