 I am thrilled to share this project with you all...probably because it is a testimony to perseverance here at...~ No. 9257 ~ Remember, Grand baby #2 will be here soon and it was time for his big brother to transition to a new big boy room. Check it out...here and here! Initially, I suggested that the daughter-in-love put these spice racks up to hold the wall of books. This inspiration pic comes from Jen at Iheartorganizing.com. She used the spice racks (freshly painted a bright red) for storing books in her boys' bedroom... HOW CUTE ARE THEY???  However, we live in an area where there is no IKEA :( I know! How can that be??? And the spice racks were not available online...in store only. So, we were off in search of plan B... In the wee hours of the morning (when sleeping seems to be a luxury for me), I stumbled upon a Pinterest pic that immediately caught my eye...it would be PERFECT for little Caden's new big boy bedroom. The project involved using gutters as book shelving. Who would have thought?!? So thankful for the creative minds of others! :)  Within days, my son and daughter-in-love were off to Lowe's to grab a few gutters...costing around $30. They cut them down to 2 foot sections and then they were ready for a colorful paint job. This is where the perseverance came in...it took MANY coats of paint (and a few different kinds of brushes) to truly cover the white gutters. Thankfully, we had some paint on hand from a recently painted loft area here at ~ No. 9257 ~...  My daughter-in-love started the paint job...  ...but wasn't really satisfied with the progress, so I took them over to relieve her frustration. Indeed...it was quite a task to get these suckers looking red! But here is how it progressed...     Here you can see that I used a coordinating brown color (again on hand from a previous project). This color added a little depth to the inside of the gutters. It also helped to disguise the coverage of the paint.   While the last coat of paint dried, I was off to the laptop to create a monogram for 2 of the gutters...   Then...the Cricut got some use...   Mod Podge was used to glue the scrapbook Cricut cut letters and monograms on. Then an overall couple of coats was applied to the gutters for protection...  Finally, the gutters were installed on the walls using gutter clips for support...cute, eh? :)  Here is how they look in big brother's room...    Enjoy your adventures in reading, Caden ! Inspired, Dawn |
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