This weekend I came up with an idea to take an existing wall art sign we had above our washer and dryer and turn it into something new for our entryway makeover.
I already had the vinyl wall art that I purchased about 6 months ago but still hadn’t used {does anyone else do stuff like that?}, so all I needed to do was change up the sign.
First, I began by lightly sanded down the front of the sign with my sanding block. I did this just enough to remove the former painted saying that was on the sign.
Next, take a damp paper towel, cloth, etc. and wipe down your sign to remove any dust or debris.
Paint a coat {or two} of paint on your newly sanded sign. I used some leftover paint from our bathroom remodel called Winter’s Day which is a BEHR paint/primer in one. It is a light greyish blue color and was exactly the look I was going for. I used a paint brush and painted on one coat and let it dry for 3 hours.
After the paint was dry {enough}, I used a paint scraper to remove paint from the edges of the sign, giving it a distressed look.
I then went over the edges with my Distressed Ink to darken things up a bit. Love the results this product gives and it is so much easier than using glaze! I found mine at Joann’s Fabric but you could also Google and look online.
I followed the distressing with one coat of spray on poly {I used water based poly} and let it dry for about 15-20 minutes.
Lastly, I applied my vinyl decal and here are the results….
Cost of this project= $0
What do you think? I love that I chose the greyish blue color as the signs backdrop. It adds just enough color to the entryway =)
Beautiful is the word! You got a lovely space and loved all your projects:)
Hope to see you on my blog:)
Great job! Love how you used the distressed ink!
Thank you! Yes, the distressed ink was so much easier than using glaze or stain. Less messy and much quicker to apply!