Last Weekend's Projects

This was an old wooden spice rack that I've turned into a wall shelf
for Markie's bedroom (soon to be both girls' bedroom). I found it in a
  junk shop in Castleton and paid £1.50 for it. It was quite dusty and
 sad looking when I brought it home but after a bit of cleaning and
a few coats of paint it's now a cheerful little shelf where the girls can
 keep some of their smaller toys and knick knacks.

It's also for keeping all their accessories neat and tidy.

I've used a couple of curtain hooks for this job and they work perfectly.
I still have to find a way to blunt those sharp tips though.



I've also created this little display area for the girls' drawings and
favourite postcards using a piece of string, wall hooks and some mini
wooden pegs. This turned out to be very useful as both girls love to
draw and we can change their artworks on display as often as we want.

So these two were my little DIY projects last weekend. It was
the first time that I've painted a piece of furniture so it was a bit
of trial and error. There are a few uneven patches here and there but
 luckily they're not too obvious. I also got the bright and cheerful
shade of yellow that I was after so I'm happy. How about you-
did you spend the weekend doing jobs around the house or
were you out and about enjoying the lovely sunshine?
Whatever you were up to I hope you had a wonderful time.


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