Painted Wooden Candlesticks

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Roeshel

I recently shared an easy mirror update inspired by a wood + turquoise bowl…

inspiration:

Then I spied a set of three {Ty Pennington Style…love his style, don’t you?} candlesticks for $4.99 at the thrift store and couldn’t resist creating a wood + turquoise collection.

Materials:

Wooden candlesticks
FrogTape®
Paint (Maison Blanche Furniture Paint, color is “colette”.)

What I did:

I simply wrapped the FrogTape® around my candlesticks to create an angled design.

Using my thumbnail, I burnished the edges of the FrogTape.

Then simply applied two coats of paint with a foam brush.

While the paint was still wet, I carefully pulled away the FrogTape to reveal a crisp, straight, clean paint line.

The design varies depending on which side faces out.

Now they’re a one of a kind Ty Pennington/DIYShowOff style! Working with him and he isn’t even aware. Maybe it’s for the best as he may not be flattered that I altered his design. 😉

Then let them dry. Add candles and display! So cute! West Elm log vase is from my secret Santa…love it!

The annual Earn Your Stripes™ painting contest is taking place right now!!! Grand prize is $5,000.00!! I’d LOVE for a DIYShowOff reader to win! Imagine what you can do with $5000! Since I can’t enter, I hope you will! I’ll be participating in the judging! Enter here —> https://promotions.frogtape.com/earn-your-stripes/

Deadline to enter is now through July 1^st – so, plenty of time to get creative hats on and execute a project. You’ll need before, during and after photos. Here are the official rules: https://promotions.frogtape.com/earn-your-stripes/rules. Here are the FAQ’s for the contest: https://promotions.frogtape.com/earn-your-stripes/faqs

Best part, all entries (see official rules) will receive a free roll of Shape Tape! Good luck!

Disclaimer: I received compensation to complete this project for using FrogTape® products. All opinions, projects and ideas are based on my own experience.

Wood & Turquoise Thrift Store Mirror Makeover

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Roeshel

Thrift store jackpot! Well, a great deal, at least! I snagged this mirror at the thrift store for $2.99. Original TJMaxx sticker is marked 19.99. Great price, sort of zzzzz.

Inspiration comes in many forms. For this mirror and the light wood finish, my inspiration came from this wood and turquoise bowl at H&M:

Materials:

Mirror
FrogTape®
Paint (I used Maison Blanche Furniture Paint. Color is colette.)

Tutorial:

Tape off the mirror. I also taped diagonal at the top right and bottom left mitered joints.

Burnish the edges of the tape using thumbnail.

Paint. I used a foam brush to apply two coats.

While paint is still wet, remove tape by pulling away from the paint.

Let dry. Ready to hang and display.

Inspiration:

Wood & Turquoise Mirror Makeover:

Depending on the hanger on the back, it may only hang one direction (unless you add a DIY hanging mechanism for an alternate hanging direction). For display, there are 4 rotation possibilities. One mirror, four ways:

Sharing at Southern Hospitality Thrifty Treasures.

Easy! A little color, a modern touch and a new decorative mirror = thrift store score, don’t you think? Looking for more fun ideas using FrogTape? Click here—-> FrogTape DIY ideas

Disclaimer: As a member of the FrogTape® Blog Squad, I received compensation to complete this project for using FrogTape® products. All opinions, projects and ideas are based on my own experience.

DIY Window Shelves for Plants

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Roeshel

I recently shared my craft room tour. And as a little reward for cleaning up that chaos and getting organized, I treated myself to a little DIY project. I love one of the windows in this room. Here’s how it looked in the past:

The window shown above nearly reaches from floor to ceiling and with the two different sized windows in the room (one tall window with trim original to the house/one high small window with no trim), window treatments always felt tricky or lopsided.

So why cover that beautiful trimmed tall window at all? It faces the back of the house, it’s a second story window and it’s not a room for dressing or a need for privacy. I’ve always wanted to put shelves on a window for plants. Plenty of sunshine should assist in changing my luck with plants, right?

Here’s what I did…

Materials:

(3) 1 x 4″ pine boards for shelves
(6) shelf brackets
Minwax Polyshades (Ebony)

I decided where I would attach the brackets to the window trim to calculate the measurement of my shelves.

Then cut my shelves.

Sanded the rough edges and wiped them clean.

Then brushed on the Polyshades using a foam brush. I let it sit for a few minutes then wiped the stain away and let dry. I did all sides. (I may apply a wax finish to the wood shelves for further water-proofing but I was on a bit of a deadline.)

Next I marked the holes for the brackets and drilled a pilot hole.

Then I just screwed the brackets into the window trim/pilot hole (can always be patched with wood filler in the future). *Use a level to be sure they’re ‘level’.

Attach the wood shelves to the brackets with screws (be sure these screws are smaller than the shelf thickness so the screw doesn’t poke up from the bottom).

It adds a bit of privacy without a long drapy curtain panel but still lets natural light into the room.