My latest find was this darling miniature crate. I knew right away it would work great for organizing, not to mention it was just adorable. For only one dollar how could I say no!
The only problem, I hated the color. It was a metallic silver. In my opinion it was a poor choice of color for the crate. But I knew I could always repaint it to match my room.
I decided to do the crackle technique with the crate so I painted the undercoat white. It needed two coats of white paint.
If you want a more detailed tutorial on the crackle technique using Elmer's glue check out my previous blog post here.
After I applied the glue I painted the crate with my light blue paint. As it dried it began to crackle. It still amazes me how this works. One moment it's just one plain color and the next minute it's starting to crackle and the undercoat is peeking through.
Can you believe this adorable crate used to be an ugly metallic silver? I can't either. Not only do I adore the new color of my crate but the crackle effect added a nice texture to the wooden crate.
I've decided that finding something that has potential and 're-painting' it to go with my room has become one of my favorite pastimes. I hope you will find his post helpful and that it will inspire you to be creative.
Do you like to shop at thrift stores too? What kinds of treasures have you found and re-purposed?
Oh my goodness, this is an adorable idea! I love love love. Thank you so much for this idea! Re-purposing is such a good idea but sometimes I just don't put the time towards things like this that I probably should :)
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Aw, thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed this post.
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