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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">My husband drilled a few holes along the rim to allow the rain to run off and then I used black Rustoleum Spray paint to cover the top and base. After that I made two stencils to form the Union Jack (it is not exact I know, I did do a <a href="http://renew-create-restore.blogspot.com/2012/11/my-take-on-union-jack-craze.html" target="_blank">Union Jack Trunk</a> which is correct and I love!) I sprayed one coat of a cream colour for the lines and three coats for the triangles using leftover paint we had so the total cost of this project was $0 which you can't beat!</span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06309735756572629831noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767710976810782876.post-38839456317895988262013-05-04T20:50:00.000-04:002013-05-23T17:00:46.398-04:00Ikea Hack For FREE!!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, you read that correctly, this table was FREE! It is made from two different IKEA products found in the garbage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First you take one Klubbo side table which looked like it had been left out in the rain...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then you add the slatted bed base from the Fjellse bed...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and you get this gorgeous table all for $0.00!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found the original table in a neighbours garbage and thought I would buy some wood to make a new top. Later that evening I noticed the bed slats in another neighbours garbage and realized it would be perfect for the top. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I started by measuring my wood so I have about a 3/4" overhang and I cut the wood (using my husbands mitre saw all by myself for the first time ever!). I used black satin finish Rustoleum spray paint and covered the base with three coats. While that was drying I lightly sanded and then stained the wood using Special Walnut colour stain. When dried I laid the wood on the ground and used some offcuts of the wood to join them all together on the bottom. I attached the top using wood screws to the frame. To finish off the table and to protect it, I used two coats of Polyacrylic in satin finish and left it to dry. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I love the combination of the smooth, modern metal and the rustic, aged wood.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I was sanding the piece I found the note below taped to the top of one of the cubbies. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had to put it back in once the piece was finished as it's part of the history of the table. I will try to remember in 10 or 20 years to look up this little girl and see what she is doing for a living.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I hadn't heard about chalk paint so thought I had to sand it all down to paint it and as I started sanding I realized what a great solid wood piece it was and it became harder and harder to convince my husband that it should be painted. In the end we compromised and only painted the cubbies to save me the work of sanding those.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used two coats of "Colonial Oak" coloured stain. That was okay, but not the colour I was looking for so I then added a coat of "Special Walnut". It didn't go as dark as I would have liked, but the wood seemed to be "full" of stain and wasn't absorbing anymore so I settled on this colour. I did two coats of Polyacyrlic all over and four on the top (I am obsessed about protecting the wood on pieces I refinish and don't even get me started on coasters, I have them everywhere!) I used homemade chalk paint on the cubbies and two coats of polyacrylic on those after to protect them.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06309735756572629831noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767710976810782876.post-85319422188029626142013-02-02T19:50:00.000-05:002013-04-30T21:59:34.008-04:00Pallet Heart Art<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I convinced my husband to pick up a pallet for me, but it had been sitting in our driveway waiting for some inspiration for quite a while now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally I decided to make some Valentines art with it, but now I like it so much, it’s going to stay up year round.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is some discussion on the safety of using pallets<a href="http://repallet.com/2.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><em> (see here).</em></span></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="color: black;"><em> </em></span> </span>I had my husband cut the pallet so I would have enough wood to make four boards each 12” x 12”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I then soaked them in hot water with bleach (to kill any bugs) and used an old toothbrush to clean them off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I left them to dry and then we used wood glue and clamps to glue three boards together to achieve the desired size.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I needed to stain the cut ends so I made some steel wool and vinegar stain, but it was very strong so I needed to dilute it a lot. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The third heart I shaped some thin copper wire around the nails on the first board and twisted wire to secure them leaving a couple of long ends at both points.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I drilled two small holes in the boards and put the ends of the wire through and covered them with hot glue to secure and to stop them from scratching the wall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was very disappointed with this one as it didn’t stand out very well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I decided to put white glue on the board and covered it with some sand we had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This improved it, but it does look better in person than in the pictures.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lLAcDNuizqw/UQrtD3XeniI/AAAAAAAAAfE/H4IMEpLlzuU/s1600/Pallet+Heart+Art+Sand+and+Wire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lLAcDNuizqw/UQrtD3XeniI/AAAAAAAAAfE/H4IMEpLlzuU/s320/Pallet+Heart+Art+Sand+and+Wire.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I came up with these two Pottery Barn ornaments that are about $17 each for inspiration. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Then we found a bird image online, enlarged it to the size we wanted it and printed. We cut the bird out and he put in on the stool and traced around using chalk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">We were going to use homemade chalk paint, but we found the exact colour of paint he wanted in artist acrylic paint and it only took one good coat to cover it. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">After we left it to dry overnight two coats of polyacrylic were applied with a light sanding with 220 sandpaper in between.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The first one I wanted to be able to use again any time of the year so I stained the main box with Special Walnut, including the inside. I then topcoated it with two coats of polyacrylic. Don't worry if you get a bit of stain on the "ribbon" you can just use sandpaper to sand it off.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Next I painted the ribbon with an antique white, but in future I would skip this step as it wasn't necessary and who wants to make extra work for themselves? I then used my finger to spread white glue on the "ribbon" and sprinkled epsom salt onto it. I left it to dry overnight and now I have a elegant, sparkly gift box. (total cost $2 for the box, everything else was left over from past projects).</span><br />
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We pulled out so many nails and tacks I thought we would never be finished, but finally it was no longer a dangerous weapon, instead just an ugly old wooden box. I sanded it all over, stained the sides with Colonial Oak coloured stain and then did a lot of research to make sure I had the Union Jack right. I measured out the size of the top onto newspaper and drew out my Union Jack. It took a few times to get it right, but doing it on paper made it so much easier later.</div>
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I painted the entire top white with homemade chalk paint and when dry I placed my pattern on top and I traced it out. The newspaper print came off just enough so it left a mark to show me where I had to put my tape (I use Frog tape because although it costs quite a bit more, it doesn't bleed). I mixed some red and blue homemade chalk paint using the little bottles of acrylic craft paint from the dollar store and then painted away. When it was dry I distressed it a bit and then covered it with two coats of polyacrylic on the sides and three on the top. I added some Special Walnut colour stain and urethane all in one to the top and rubbed it off to age it. We also removed the small, old wheels which I thought might damage our soft pine floors and replaced them with locking rubber ones from Home Depot. I'm so pleased with the result, now we have a great coffee table with storage for my husbands record collection.</div>
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