Wood Scrap Art and A Poured Concrete Top
Our family room got an update a couple of Christmases ago.
The males, (ok, really it was me) wanted a new television because glare from all the windows makes watching the old one impossible during the day.
Not that I watch much tv in daylight or nightlight, but when a special little boy wants to watch Power Rangers, I'm not telling him no.
The Big 'Ol Dinosaur
The big-dino was built to house the big-dino-tv, obsolete these days huh? The cabinet above it stores more junk than you can shake a stick at.
And I'm a short stick.
I couldn't reach the top shelves in the cabinet to do more than pop in a cd, if I could find or reach the cd in the first place.
During |
I sort of liked that the toys were held captive and not on the floor.
When the old tv cabinet left, it also left an empty space above the new tv that I was going to have to put my thinking cap on to fill. Light pours in this area till the sun leaves the sky - makes for a bright happy space (hard to take photos in).
Poured concrete top |
That's his style. Rustic, not rough.
This was totally his baby - he didn't consult me, a rare occurrence and one that is usually not a good idea.
Rustic concrete edge |
Shrunk down with the same wood |
The original idea was to have the sides look like the ends of vintage wood crates with
interesting vintage product advertising, stained onto the wood.
That was to be my job. I haven't got that far, and between you and me, I don't know when I will.
That was to be my job. I haven't got that far, and between you and me, I don't know when I will.
Notice the cute pillow on that little chair? Linda from It All Started With Paint sent it to me. I was a lucky duck recipient of the Pass It On Project.
I have been eying up lots of blogland ideas and decided in the interest of no cost, to use what I had to fill the area above. I pinned an idea from Sweet Serendipity as inspiration.
I would love to say I raided Brawns well placed wood scrap bin, but really all I had to do was look on the floor under his saw and brush away sawdust to find scrap pieces I could use. Our garage is famous for it's mess.
I would love to say I raided Brawns well placed wood scrap bin, but really all I had to do was look on the floor under his saw and brush away sawdust to find scrap pieces I could use. Our garage is famous for it's mess.
I set to work. I used a combo of stencils, stickers, or made my own letters to paint everything. The Grandpa & Grandma sign was a gift, and it seemed like a perfect fit.
I arranged and rearranged and finally got an order I liked. We ran a piece of tape down the middle, with a line down the center of the tape, so it would all line back up once the first piece was nailed to the wall. At about 10:00 at night because I was anxious.
I painted the wall with the paint can closest to me, which was still sitting out
from a project a month ago. It's the same color as on the outside of the front door here. Dutch Boy, "Earth Matters".
Linking the Scrapy Wood up to:
Saturday Night Special Reclaimed Wood @FunkyJunkInteriors
The Mother Lode @ I Gotta Create
Crafty, Scrappy, Happy Me @ CraftyScrappyHappy
Pin'inspiration Thursday @ JanesAdventuresInDinner
Inspired Creations @ Embracing Change
Party Time @ 36th Avenue
Open House Party @ No Minimalist Here
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