The Rules:
- Upcycle an item(s) from a thrift store, resale store, or garage sale into a new piece of decor.
- There’s no monthly theme.
- There’s no budget to stick to.
Meet the Hosts
Maureen | Red Cottage Chronicles Pili | Sweet Things
Debra | Shoppe No. 5 Marie | DIY Adulation Sue | A Purdy Little House
Chelsea | Making Manzanita Ann | Duct Tape and Denim Karen | Dragonfly and Lily Pads
Kimm | Reinvented Kathleen | Our Hopeful Home Megan | C’mon Get Crafty
Victoria | Dazzle While Frazzled Shirley | Intelligent Domestications Angela | Simply Beautiful by Angela Michelle | Our Crafty Mom Jeannee | Shepherds and Chardonnay
Jennifer and Vicki | 2 Bees in a Pod Ali | Home Crafts By Ali Denise | My Thrifty House
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Before we get started, I have a major confession to make. I am a project hoarder. I always have at least 3 (on a good day!) project items stashed in my garage at all times.
Sometimes it’s because I just haven’t figured out what I want to do with something yet but most of the time it’s because I find an item that I love and have great plans for it but then move on to something else before I even touch it.
So for my first Thrift Store Décor Upcyle Challenge I had actually planned on working one of my abandoned projects. However last Friday we swung into Goodwill to kill some time on our way to an appointment and I spotted this guy.
I have been wanting something cool for our front door for ages and just couldn’t wait to make this “me” and hang it up on our door!
Supplies Used: (Affiliate links may be provided for convenience. For more info, see my full disclosure here.)
- Rust-Oleum Spray Paint in Weathered Steel
- Masking Tape
- Acrylic Paint
- Small paintbrush
- Printed font
- Chalk
- Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic Spray
- Foam Floral Brick
- Olive stems
I began by giving the front and back a coat of Rust-Oleum Spray Paint in Weathered Steel. I love that this has the primer built in and how it can make almost anything look like aged metal.
Once it was dry I taped off a rectangle in the center and then painted it with some dark brown acrylic paint.
Then it was time for some lettering! I used my favorite website Canva.com to spell out the word “welcome” and printed it out.
I then ran some chalk along the backside of the paper, pressed it down and traced it with a pen.
When I pulled the paper away I was left with a nifty impression.
I carefully went over the impression with some gray acrylic paint using a small paintbrush. Much better looking than if I had tried to freehand it!
Since this was going to be outside I protected it with a coat of Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic Spray.
Once that was dry I inserted a foam floral brick and popped in some olive branches.
I was sooo bummed to realize that our screen door won’t close with a wreath hanger on it. I didn’t want to hide it behind the screen door (it’s just too pretty!) so instead I hung it next to our door. Which I think I like even better!
It’s pretty much impossible for me to NOT distress something so I went back over some spots with a little bit of sandpaper to make it look a little more worn.
Once I get some flowers in our sad empty pot our entry will start looking nice and spiffy!
And now for more thrifty goodness!
Check out what my fellow upcyclers created below!