Hey guys! I bought this iron wall plaque in Canton several years ago. I had two of them and they were in my bathroom at my old house. When we moved into our new home I found a new place to put it… under my bed:) I was just a bit “over it”. I was just kind of sick of seeing it… know what I mean??
I have a big blank space over my bed at the moment and remembered this poor thing hiding under the bed. I decided that I could jazz it up a bit, add a little character and repurpose it! Here’s what I did…
I started by purchasing a few things to add to it…
Yet another metal scrolly thing… at Hobby Lobby for $4…
And 4 little wood scrolly things also from Hobby Lobby for $3.00.
I used my Gorilla Glue Epoxy for this project…
For those of you that are unfamiliar with this product I want to share a few tips I have learned about it…
~It has the consistency of hot glue… not runny and thin like super glue… Yeah!
~ You have about 5 minutes of play time until it dries… yeah again!
~ It is a very permanant hold… Woohoo!
~It is a bit stinky but so worth it with all those other pros!!
I just squeezed a bit out on some foil and mixed it with the end of a plastic fork… how’s that for shanty;)!!
I put the GG epoxy on the areas where the little scrolly would touch the wall plaque…
Then I attached them!
I gave my little wood scrollies a coat of brown acrylic paint so that they would distress in a similar color to the iron. I then used the epoxy and attached them as well to each end.
After letting that dry I gave the entire piece several coats of my fav… Rustoleum American Accents Heirloom White spray paint. Most of the cheap, mass-produced iron pieces I have bought do require more coats of paint… not really sure why!
After letting that dry it was time to distress! I used my tool of choice… my 3M sanding block with 80 grit paper. I just rubbed the block over all my edges and my scrollies.
And when I was finished it looked like this…
Don’t you think it needs a little something??? Me too! I used my Ralph Lauren smoke glaze to bring out all those new fun lines I just added. Just paint it on and wipe it off with a cloth.
After letting that dry a bit it was time to find it’s new time… this time not under the bed:)!
I can’t wait to see all the fantastic Gorilla Glue projects for the party coming up!! If you have not finished yours yet this would be a great time to go get some of that epoxy… this stuff does not disappoint! Don’t forget to grab the button below!!
I really like how this turned out! My only recommendation would be to let it 'pop' on a slightly darker background. Not sure how you could do it.. maybe a dark frame that matches the headboard color, then a canvas background (instead of the glass), with the iron scroll thing centered..
Am I even making sense?? LOL.
Still a very cute idea! I'm sure I have something similar laying around 🙂
Still lovin' this Whitney :o) Perfect for the party, thanks for linking up!
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Looks great! Love how you added to it to get the look you wanted!
I have this exact same iron thingie! Love the alteration you did on it! Great job!
That looks great! I love scrolly metal grills!
wow look at you! Great job…i love the white.
Way cute, never thought of attaching different irons together – looks great !
Kammy
Hi!
Very nice redo! It looks great in your bedroom.
Have a wonderful day!
Looks great! 🙂
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I LOVE the tone on tone subtle look the piece has now! Why is it that I tend to grab for black for metal pieces?!? I need to get me some heirloom white. AND gorilla glue. You have me thoroughly convinced.
Thanks for linking up to the party!
FJ Donna
LOVELY!! I love your headboard as well.