I love repurposing old items into new usable pieces. Before I get rid of any old items I don’t use anymore, I try to come up with ideas on how to reuse them.
When we lived in Massachusetts, there was an abundance of vintage shops that had so many great finds. There was this one place I would always pass as I went back and forth to work which had a variety of old wood picture frames that I fell in love with. Not knowing what I would do with them when I purchased them, but knew I had to have them. At the time I owned a little jewelry store and used the picture frames to display jewelry on the wall. After I sold the store and moved back to our home town, I was determined to use these frames again but didn’t know what I would do with them. A family friend that I happen to do many different projects for had asked me to make her a chalkboard for her eyelash studio. Instead of just making a plain chalkboard I thought I would elevate the look by framing the board with my old wood frames. I had two frames that I thought would be perfect for this project.
As you can see in the picture above I had spray painted both of these frames gold, which I actually painted for my store in Mass. These frames have a lot of small detail to them, which I really wanted to highlight to pull the whole project together.
I resprayed both frames gold, to touch up any nicks or scratches the frames may have had while they were in storage. I used Rust-Oleum Metallic Gold Rush that I found at Home Depot. Although I used the same color, one wood frame was a little darker than the other, to begin with, which is why the color looks a little different and also the lighting, unfortunately, was not great either. I then attached the chalkboard pieces, which I also purchased at Home Depot where they cut them to size for me. I used Liquid Nails for small projects, to adhere the chalkboard piece to the back of the frame and let it dry overnight.
When it was completely dry I was able to stand the frame back up and painted the small details of the frame with Deco Art shimmering silver acrylic paint and Deco Art glorious gold paint from Michaels, with a small paintbrush by Craft Smart.
What do you think? Lis loved these chalkboard picture frames for her studio, and I loved that I was able to repurpose pieces that I already had. Please let me know if you have any questions about this project, I would love to help!
XO Christine