Earlier this week I showed you how I transformed that small armoire into a kid’s art desk. Today I’m going to share the details of the art accessories I used.
I bought these cute little metal bins at my local $$Tree. After I decided what items I wanted to corral I brought out my Silhouette Portrait and some white vinyl and got busy.
I chose Another Typewriter as the font for the vinyl lettering. I always make little boxes around my text boxes to make it easier to transfer to my project.
Apparently I didn’t take any pictures, but I used painter’s tape to transfer the letters like I did for this project. I like this method for small projects with single lines of text.
I also got the small little plaque and the plastic tote at the $$ Tree.
I got out a couple of small wooden chairs to see if they would work for the table height. I washed them down, and cleaned off some of the oils that had built up over years of use.
I painted the chairs with a couple of quick, light coats of Heirloom Traditions Chalk Type paint in Luau Green.
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I used Heirloom Traditions clear wax to protect and seal the chairs.
I think the light green chairs are a perfect compliment to the Polished Pearl cabinet.
I love the white vinyl on the colorful metal bins, don’t you?
gail
Mindi says
April 13, 2015 at 9:27 amI love the painter’s tape idea Gail, your amazing ideas never run out!! The white vinyl on the bins is perfect, such a cute art station!
Jess says
April 11, 2015 at 10:59 amIs this for sale?! It’s fantastic.
gail@myrepurposedlife.com says
April 11, 2015 at 10:52 pmYes, it is for sale, thank you for the kind comment. 🙂
gail
Meari says
April 11, 2015 at 9:10 amIt’s adorable, Gail! Too bad I don’t have any young ones around anymore.
What caught my eye is that you have a Silhouette Portrait! I won one last year and have yet to get it out of the box (long story…). I have only a slight inkling as to how to use it. I want to put vinyl on a storage box I created. Do you have any tips? Why do you use painters tape?
gail@myrepurposedlife.com says
April 11, 2015 at 11:03 pmMeari
I love, love, love my portrait! 🙂
It’s fairly easy to use, designing your project without wasting vinyl is the trickiest part. I use the transfer paper for images and stuff, but for text, I find it easiest to use strips to transfer, and the painter’s tape is just perfect for that.
gail
Patricia says
April 10, 2015 at 10:20 pmCute ideas for an art station. I love the baskets from Dollar Tree… they always have a wonderful assortment.
Those little chairs turned out nice too. I love that they are wooden..and not plastic. 😉
What KID…big or small…wouldn’t LOVE THIS ART STATION? —
this kid loves it. 😉
Patricia
Diann says
April 10, 2015 at 3:51 pmGail That desk is just too cute, Great job.
Catherine says
April 10, 2015 at 2:08 pmIt’s just a great project ALL AROUND!
The chairs are perfect!
Catherine
Bliss says
April 10, 2015 at 10:22 amSo do I have this right… you use painters tape as a transfer paper for one lined text? So darn smart, I’m going to try that next time.