I have finally completed the 2nd of the units I
have been up-cycling to use for storing my craft supplies.
The first unit only took me a week to finish but due to many
different reasons I kept having to stop working on the unit to complete other
tasks.
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if you want to read my previous DIY craft storage post before continuing with this
one.
When I first started to up-cycle the second of the craft
storage units I was unsure if I was going to sell it or not.
However, I did really like how the other unit turned out and
decided I would keep them and when I finally get my own fancy craft room, like
the ones I see on YouTube, I would already have matching furniture.
Chalk Paint Comparison
You may remember I had mentioned, in my previous post Charity
Shop Visit Saturday 6 January, my friend had let me have some ready made chalk
paint.
As I still had the sides and shelf inside to complete I
decided to use the chalk paint to trial it.
I am not sure if I wasn’t using enough paint or not, but I
didn’t find the coverage as good as the DIY chalk paint I had used.
It also seemed to peel off easily as on the two occasions I
tried to fix a drip the paint peeled away, and I had to apply several more layers
to fix them.
Luckily, I had decided against selling them and to speed up
the up-cycle I decided to continue with the decoupage sections and finish off
painted sections once I have tested the calcium carbonate DIY chalk paint
recipe.
Book Page Decoupage
I am still obsessed with using book pages when I decoupage
and thankfully I still had plenty left from the book used for the first unit.
I have found that I am getting better at making sure my
entire surface is covered with my first base layer application. This cuts down the time spent waiting on
small sections to dry and you can move onto the next layer quicker.
I also realised that you can’t rush decoupage as this causes
more wrinkles. Once the base layer was
dry they didn’t look as bad, but I still had to use the emery board to smooth out
a few sections.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t get the same wrapping paper to match
the flowers, but I have a larger roll with pink flowers which I really like. I am not as keen on the smaller flowers
however but as they match the larger ones I will just need to deal with it.
Easier Method for Decoupaging Drawers
It never crossed my mind to remove the drawer handles when I
was up-cycling the first craft storage unit and I found it tricky to do around
the handles.
It was much easier to paint and decoupage with the handles
removed which cut down on the time I spent making sure all the base was
covered.
I am also toying with the idea of attaching plastic
containers to the inside of the drawers for storing my embellishments. I am
hoping to organise them in a way that makes it easy to see at a glance what I
have available.
Next Craft Storage Unit Upcycle Planned
I had planned on going to my local charity shop to source the
next unit I can up-cycle for my future craft storage room, but I then
remembered I have a horse box in my hall cupboard that would make an excellent
craft storage unit.
The horsebox is being used for storage but is not been
utilised to its full potential because of where it is.
It previously belonged to my nieces and then my oldest
son. It is covered in a variety of
stickers and was put in the cupboard for that reason.
Now that I can decoupage I can bring it out of hiding again
and just need to decide on what look and design I am going to use.
If you have any suggestions I would love to hear them in the
comments below x
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