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Paint Stirrer Shelf Makeover

Boring Billies become graphic and fun... for free.

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/paint-stirrer-shelf-makeover • Posted by Charlotte S.

A simple white shelf gets a total makeover with this textured and graphic overhaul using... free wooden paint stirrers.

You will need

Project Budget
Free

Time

5 h 00

Difficulty

Pretty Easy
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Description

A simple white shelf gets a total makeover with this textured and graphic overhaul using... free wooden paint stirrers.

Instructions

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    This boring Ikea bookshelf was in our tiny bathroom to store towels.

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    I went around town to some paint stores and grabbed as many paint stirrers as the folks would provide...

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    Luckily no cutting was involved as these fit the dimensions of my shelf perfectly, so I just glued them in place with a very strong glue and weighed them down with books overnight to dry.

  4. I wanted them to have an aged white washed look at first so I gave one coat of gray stain and then went back over with a dry brush alternating white and blue acrylic paint. But I didn't love it.

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    So I taped off some stripes and started measuring a graphic triangle pattern.

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    I used white craft paint and free handed the triangles.

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    This graphic pattern on top of the stain/ wash is SO much more fun and JUST the little bit of pattern I needed in this corner of our bland bathroom.

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    I screwed some holes and hung two basic hooks so there's a place for our towels when we're in the shower.