Happy Wednesday everyone!
How has your week been going? My son decided he wanted to do something different with his bedroom, including rearranging his furniture and adding a different paint colour to his walls. You know how I love a makeover! And this one was well overdue. So we have been busy painting and redecorating. Stay tuned for the big reveal. 😊
I have small project to share with you today that I completed this week. It was another one of those trial and error attempts. I had a bunch of vintage clock and door lock keys stashed in a drawer that I have been wanting to display somehow/somewhere for a while now.

So I came up with this framed vintage key display!
I started out with an old photo frame. I removed the inserts.
And then took out the metal clips on the back with the pliers. They were tough little buggers. 😠
I also had a few planks of wood that had been joined together for another project which I decided to use as backing. So I marked out the length of my frame and cut the planks to fit. The width was fine already.
To attached them together, first I covered the back of the frame with wood glue, then screwed through the existing holes on the old planks.
Where I wanted to add more screws, I pre-drilled first. (Always a good idea with pine so it doesn't split.)
While I was drilling and screwing, I attached a metal wire so I could hang my display on the wall.
I decided to use my own chalk paint mixture (grout and flat white paint) to paint the entire piece.
Then I lightly distressed the edges of the frame with a sanding block.
I worked out where and how I wanted my keys positioned and then glued them on with my hot glue gun.
Then I hung it on the wall. I liked it, but it was too white and blended too much with the wall.
So I got out my Rustoleum Brown Decorative Glaze and went over the frame, then lightly on the backing. But I still wasn't convinced. It just looked a bit "fake".
So I removed the keys (they literally just pulled off), and glued down some drop cloth fabric as a background.
Then I re-glued on my keys and hung it back up again.
And this time I was happy! Just enough contrast with our white faux plank walls. 😊
I have it hung in the living room next to the TV and corner cabinets.
I also decided to hang up my DIY chalkboard Home sign. Sums me up to a tea. 😁
Although you can't see the planks now, they give the frame more depth than the inserts that were originally there.
Have a great rest of the week everyone!
Take care and stay safe,
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So cute and unique. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rebecca! Trial and error paid off. ;)
DeleteThat turned out great
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! I wasn't confident that it would, but happy I persevered. :)
DeleteThis is such a fantastic upcycle, Julie!
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