Thank you to everyone who linked up for my second Roadkill Rescue party. I went to each and every link and googled over all of your creations! You guys certainly have a vision.
The winner of the uber cool prize pack is: Heidi at the Crafty Monkey
Thank you for participating, you have 24 hours to claim your prize by emailing me at tnbfarrant@yahoo.com.
As promised, here is how I transformed a “destined-for-the-landfill” bench into a useful bookshelf for my kiddos books.
1. First I deconstructed the bench by taking the decorative panel off the front using a hammer and screwdriver to pry it off.
2. Then I took the back piece off in the same way and it looked like this.
3. Using a circular saw and safety goggles I cut off the legs of the bench.
4. Then I reattached the back piece lowering it a little bit and nailed it back in place.
5. I traced out a pattern on the wood and then used a jigsaw to cut off some of the sides of the shelf to give it more curve. I then, reattached the front panel.
6. Next I sanded the whole thing down really well with 120 grit sandpaper. After I was done sanding I wiped all the dust off. Then I brushed primer on the whole thing. Lastly, I sprayed the piece with Blossom White spray paint from Rustoleum.
The total cost was $3.50 for a can of spray paint.
Very clever the way you took it all apart and put it back together! Cute bookshelf…
pk @ Room Remix
Fabulous!
sweet!!!
Now that's what I call a rescue!!! 🙂
That is a great idea!! I could use something to keep the books separate from the rest of the toys.
The bench turned out SO CUTE!!
Quick question…do you not have a blog button…or am I just missing it? I need to put one on my blog!
Now that looks great!
You've got a creative eye and a God-given gift! : )
Love it!
I love it. It could be hung on the wall too. Way cool.
I love it. It could be hung on the wall too. Way cool.
I love it. It could be hung on the wall too. Way cool.
I love it. It could be hung on the wall too. Way cool.
Awesome! So clever! 🙂
Roeshel
Very clever! I like how the scallops were already part of the bench and you were able to use them in your bookshelf.
Love the bookcase, did you get my email? wooohooo, so excited!
Too cool! I loved your pictures. It was great to watch it transform. It turned out perfectly!!
Thanks for linking!!
~Andy @Poppies@Play
Man, how did I miss this party? You did a great job with this bench. I like that you totally transformed it and made it useful. I just grabbed your button for my side bar. 🙂
Great rescue! I like to rescue all kinds of things from my kitchen garbage can! Take a look at my blog for lots of great reycyling craft projects.
http://www.creativejewishmom.com
Wow! What a trash-to-treasure visionary you are!!! That turned out awesome!