I had this old vintage mirror that my mom used as her vanity when she was in high school. In the old house, it hung at the end of the hallway so that you can see the boogey man in the mirror before he gets you. It broke in the move to Georgia and the remains sat in the garage for a month waiting to be taken to the curb.
But I had a blank space on my kitchen wall. And I had spray paint.
Game on.
I removed the broken mirror glass and behind it was this piece of wood. I hit it with a couple coats of white Rustoluem, let it dry and then sat down at my cutting mat and cut some painter’s tape, length-wise, using an Exacto knife, into not-so-perfect strips and stuck it to the wood.
Twenty minutes later I had an irregular herringbone pattern:
Then I sprayed it with some gray spray paint and added a few sections of yellow.
When I took off the painter’s tape to reveal the white, some of the paint came up with it.
That’s an art-shart. Embrace the mistakes.
I hit it with some light sandpaper…
…and there. A piece of trash turned into a piece of art.
Well, sort-of art. It fills the empty space. And it matches. Still toying with the idea of adding a white plastic animal head to it… or turn it into a clock. … But, I’ll probably just sit here.
See the kitchen table before here and check out how hideous this kitchen was before!
dena@heartsandsharts.com
love the shots of yellow you added in– the whole thing came out great!
Thank you, Stephanie!
LOVE IT! You’re wall art turned out fantastic and is a perfect match for your room. Thanks so much for sharing at the par-tay. Have a lovely weekend.
Thank you, Kelly!
I am in love with a herringbone pattern like this 🙂 This turned out so awesome. I think I could make something like this for our home. Thanks for sharing!!!
Thanks Teresa! It was so super easy and you could use the same technique to add a herringbone pattern to darn near anything!
Dena, this wall art is so cool and different! I love how it looks on your wall! Thanks for linking up to the Be Bold Challenge! 🙂
Thanks April!
Hi Dena, I saw this at the Be Bold link up. I love how it turned out! Those mistakes are sometimes what makes the final product that much better. And it looks great in your kitchen. Such a fun and easy project, thanks for sharing 🙂
Thanks Meg!
Very nice! I love the look of hand drawn (or, uhh, hand-taped) herringbone patterns! and great colors 🙂
Thanks Gretchen!
This is so cool. I love the colors and the shape of the piece. Just awesome on that wall. Pinning.
Stopping over from Primitive and Proper.
And I meant, a hard time choosing between this and your hearts pillow. Both great!!
I had a hard time choosing, but this beauty will be featured on my Link It or Lump It party tomorrow morning. Be sure to stop by and grab a feature button!
Amy @ Delineate Your Dwelling
Awesome! Thank you Amy!
This is my first time to your blog and you had me at “sharts!” This project is awesome and I love the whole room. I’m a big fan of grey. Can’t wait to follow along and see more! Thanks for linking up at The Makers!
Love this! Love your kitchen too! I found your blog from Tiny Sidekick’s “The Makers Link Party”. I will now be spending my lunch break poking around your blog. 🙂
Thanks Colette! I went searching for some stand up bins for papers to get my office organized yesterday – just clicked over to your blog… and now I am going to make my own to match the space! Awesome!
This is gorgeous! Love the character and detail it has!
Thank you Carrie!! 🙂
I love this piece and the mishaps definitely give it more character! I would love it if you linked up to The Makers, http://upcycledtreasures.com/2014/01/the-makers-link-party-2/
Hope to see you there!
~Katie @ Upcycled Treasures
Thanks, Katie. Done and done!
I LOVE your new wall art! Pinning!
Sweet! Thank you, Aniko. Those red velvet cake cups you posted look DELISH!
Done! Thanks for the love Amy!
Where have you been all my life?! Love how simple this art piece was and it’s completely gorgeous! Please stop my our link party and share. I’ll be following you on Bloglovin’ just as soon as I push post comment!
Amy