Shelf Made from Old Ceiling Tiles

About 6 months ago I bought these old ceiling tiles from a guy that had torn them down from a restaurant in Scottsdale.  

They are wood, and I thought I could use them for something.  Plus, if I bought 10 or more the guy would sell them for half off!  So of course I had to buy 10!

 I tried decorating with them, but they never seemed to look good.  So they have sat in my garage for the 6 months that I've had them!

But the other day I FINALLY came up with something!  I decided to make a shelf using 3 of them.

I first cut a portion of them off to make them less "square"

 Then, at Home Depot I picked up some wood and cute trim.  

 I drilled the wood to the tiles at the top:

 Then I added the molding right below the "shelf" part.  I also found these cute wooden shelf brackets at DI for $3! (I actually think they are for a screen door, but hey, they worked!)

Because I wanted my shelf to have a white distressed look, I first spray painted the whole thing black.

 When it was dry, I put vaseline on the edges, and the places I wanted to be distressed.  Then I finished with a white top coat.

Finally, I sanded her down and added cute coat hooks!

 Isn't she pretty?!!!

I hung her in my entry way, which was in desperate need of something fun!

I had some leftover trim, so I also decided to whip up this little sign to hang from my new shelf!

 I love, love, love it!  What do you all think?!

Therena

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