This sweet cupboard was saved from a local garage sale with the intention of turning it into some more storage space for my office. It was perfect because it has 2 deep shelves with plenty of rooms to store some of my craft supplies. Sharing my Up Cycled Love Create Inspired Cupboard and an easy way to transfer words onto furniture to give it some unique character.
Up Cycled Love Create Inspired Cupboard
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Supplies Needed:
- Old Cupboard or any piece with a large top will do
- Chalk Paint – I used a mint colour
- Americana Deco Art Lamp Black Acrylic Paint
- No3 Round Brush
- Wax
- Sander and 120 grit sand paper
- Printer
- Transfer Paper
Step 1 -Leave the wooden top as is. If there is any water damage, marks or is varnished give the top a sand to remove.
Step 2 – Paint the lower part of the cupboard with 2-3 coats of your chosen chalk paint colour. Then distress to your liking. If you need some tips on distressing pop on over here.
Now for the fun part Step 3– Print out the words “Love, Create, Inspire” on your printer to the size of your cupboard top. Place the transfer paper underneath and trace out the words onto the wood.
Step 4 – Grab your round brush and black paint and block in the words.
Step 5 – Take your sander and lightly sand the words back to give it a nice distressed look.
Final Step 6 – Then to seal in all of your hard work!
There you have a fun easy way to add some character to a piece of furniture.
Happy Painting!
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16 comments
I love this transformation. Thanks so much for sharing at Vintage Inspiration Party.
Thank you Betsy! It was an absolute ball to be apart of the Party! 🙂
Great upcycle Sam, turned out adorably raggity, love it
Gorgeous! I love that slightly distressed look you've gone for.
Thank you Crafty Mummy! It sure is a look that I adore! 🙂
Sorry for late reply Brenda! Thank you for stopping buy and taking a peek! 🙂
love this cupboard and such a great message! I found via pinspiration party 🙂 I hope if you have time you will link to our upcyled craft challenge party – http://2crochethooks.com/july-craft-challenge-something-from-nature-week-3 – this week is nature crafts but any and all upcycled crafts welcome!
What a great job and it looks teriffic. I'm not very DIY unfortunately but the result you have is beautiful. Thanks for sharing with us at #anythinggoes. see you next week.
Thank you for your kind words and sure will pop buy to say hello!!
Thank you Sue and thank you so much for having me!! 🙂
This turned out so cute! Thank you for sharing this at totally terrific tuesday 🙂 Cant wait to see what you bring next week! Pinned and shared 🙂
Jess
LiveRandomlySimple
This is amazing!! I love everything about it.
This is amazing!! I love everything about it.
I so love what you did with this piece! The words and the distressing are perfect. Thanks so much for sharing on Friday's Furniture Fix.
What a pretty little table. Love the Quote! Perfect for storage in a craft room.
Thank you, Linda! It was a fun little makeover!!