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DIY Summer School – Thrift Store

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I’m back with our next round of DIY Summer School (you can see our first round of projects here).  But first, I want to mention if you are here for the Pretty Preppy Party, that post will also go live today at it’s normally scheduled time (7 am CST) so I am actually co-hosting TWO link parties today: the PPP and this thrifted edition of our DIY Summer School.

DIY Summer School

Today I’m sharing a fun and easy project I cranked out over the weekend. I had found this large piece of art and substantial frame at Goodwill last fall. I liked the print but it had some damage and dings and it was actually just a piece of foam board or plastic that had the print on it, so it certainly wasn’t of the highest quality. But, I loved the scale and the frame was in decent shape, so I decided to modify it into a chalkboard.

Thrifted - Summer Art Before - Life On Virginia Street

I started off my taping off the frame with painters tape.

Thrifted - Summer Art in progress - Life On Virginia Street

I’ve done a number of chalk paint projects in the past, and I’m fairly certain I’ve had the quart of black chalkboard paint from Lowe’s for at least five years – and it’s still 80% full! I simply used a foam brush and painted the chalkboard paint on event all over the board.

Thrifted - Summer Art supplies - Life On Virginia Street

By the time I got to the end, my starting point and virtually dried so I applied another light coat all over the piece again. I let it cure for a solid 24 hours before removing the tape or using any chalk on the surface.

Thrifted - Summer Art in progress 2 - Life On Virginia Street

The next evening, I used my favorite chalk markers to free-hand some summery words onto the board. I did not prime the board with chalk as is usually recommended, since the markers will actually wipe right off with a damp cloth. Pretty much the most genius invention ever. (I used the art in Mallory’s fall home tour as inspiration but just thought of summer words I loved on my own).

Thrifted - Summer Art text - Life On Virginia Street

I continued to add words in various fonts until the board was full. There are likely areas I will redo at a later date, as I don’t love some of the handwriting styles I used in various areas, but overall I think it turned out really cute! At this point, I also popped the metal tag off the frame using a screwdriver.

Thrifted - Summer Art text progress - Life On Virginia Street

This is a fun summer addition to our guest bedroom and I love the graphic punch it adds to the space!

Thrifted - Summer Chalk Art - Life On Virginia Street

Summer Home Tour - Guest Bedroom Summer Art - Life On Virginia Street

Easy, right? Be sure to check out the other fun thrifted proejcts from all of my co-hosts:

Beth, designPOST interiors
Jennifer, Dimples & Tangles
Claire, Claire Brody Designs
Kevin, Thou Swell
Mallory, Charming in Charlotte
Laura, Avery Street Design

Now it’s your turn! Link up any of your projects you’ve done using a thrifted item! Can’t wait to see all the projects!

We’ll be back on July 9th with our next round of projects. If you want to play along, here is the schedule for the summer:

July 9th: wildcard (use anything you want!)
July 23rd: craft store
August 6th: fabric
August 20th: found in nature

 

See you then!

If you would like to follow along on more of my home decor, DIY, lifestyle and other posts, I’d love to have you follow me on any of the following:

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June 18, 2015 · 8 Comments

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  1. Beth of designPOST interiors says

    June 18, 2015 at 7:33 am

    Sarah I love this! I want to try those chalkboard markers!

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  2. Claire Brody says

    June 18, 2015 at 7:50 am

    Such a fun summer edition! Your hand writing is the cutest too! Mine would look like a child wrote it. Great job, Sarah!

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  3. Erin @ Her Heartland Soul says

    June 18, 2015 at 10:09 am

    I think that is beautiful! It adds such a fun pop of summer to your room!

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  4. Bethany @ Dwellings by DeVore says

    June 18, 2015 at 1:38 pm

    So cute! I need to get my hands on some of those chalk markers, my lettering can use all the help it can get!

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  5. Kevin | Thou Swell says

    June 18, 2015 at 5:01 pm

    Such a great use for an old frame, and your typography is beautiful!

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  6. Jennifer@The Chronicles of Home says

    June 18, 2015 at 6:54 pm

    Nice and easy, love it! I love chalk markers too, so good. Also, you have pretty handwriting 🙂

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  7. Anonymous says

    June 19, 2015 at 8:48 am

    Oh, and thanks for the party. This topic could pretty much describe half my blog projects but I kept myself to two links:O) lol

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  8. Cat @ MaryMarthaMama says

    July 6, 2015 at 2:07 pm

    This is so cute! I made one for our kitchen from a Thrift Store painting as well. It has held up really well for about 4 years now.

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