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Scrap Wood Becomes a Storage Solution for a Teenage Boys' Room

27/7/2015

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I had a client call the other day looking for a storage solution for her sons' shared room. 
Her biggest frustration was she couldn't walk into the room 
without tripping over their school and sports bags. 
During our chat (and a few texted photos),
I spotted wall space of about 70cm near the door. 
Perfect!


A quick trip to the hardware store or a peek through the
 garage or shed will often reveal scrap timber offcuts
 ideal for the job at hand.

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BEFORE: A piece of scrap wood becomes a handy storage solution
Sometimes the best solution for items is getting them off the floor, 
but NOT into drawers or cabinets. 
If it's not as easy as dropping it on the floor....it might not get put away. 
Wall hooks are a great solution!

If you have a look at hardware stores, they are ridiculously expensive 

for something quite ordinary and often a bit flimsy.
Making you own is a simple and fun process. 

I had this piece of very solid timber sitting in the carport.

 I cut it to about 65cm so it wouldn't look too big in the wall space available. 
The room it's going in is a mesh of nautical-industrial-warehouse (how cool!)
with navy blue, grey, black and a bit of red.

The first step was to stain the timber with Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint

 in a mix of Curio and Typewriter to get a rich, deep timber stain, 
then while it was still wet I brushed it over with Artissimo.
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DURING: Milk Paint is an effective natural alternative to traditional toxic stains
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DURING: Hemp Oil resist layers drying. Tricycle over a mix of Curio, Typewriter & Artissimo
Once dry, MMSMP Hemp Oil was used as a resist. 
Brush the Hemp Oil on (not too thickly) then lightly paint
the next colour being careful not to overwork the Hemp Oil.
In this case  the next colour
was Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint in Tricycle.
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DURING: Using Hemp Oil as a resist between layers of paint creates an interesting effect
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DURING: Sealed with Miss Mustard Seed's Tough Coat Sealer and ready for the final touch!
The board was sanded back to reveal some of the natural timber, 
then a Wax Puck was used sparingly before
a wash of Artissimo was added.
The last step? 
Sealing with Miss Mustard Seed Tough Coat Sealer --
a topcoat that will stand up to the abuse of two boys and their bags!
One coat of Tough Coat Sealer and then...Hooks!
I wanted something a bit funkier and I LOVE these hooks
 I found at the local hardware store. 
Industrial and cool and my gosh...ordinary hooks are $13 each?!! 
This was a pack of six for $11! And they hold 25 kilos each!?! Wow.
The client wanted four hooks, but odd numbers always look better....and 
bonus hook means more storage.
Can't beat that!
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AFTER: All finished and ready to work hard for its new owner
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Time poor? Let For The Love Creations do-it-for-you! We love a custom job!
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Love a quick-and-easy project that is gorgeous and useful. Scrap wood + Milk Paint = FABULOUS!
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AFTER: A one-of-a-kind custom finish!
Whether you're needing assistance on a DIY project like this one,
if you would like to take a Workshop to learn painting techniques and more 
or if you'd like to arrange a quote on a custom job, 
just send me an email! 
I'm here to help and always happy to hear from you!
It's all here...for the love...
Sada
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