I transformed a thrifty, discounted, wooden pumpkin sign into a piece of art to display on my door, by giving it a makeover using chalk paint!
While at the grocery store I took a moment to look through some discounted fall items located on their seasonal isle, I came across a wooden sign, among the other items. I wasn't really in love with it at first glance, but the three-dollar price had me giving it another look. My thoughts of planning a makeover for it had me quickly deciding it just might be worth the purchase and so I grabbed it up.
I liked the pumpkin shapes, the metal leaves and bells, but the burlap with the word HARVEST printed on it, not so much!
A bit of tugging, pulling, and some cutting had it down to a bare surface in short order. A little sanding with fine grit sandpaper had it free of any glue residue, smooth, and ready for some paint.
I was going for a neutral look, since that is more my style, and has been my theme this year for fall. With my stash of paint to the rescue, I gave it a base layer using white chalk paint, followed by a paint technique I used by applying another color of chalk paint called-timeless, and wiping it off slightly with a damp paper towel.
I kept at it until I had the look I wanted, and it looked like a pumpkin. Uh, make that four pumpkins!
I have to admit that I kind of fell in love with it after it was all finished. I was considering adding some letters to it, maybe spell out "Fall" or something? But, for now, I like it just the way it is!
A bit of tugging, pulling, and some cutting had it down to a bare surface in short order. A little sanding with fine grit sandpaper had it free of any glue residue, smooth, and ready for some paint.
I was going for a neutral look, since that is more my style, and has been my theme this year for fall. With my stash of paint to the rescue, I gave it a base layer using white chalk paint, followed by a paint technique I used by applying another color of chalk paint called-timeless, and wiping it off slightly with a damp paper towel.
I kept at it until I had the look I wanted, and it looked like a pumpkin. Uh, make that four pumpkins!
I have to admit that I kind of fell in love with it after it was all finished. I was considering adding some letters to it, maybe spell out "Fall" or something? But, for now, I like it just the way it is!
