My taste has evolved and the antique booth has as well. I absolutely love the ornate furniture and beautiful old wood pieces. I throughly enjoy mirrors and chalkboards. Hutches and china cabinets make me happy. Lavender is divine. I am going to start showing you how to do fun things for your home. Decorating brings joy to the person who does it and to those who are blessed to see it.
Idea one: One side of an old ladder with a antique garden gate on it, at an angle, then place a family photo on the gate. If you do not have a half of a ladder, you can make a simple one from 1" x 1", cut 2- 7' long each. Cut 6 - 1"x 1" pieces 14" long. Paint with a dry brush, I use Purdy Brushes, they paint the best. I use Annie Sloan Chalk Paint or Behr Paint and Primer from Home Depot. Use two colors with the color you like best on top. Lay the 6 - 14" Pieces in a straight line on the floor, equally space them to fit 6' inside the 7' long pieces. Lay the long pieces on top of the cut pieces. They should be either straight or you can make one end a bit more narrow and the other end wider, like an old ladder. Screw them together from the back. Your screw should be long enough to fit the width of one board and 1/2 of the other. Predrill your holes to make it easy to screw together. Hang on the wall.
If you do not have an antique gate, use a decorative piece of iron or a fancy photo frame with wire behind it. You can use chicken wire or rabbit wire, cut to fit and staple to the back of the frame with a staple gun. Hang on the ladder crooked. Place the family photo straight. It will look so cool. Photos to come. It is hot so do it in a cooler place or in the mornings so the paint dryes nicely.
Artfully Redone,
Nancy
Idea one: One side of an old ladder with a antique garden gate on it, at an angle, then place a family photo on the gate. If you do not have a half of a ladder, you can make a simple one from 1" x 1", cut 2- 7' long each. Cut 6 - 1"x 1" pieces 14" long. Paint with a dry brush, I use Purdy Brushes, they paint the best. I use Annie Sloan Chalk Paint or Behr Paint and Primer from Home Depot. Use two colors with the color you like best on top. Lay the 6 - 14" Pieces in a straight line on the floor, equally space them to fit 6' inside the 7' long pieces. Lay the long pieces on top of the cut pieces. They should be either straight or you can make one end a bit more narrow and the other end wider, like an old ladder. Screw them together from the back. Your screw should be long enough to fit the width of one board and 1/2 of the other. Predrill your holes to make it easy to screw together. Hang on the wall.
If you do not have an antique gate, use a decorative piece of iron or a fancy photo frame with wire behind it. You can use chicken wire or rabbit wire, cut to fit and staple to the back of the frame with a staple gun. Hang on the ladder crooked. Place the family photo straight. It will look so cool. Photos to come. It is hot so do it in a cooler place or in the mornings so the paint dryes nicely.
Artfully Redone,
Nancy
