Monday, February 18, 2013

Hodge Podge, Modge Podge...a DIY reveal!

I {HEART} STORAGE SPACE.

And for some reason, there never seems to be enough for all my mounds of junk to put everything away (especially in my kitchen).

So the mister and I decided we needed a small cabinet.

Enter my great Goodwill score, $10, baby.


Admittedly, not in the most stellar shape, but hey, for $10...and it's very solid and the dimensions were dang near perfect!

I decided to try my hand at Modge Podge because all the cool kids are doing it, and let's face it, I was totally not getting those ridiculous gouges out of the top anyways (c;

So inspiration ensued (along with tutorial youtube vids. Yes, I'm *that* person.)



This last one was my favorite from Miss Courtney over at A Thoughtful Place...and I figured, hey, if *she* thought it was a good idea...(c:

I had some leftover wrapping paper from Christmas that I L-O-V-E-D and figured I wouldn't get completely sick of it too quick. You can't really tell that well, but they're cute little gold dots...


And let me just say, it *DID NOT* turn out perfect...that size of surface + lack of patience = lots of bubbles and wrinkles. And definitely listen to the tutorials when they say coat the surface *AND* the paper (mistake numero dos for me), it will definitely work out and adhere better that way.

However, flaws and pigheadedness aside, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out:



Not bad for less than $20 on the whole project, no?

Perfect??? Naw, let's not get carried away...

Functional? You betcha, and further proof that spray paint fixes *EVERYTHING*.

Have you ever tried this??? Do you have any brilliant tips for the when-and-if I ever attempt this again???

And P.S. - Happy President's Day to all my American friends!!! And curses that it means the kiddos are out of school (c;

13 comments:

Cassie Bustamante said...

that was rough from the start, but look at you- you made it beautiful!!!

Leanne said...

Great little transformation! I just love the potential that you saw the piece had!

designstiles said...

Whoa, what a steal AND a great DIY. I haven't hodgepodged in years. I may need to get my hands dirty again.

Crazy Wonderful said...

Me likey!!! Spray paint does fix everything. I'm convinced it has super powers. I'm going to be spraying it over my butt and thighs just see what happens.

Unknown said...

I love it Aubrey! Great job!

Leslie said...

I love it! You did an awesome job. :)

Amy's Fashion Blog said...

love it

emily said...

What a difference! I love the fun pattern you chose for the top!

natasha {schue love} said...

Oh I LOOOVE the top! So pretty! I think you did an amaaaazing job!!

Laura said...

Wrapping paper? Awesome idea. Love it.

Jenna said...

That looks AMAZING (especially for $20!). And I hear you on the growing piles of things with no homes...

Alexandra Bee Blog said...

Mod Podge intimidates me a bit (I would def YouTube too!) by this looks awesome!

Laura said...

That turned out so great! You have a good eye for seeing possibility.