My first "antique" piece.
So, here is the very first piece of antique furniture I ever bought. My pediatrician's wife had an antique shop..this had been an old dough trough and had been refinished in the Pennsylvania Dutch style (I grew up in Pennsylvania). It had been hanging around: first at my parents' house, and then in ours, for many, many years. Each year it looked sadder and sadder. Time to DO something about it.
Here is what I did:
Problem still to be resolved : what to do with the interior. It had wall paper...very dated indeed. I (sort of) scraped. And now I don't know what to use.
As you can see, I use it to store bits of fabric. So what to do? Contact paper? Wall paper, again? That seems a little much; I mean, measuring all those sides and corners, pasting, cutting, etc.
Suggestions, please, all you DIY'ers!
And, please, make it simple, yes?
I'm linking to the party at Room to Inspire!
Girl, now you know this is RIGHT up my style alley. LOVE what you have done with this. So fun. The colors are fab and I love love love that black and white touch.
ReplyDeleteIf it were me, I would maybe even try sanding the paper and painting over it. If it is really bad you could maybe use a bit of spackling to smooth the torn edges a bit. Where are you going to use it?
Pam
Nice job Libby, love it....
ReplyDeleteMaybe paint the inside black?
It turned out so cute and lively. I think Pamela's suggestion is a good one. Decoupaging is really popular - scrapbook paper, music, book pages... Good luck.
ReplyDeleteHow cute is that!!! I love the cheerful colors.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great transformation - and I love the bright colors you selected! Thanks for linking up to Be Inspired last week.
ReplyDeleteChelsea