It has been quite some time since I posted a blog so in my non-existent free time I decided to jump back in. I spent this past Sunday afternoon with my mom stalking garage sales. She swore she saw signs all over but of course I just ended up driving around neighborhoods till she literally saw stuff on peoples driveways. I probably would have been thoroughly annoyed if we didn't find some fantastic items.
This week's blog will be about the shutters I found. We actually got several fun pieces at this sale but the shutters were my favorite find.
I started on them as soon as I peeled out of my moms driveway.
I decided to try a new technique with the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint called dry brushing. It is pretty straightforward. You literally just dab the tip of the brush into the paint and blot of the excess. You then paint as much or little of the paint on your piece depending on how much coverage you would like. I used Annie Sloan's Old White for the shutters. I really wanted to wood to come through on the slots and edges so you can see that the paint is lighter on these spots.
When the shutters were dry I then sealed them with Annie Sloan's soft wax.
So now that they are complete what can you do with shutters???
There are so many ideas so I thought I would share some with you below....
You can use them to hang pictures frames on instead of just hanging frames on the bare wall. It also brings in a pop of color if you paint the shutters.
You can use them as an accent piece. Below they have them as the main decor on their mantle. Adding the wreath gives it some nice dimension.
For the bathroom you can use it as a fun towel holder. I love this idea!!!
Using clothespins you can simply just display some of your favorite photos.
As you can see there are so many ways to incorporate painted shutters into your home. I love all these ideas. I had a hard time not keeping these for myself!
Below is the link to my Facebook page & Etsy Shop.
https://www.facebook.com/UNDERGROUNDfurniture?ref=hl
https://www.etsy.com/shop/theunderground4
If you are interested in having something painted please send me a message. I started this process of upcycling furniture on my own pieces instead of buying all new. Tastes & styles change & painting can give each piece a whole new look.
Thanks,
Mary
