By Amy @ Positively Splendid
Today’s project was born out of necessity. I have a piece of furniture that is fine in its own right, but that needed some tweaking to make it suitable for its current prominent location in our front entry. For a bit of enlightenment as to the situation surrounding this piece, refer to the letter below.
Oh. See those baskets on the right? That actually used to be another door just like the others until an unfortunate accident caused one to be shattered(five years ago),and I never got around to getting it fixed. I think the baskets do just fine, thank you! Although I would love to get around to making liners for them one of these days.
It must be something from my New Mexico upbringing, but I adore the look and texture of hammered metal. In figuring a way to upgrade the doors of the piece easily, I started looking into purchasing hammered copper ceiling tiles that I could trim down to fit in the opening of each door. Two problems there: (1) The panels were difficult to find locally and (2) It was nearly impossible to find a place to order them online that didn’t force me to buy in bulk.
Amy @ Positively Splendid
Having grown up in a home brimming with sewing notions and paintbrushes, Amy has a deep love for all things creative. On any given day, you’ll find her knee-deep in her latest creative endeavor, with projects ranging from sewing and crafts to home decor and kid-friendly ideas. Amy believes that everyone, regardless of skill level or experience, possesses the ability to create something beautiful, and Positively Splendid was born of her passion for helping others harness their innate creative potential.
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Kelli @ RTSM says Great makeover Amy! We used that same wallpaper to add a little interest to our guest bath a few months ago:)
- tcrescini says
Love it! It looks awesome!
- Stacy Orndorff says
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- Stacy Orndorff says
Genius!
- Kara says
As soon as I saw the photo, I knew just what you had used. I saw that wallpaper at Lowes last week. LOL!
It turned out just amazing!! And I like the look of the baskets on the side. 🙂 - Sally J says
I’ve used this paper a few times and faux painted it in copper. I just did a post on copper on my blog http://divinedistractions.blogspot.com/2011/07/copper-highlights.html
and the last pic is my kitchen ceiling that i did in the faux copper. I love that stuff, and you’re piece really is transformed! Love it. Amy!! It is beautiful! What a smart idea 🙂
xoxox
Jen- Jen @ My Own Road says
Gorgeous!! What a fantastic idea to update a piece of furniture. Definitely pinning this!
- Maureen says
That is BEAUTIFUL!!! Amazing, as always 🙂
Fabulous work, Amy! What a great solution. Love the new look. 🙂
- Jeni says
LOVE this idea!
- Jill says
LOVE!
- VickiT says
Oh what a great idea. I saw this and right away my mind was racing. I wonder how this idea could be applied to a kitchen ceiling so it would look like those old tin tiled ceilings. I wonder if applying it to a thin wood and then framing each wood piece with metal trim and then installing that onto a ceiling if it would look good or anything like those old tin ceilings? I have always wanted one of them in my kitchen but wow are those tin replica tiles expensive. This could be a solution. hmmmmmm How I wish I were back ten years ago when my legs would have allowed me to try it. Heck back then, I’d already be out the door on my way to buying the stuff to try it out. LOL
- Allie says
Perfect!! I’ve seen that post on her blog before. She is a genius sometimes. This is such a great way to use that idea! Love how it turned out!
That is gorgeous Amy!! Great idea! And it looks fab!!
Love this, Amy! Ingenius idea!
I so love this – I don’t know where to start! Ok, first with the letter to yourself. Too cute 😀 But the wallpaper thing? LOVE it! I’m lookin’ around for something to cover w/it – ha!
