USING WALLPAPER ON FURNITURE shelf reveal with a before after

I moved into a little farm house years ago that had a super big

kitchen. The original cabinets were painted sunshine yellow

and someone added a navy blue celestial wallpaper on the upper

portion of the walls. It was HIDEOUS but that never discouraged

me against using wallpaper myself. When Im out picking I find

wallpaper in every thrift store I visit and our Home Depot sends

old stock and damaged rolls to the local RESTORE. Wallpaper

is a perfect helper to revive vintage furniture and on this project

I used 2 different ones, in 2 different ways.

First I used a vintage blue floral wallpaper to line drawer bottoms.

The second kind of wallpaper I used was some beadboard wallpaper to cover the damaged backer

 board. The backer was a pretty solid piece of wood but it had small holes and cracks.

The beadboard paper is thick and can conceals imperfections on a surface. I found mine at a thrift

 store, it was a partial roll, but Home Depot should carry it and Im told Lowes has it too.

I removed the whole backer board and applied the wallpaper in three vertical strips. I seamed the 

three strips behind the two uprights so you will never see an edge. Most wallpaper comes pre pasted

so I cut it to fit where I am applying it and then run the back side under the tap (warm water) to activate the glue. 

BEFORE                        AFTER

Keep your eye out for wallpaper you can use.

Till next time ... Kristy

TURN A MISSING DRAWER into an OPEN SHELF

 

 

When you come across a piece of furniture that has a missing a drawer, what do you do?

For this project I turn this space into a shelf.

 

 

With the frame that was already there from the drawer one large board could be used to make a shelf.

First I would have to get that middle drawer runner out of the way, and this one was pretty secure

so I brought in the big guns and used the crow bar and hammer.

 

 

I had an old cupboard door that needed a slight trim and then it fit the space to make the shelf.

 

I painted most of the shelf board outside of the cupboard before securing it in place

with screws from underneath. I found the perfect molding at the local RESTORE to trim the

 front of the shelf. The trim molding was nailed into place then painted.

 

 

 

Dont turn away from furniture that has a drawer issue ... BE INSPIRED BY IT!!!

 

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Till next time ... Kristy