Wow, that's a first!
This never happens.
Someone I know put this piece of furniture on the street by the trash.
You just don't see this here....ever.
Since we don't have any dressers....
I convinced Prince to help me drag it into our yard!
We were thrilled to find it is mahogany wood....and it's all real!
Ok, I was more thrilled then Prince....but things like that excite me.
It's a treasure.
I'm planning on turning it into a t.v. stand. The top had a mirror frame...but I didn't care for that so Prince unscrewed that part.
I started thinking about all that wood just laying there begging me to be used for something creative.
So...I had 3 sides. Humm.....I hammered and tugged and shook and grunted and sawed until I got another piece of wood to finish my "frame". I saw somewhere the idea of using chicken wire to pin your do-dads on. Perfect.
I played with the idea of making my frame smaller to fit the piece of chicken wire, but I like the vintage look just like it is.
After I got the frame like I wanted I painted it two shades of green. I used Prince's {scary} staple gun to make the chicken wire stay in place.
linked up to Boogie Board Cottage
26 comments:
Wow! That is rare for someone to get rid of furniture in a third-world country!! I love your creation!
You never cease to amaze me. You are a very special lady. I wish you were my mommy!!!
What lovely inspiraion!
How about putting screw hooks in the bottom.
Love it!!
You are SO creative! Very, very neat! Thanks for sharing! :o)
Love the pom poms and bunting!
That is darling, great job!
I love this! The colors and embellishments are gorgeous! And you could always screw on some plastic glass looking knobs if you wanted to hang something off the bottom! Thanks so much for sharing with the Pink Hippo Party.. can't wait to see what you share next week!
Also I am your newest follower.. only one more to 200.. good luck!
I <3 your blog. You are so light-hearted, real, and creative :D
Beautiful! I need to do that in my work area. I have regular pictures up, but I'd love to put up fun ones of the kids, and of course my husband.
This looks wonderful, such a great idea, I'm thinking of making one myself. I think the addition of some clips would be great!
Beautiful!!!!!!!
So, so awesome!
Okay - unbelievable. It's truly beautiful. Love the pictures of the children - and oh - that comic strip is to die for.
P.S. Love that you join up on Domestically Divine. I think your blog is lovely.
Beautiful! Love it. Following from Sumo‘s Sweet Stuff link party. Would love to have you link this up to my {wow me} wednesday link party going on right now over on my blog. Hope to see you there.
Ginger
gingersnapcrafts.blogspot.com
Aww this is too cute! Way to recycle and DIY!!
Stopping by from the Living Well Wednesday blog hop!
~Blessings to you!
Love your project!! Looks wonderful!! What a great find- love the green color you chose for the frame. ~April
Such a great idea! Nothing like your little ones to give you inspiration!
This is such a lovely project! Thank you for sharing!
cute idea! great job, cant wait to see what you do with the dresser!
xo dana
thewonderforest.com
the color is darling! finds like that are fun! i would've never thought about using the mirror frame! very crafty!
thanks so much for linking this up to my tip-toe thru tuesday party! hope to see you again this week!
Just letting you know I featured your adorable board!
I did the same thing with a large frame I found at a garage sale for $5. All I had to do was attatch the chicken wire. I've used it as a display to hang Christmas cards we have received, and I've also used it as a board to hang my seed packets in the garden shed (using clothes pins). LOVE IT!!!!!
Maria, I featured you on Far Above Rubies/Domestically Divine.
Great creativity.
Thanks.
Jasmine
I've been quietly following you for a while. You have such a beautiful family and are such an inspiration! Love what you've done with this frame AND the 'sea horse' stand! Keep up the good work!
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