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Flea Market Swap

You know by now I like a good upcycle! My friend, Charlotte over at Ciburbanity has been at it again and organized another #SwapItLikeItsHot Flea Market Swap to celebrate spring.

SWAP Day 3

If you’re stopping by from  That’s My Letter, welcome!  Jaime sent me these items to upcycle:

Swap Items Before

 

You all know paint is my favorite way to transform objects around my house. So here’s what I did.

Flea Market Swap Items Transformed

I instantly saw an architectural element in the curtain rod finials and thought they’d be perfect on a bookshelf or mantel.  To transform them, I removed the screws and I used Old White Chalk Paint and used the wash method video tutorial I shared last week.  Click here if you  missed it.

Chalk Paint

Here you can see the difference between the painted and the natural finial. The paint is wet here but you can see the how lovely definition is created with the wash and it gives an old world look.

Washing Wood with Chalk Paint

Something you might see in France or Sweden.  I added a little gold gilding wax to mine as I wanted a little glitter on the mantel.  Here’s how they look finished:

Spring Mantel

Such a pretty and soft moment in our living room.

Spring Fireplace vignette

Here you can see the glints of gold.

Decorative pineapple

As a mom of to two very active boys with LOTS of toys, we can NEVER have enough storage.  I thought these little nesting boxes would make the perfect boxes for small toys and crayons in their playroom.

For these, I used Fusion Mineral Paint and made a custom color – mint green – by mixing Casement and Upper Canada Green.

Upcycled Storage

Fusion doesn’t require a top coat!  Yay!  So once dry, I simply stuck on chalk board labels and the boys were ready to play.

Perfect for legos:

Lego Storage

Crayons:

Crayon Storage

and small toys:

Mint Storage Box

I wish I could tell you the playroom was tidy right now, but that would be a lie.  They love their new boxes though!

I can’t wait to see what Jen of Migonis Home did with the flea market items I sent her!

Be sure to visit all these amazing bloggers this week to be inspired by their flea market transformations:

 

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Tara@Lehmanlane
9 years ago

Danielle. I love how you transformed these oridinary things with paint:) I love the boxes with the chalk labels… What a great way to hide your boys toys! – Tara

cassie
9 years ago

oh i love those finials! they look awesome!!!

Heather @ Queen of Everything

The boxes and the finial look awesome! I love the little bit of gold 🙂

Christy@Confessions of a Serial Do-it-Yourselfer

Paint is like magic in a can! Great transformations. The finials look like elegant home décor now and the nesting boxes are the perfect sizes for all those little pieces. 🙂

Jennifer @ Town and Country Living

Cute upcycle, Danielle! Love the pineapple finial!

Bee
Bee
9 years ago

Those look great!! Love how you did the finial! I have two boys as well so I totally get needing the storage but it still being a mess;)

Charlotte @ Ciburbanity

The finials are AMAZING!!! I would never have guessed they didn’t come aged like that. Amazing. And I could have a new piece of storage every day… boxes are great!! xx

Rachel
9 years ago

Both projects look awesome! And your mantel looks so pretty and Springy! 🙂

Brynne@TheGatheredHome

I love the way these turned out! The finials came out perfectly! And those bins are too cute. Great job on these transformations!

Sarah
9 years ago

This is so fun, Danielle!! I spotted that crayon caddy in your Easter printable post the other day and was like “That is so cute! I wonder where she got it?!” Now I see;) Such a great transformation with the custom paint color and those cute chalkboard labels! I love the finials too, organic architectural pieces like that are so versatile to have for vignettes. Great job, off to check out the other upcycles:)

Alice W.
9 years ago

WOW! Love how you transformed these Danielle! Perfect!

Brandi
9 years ago

The boxes are great storage. Glad you were able to put them to use. Love what you did with the finial. Paint really bought out the details in the wood.

Nancy @ Artsy Chicks Rule

Great job on both!! I really love the finials!!

Trisha D. @Black and White Obsession

Those storage boxes turned out really cute! One can never have too many pretty storage bins!

Alison- The Pink Tumbleweed

You got some great stuff! What a fun idea.

Jessica @ Decor Adventures

Hi Danielle,

What great storage you got out of those boxes, I’m loving the color you mixed. And the finials! They look like pineapples too, which are super trendy right now. I have a similar one that’s larger and did the same thing you did to it, painted it a dry-brush technique. Cute makeovers 🙂