Hey Guys!! Fun project for you!!
I decided to use the space below my serving bar in my kitchen to make my magnet board. I also decided to make it a piece that I can take off the wall in case I decide to move it around. Here’s what I did:)
I was lucky enough to find a 2′ x 4′ piece of raw pressed tin in Canton a couple of weeks ago. I bought it for $20. You can buy this stuff online though.
I started by painting the tin with Rust-Oleum Painter’s Touch Heirloom White spray paint. I used about two coats to get a good even finish…
I purchased two 8′ pieces of 3″ pine from Lowe’s.
I cut my boards using my hand saw. I cut my top and bottom pieces 4″ longer than the tin and my 3 middle pieces 2″ shorter than the tin… two boards were 52″ and three were 22″. You do not need a power saw to cut this stuff. It took me less than 5 minutes, the saw only costs $12 and it was a bit of an arm workout:)
Now to attach everything… I used my trusty Gorilla wood glue to attach the edges together.
And then used L-brackets to secure all my corners…
After you finished this part it will look like this…
I just used glue without the L brackets for my middle piece and let everything dry good. I wasn’t too concerned about how pretty everything looked because I knew I would be distressing and adding glaze.
My next step was to paint the wood with the same paint and let it dry.
I then used my 3M block sander with 80 grit paper to distress my edges.
When I was finished it looked like this…
Then I took some Minwax Dark Walnut stain to all the raw edges just to make them stand out…
My next step was to attach the tin to the wood. I used small finishing nails and my pink hammer to put a nail every 6″ where the pattern repeated…
When I was finished it looked like this…
Can you guess my next step;)
Ralph Lauren Smoke Glaze…. Just paint it on and wipe it off…
It looked like this when I got it all rubbed in…
Here’s a picture of the whole thing…
I knew I wanted to add a little something so I found this iron scrolly at Hobby Lobby for $3.
I attached it to the top using wood screws.
To cover up my ugly silver screws I cut the nails of two furniture nail heads and super glued them on top of the screws…
I was all finished at this point… I just added a D-ring to each side of the back. I measured for the wholes in my wall and hung it up. I LOVE it:)!!
I will be making some fun magnets for it and will share that in one of my next posts. What do you think??
As you can see… I finished my magnets!! To see a tutorial on these cuties just click HERE!
That is such a beautiful piece. I love the rustic vintage feel and the texture it adds to that spot. Using the walnut stain to accentuate the distressed areas is a tip I'm sure I will be using. Thanks for sharing.
I just LOVE the originality this element gives your room! And it's rustic appeal naturally does a number on me. 🙂 Your step by step was really informative too. I think I want to shop for some gorilla glue.. 😀
It's a cool little surprise in a nomally otherwise typical room. Love it!
Thanks for linking up to the party!!
Funky Junk Donna
What a fabulous job! :o)
I am completely amazed by your projects! I work for Rust-Oleum and wanted to say thank you for thinking of us when you did this, and several other projects! We would love to have them featured on our website called PaintIdeas.com! These projects are a true inspiration.
Nice work, as always! You girl's are too good.
I am speechless….well, I guess one word does come to mind….GORGEOUS!!!!!!
~Andy@ Poppies@Play
OK, so that is fantastic. The tutorial was great. I think I could even follow those directions (you see I am direction challenged).
This is cool!
I think that would be a good addition to the bottom of my Cabinets too.
Also, I think I have the same granite as you (Venetian Gold I think)
and I love your new blog design!
what a great project!!
Every single thing you girls do impresses me. How did you learn all this? Did you grow up doing it?
Loveliness for sure!!!
Great idea … love the finish.
♥So cute♥…I'm totally going to do this in my kitchen. My kids will be excited to finally have a place to put all of their magnets!
This is awesome! I want one! I don't have an island either so I will have to find a spot to put one. Great job!
Hey Girls, Love the tin. I just did something similar with a shutter on my island, m ind if I show yours off too? I'd give you all the credit !!!