Today I have for you, an easy piece of large DIY art. I actually ended up making this project for very little cashola. I just used mostly things I had laying around the house and some things I got for free.
I started out with this window that I found on the side of the road. It was FREE! It had been sitting in the garage for a while when this idea came to me.
So, here's the window before, after I sanded and removed as much of the old chippy paint as possible.
Then, remember this mirror I made here.
Well, I saved the leftover part of the decal. (the part that's left once you peel off the part you need) Does that make sense? Most would just throw this away, but I figured I may be able to use it for a project in the future and I was right! I like to reuse stuff, it makes me feel like I'm "going green" :)
So, I stuck the leftover frame to my window. This worked out great because the edges were sealed by the adhesive. Then I covered the rest of the window with magazine pages and tape to protect them from the overspray. Then, I sprayed it with some teal spraypaint.
Next, I used some modge podge to decoupage some leftover chevron material I had to the window to create an interesting background. (forgot to take pics of this)
and here it is all finished in my booth. It would make a great statment as a large piece of art or you could even use it as a message board if you wanted to
The glare makes it look a little funny so just ignore that little white part on the bottom of the chair. It was hard to get the light not to make it look funny.
This. Is. FUN!!! I really love what you did with this old window! Thanks for sharing your process... I love projects like this!
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How cute. So smart to save that piece!
ReplyDeletelove it.....
ReplyDeletegorgeous!!
melissa x
What a great idea! Love it! Just proves you can't overlook anything sitting on the side of the road!
ReplyDeleteCUTE PIECE OF ART! is the chair a stencil?
ReplyDeleteFunky! I like it!
ReplyDeleteAnother thing that inspires me. I love yer blog and envy most of your projects! I want to forward on my "Versatile Blogger" award to you! Feel free to stop by my page and pick it up!
ReplyDeleteim visiting from rambling of an ophelia, i saw she awarded you the versatile blogger award. congrats. i absolutly love what you did with this mirror. i am your newest follower
ReplyDeletelove it! I think I have an old window waiting for something like this to grace it...
ReplyDeleteif it weren't so cold & wet here today (Bama) I think I would go dig it out & try something along these lines! Thanks for the inspiration - hope you'll come see me soon!
Donna
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