As the quest to decorate our new home continues, I find myself wanting more and more to be cheap resourceful by re-purposing old things. This weekend my decorating project was to upcycle a hideous old console from the 1970’s that my father in law was going to throw out.
Like, the inside cabinet smelled so musty that I think it might not have even been cleaned since the days of shag carpeting and mutton chops.
But I digress! Here’s my tutorial for this quaint little shabby chic gem.
Here’s a before photo of the disco era relic:

My first step was to give it a thorough wipe down to get rid of all the dust. Blech.
Next I painted two coats of white chalk paint on it, allowing each coat to dry before applying the next.
While I waited for paint to dry, I unscrewed the knobs and removed them to paint them silver.
Once the white paint had dried, I applied one layer of grey chalk paint, but making sure to leave bits of white or even dark wood exposed around the corners. I wanted a distressed look, after all.
The finishing touch was to screw the freshly silver knobs back in.
Now, all I had to do was decide on some decor for the top of the console. In quite the chalk painting mood, I slathered on a few coats of paint on some mason jars, wove an old piece of burlap through the slits in a basket I had laying around, and stuffed the mason jars with peachy pink roses.
And, voila!
Tell me, what’s your favorite DIY or upcycling project you’ve ever done?
hey, i’ve just nominated you for the EBA award =D you deserve a nomination
https://makhailrehman.wordpress.com/2016/09/02/entertainer-blogger-award/
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Thank you!! 😃
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Its alright =D
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