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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