Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Design Challenge: Look For Less



Welcome to my first ever blogger challenge! The Look For Less design challenge is hosted by myself and 6 other fabulously talented homemakers and bloggers. We would all love for you to roam around our blogs and make it to as many hosts as you can :) I'm looking forward to hearing your feedback on my look for less!!

Here is a sneak peak of everyones project so be sure to check them all out! 
 1.Life on Virginia Street - DIY wood bead chandelier
2. Like a Saturday - Drink Station
3. Sewing Barefoot - Coasters
4. Absolutely Arkansas- Build Your Own Board & Batten Shutters
6. Live. Love. Larson- Peace Wreath


 

I started this project a while ago and this challenge was a perfect kick in the rear to get it finished and out of my guest room! I have always loved pie safes. They have such a rich looking lived history and all the little details make each piece so totally unique. However, they tend to be a little pricey. I've never looked at buying one new because what I love about them is the antique history that comes with it.

So here is my inspiration for this piece. It is an antique pie safe that costs $300. But I've seen them range anywhere from $200  to over $1,000! And there was no way I could afford that right now.


What I did was find an old armour at a thrift store for $20. (Thats a steal right!) It was a little rough but mostly just needed to be refinished, over all it was very sturdy. The lines of it where perfect for turning in to an old pie safe. 
Here is a quick before and after. 



The supplies I used are kinda odd. But I knew I wanted it to have the punched tin look and trying to find that on the cheap was seemingly impossible. I looked everywhere then decided I would just make my own! I then searched everyone for flat foil cookie sheets but couldn't find any, and settled on the textured foil oven liners and just cut them in to squares.


After spending many afternoons in front of the TV measuring and cutting squares from the oven liners I began to apply them to the "pie safe". Yep simple as hot glue on each corner and lining it up with the next piece!!



Once I did all of that I decided that it sure would be loads of "chrome" if I added the faux tin to the front to door panels and decided instead to paint them with chalkboard paint making it a perfect space to leave notes, make lists, or just draw pretty pictures :)
I struggled figuring out what color to paint it and was originally wanting to do some crazy cool color like purple or lime green but thought the faux tin was enough pizazz for one project and settle on ultra glossy white.

The fabulously flashy pie safe is a bit of traditional with a twist and I love it!
It fits perfectly out in the studio and will be a fun space for me to keep project to-do lists and tool wish lists while also storing loads of random materials.


The studio isn't finished yet but adding the faux pie safe made me super excited to see how I organize the rest of the space. Totally isn't going to be mistaken for a shed with this kinda gem waiting for you inside!!


Don't forget to check out the other fabulous challenge hosts and leave us all some love too! 
 1.Life on Virginia Street - DIY wood bead chandelier
2. Like a Saturday - Drink Station
3. Sewing Barefoot - Coasters
4. Absolutely Arkansas- Build Your Own Board & Batten Shutters
6. Live. Love. Larson- Peace Wreath
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21 comments:

  1. Gracie,

    The pie safe looks incredible! I love the punched tin look, & of course...you can NEVER go wrong with a little chalkboard paint :) I can't believe you scored that gorgeous piece for 20 bucks! Totally a steal. Thank you for sharing!

    xo Kylie

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    1. Kylie the cabinet was a steal!! This challenge was great and can't wait for the next one :)

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  2. I love how this turned out. The metal on the bottom is so cool!

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    1. Thanks Kayla!! This challenge was so fun and really forced me to be creative. Can't wait till the next!

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  3. Beautiful! I would have never guessed that you used a foil pan. And you know I'm always down with chalkboard paint! :) It's perfect for your new studio space!

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    1. Thanks Rachel!! Can't take full credit for the foil idea I did some research then had to improvise off of what I could find :)

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  4. This turned out so cute! I actually prefer your version of the inspiration photo and I love that you incorporated a chalk board. Love it all!

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    1. yeah I strayed a bit from the inspiration :) I guess thats what I get for never looking at it after I found it, oops!

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  5. Oven liners! Who knew?! This is such a lovely storage piece - great job!!

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    1. Thanks Andrea!! It is a pretty great storage space and makes the corner look nicer thats for sure :)

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  6. It looks perfect. I, too, love the chalkboard paint on the front. It makes it so functional. And I love the foil punched tin. It's a good thing you have a creative artist mind. I never would have thought of that.

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    1. Thanks Lori!! I'm so glad you made it over to check out, hope you made it to the other projects because they are off the chain ;)

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  7. I can't get over how creative this is. It's genius!! It turned out so great :)

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  8. This is a night and day difference! My fav feature is the chalk board panels and your handwriting on them. Such a cool way to make it personal and unique, not to mention practical. Visiting via 'live,laugh linky thursday" blog hop. I love anything that promotes handwriting and I gush about such things over at www.ritewhileucan.com or number 384 on the link up.

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    1. Barb thank you so much for your sweet words! The chalkboard has proven very functional and is the perfect spot to keep up with my little todo lists for the studio :)

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  9. This is seriously awesome! You are so creative! I love it!! If you have a minute I would love it if you came and shared it at my wowza weekend link party! http://mylove2create.blogspot.com/2013/11/wowza-weekend-link-party.html

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  10. you've been featured, please join us again at today's party

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  11. I'm having serious furniture makeover envy right now, lol! You never fail to show us such great ideas! I wanted to tell you thanks also for linking up to the lovely ladies link party last week, your awesomeness got you a feature spot this week for sure :) You can find it here if you'd like to check it out http://bit.ly/1bb0JlT
    Thanks again so much!

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    1. Molly, this comment made me smile so big! I try really hard to make my pieces unique and it means a lot when people notice :) Thank you for the feature!!

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  12. you have a lot of interesting ideas and i love your pretty tastes always

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