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Friday, July 20, 2012

Coat rack

There is no such a thing as too many coat racks!
I found this one for $1 and it had to come home with me! 
After a good cleaning and scrub, it was time to do some magic.
I debated how to transform it.
Paint? Chalk paint? Mod podge? Stain?
I have never distressed anything (or anyone...as far as I know), so I wanted to give it a try. Also, I am going to put this in our entryway, and use it as "frameless art" (I'll show you what I mean by that...just a second...).
So I decided to use chalkboard paint, so I can write things on it...you know "hang it here!", "Welcome!", "Kids' art $5"... ;-)
the paint here is still drying
And here are some pictures of the distressed areas




 Now, this is what I am talking about when I say "frameless art".
Four leftovers curtains hooks, homemade art from my 2 and (almost) 4 years old

  and there you have it!
My girls LOVE to draw!

Total cost of Coat rack $1
Cost of your children's drawings, priceless!


Stay Frugal,
Daniela

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17 comments:

  1. Daniela, what a cute way to display kids' artwork! Thanks for sharing the idea!

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  2. Wow I really like how you distressed that piece. Glad to hear your not so good a distressing people ;)

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  3. Hi Dani,
    love your idea of frameless art! I miss artwork like that in my house. You did so well on the distressing. :) Not too much. :P)
    -Revi

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  4. I haven't distressed anything so far, but seeing such good results all around blog land, I'm so ready to try on some chalk paint! I love how ingeniously you used those curtain rings!

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  5. That project turned out so cute. I like the idea of hanging artwork on a coat rack. When your kids are young, it's such a nice way to show off their artwork! My kids have always enjoyed drawing too.

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  6. Came over from Overflowing. I distressed just about everything. Love this idea for hanging art!

    Distressed Donna Down Home

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  7. Oh Daniela, what a lovely way to display your children art work!

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  8. Ooooh, very cool! I have a similar rack in my garage waiting for a makeover but mine has a shelf on top. I love the way yours turned out, thanks for sharing the process!

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  9. Great idea for your frameless art. Too cute! And you sure go a deal for a buck. Visiting you from Debbie-Doos

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  10. Oh, that is cute and look at my grand girls' art work. Cute.

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  11. Oh that is adorable Daniela. You done good for your first time distressing. I love chalkboard paint too. Thanks for sharing.

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  12. Cute, cute, cute! Such a great idea!! :)

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  13. What a fabulous way to display all my buttons art work! Thank you for the inspiration!
    Denise@ buttonsandwhimsy.com

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  14. How sweet is this? I bet your girls feel so good when you display their work like this. Nicely done!

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  15. Nice distressing job and what a creative use for it. Very clever.

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  16. Love how you display the artwork on the coat rack! It looks great!

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  17. This looks so cool. I am hosting a Giveway to win win a 50 dollar gift card to the store Homegoods. Do visit my blog if you would like to enter. Thanks Anu

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