Whiskey Barrel Lid Makeover

I got this whiskey barrel lid last fall. I’m not sure why I was even drawn to it. As I got it out to work on it recently, I saw the $20 price tag and thought “huh”? Surely I  didn’t pay that for this barrel lid. I looked back at my recent finds post to see the real deal.  FOUR dollars folks!  No wonder I couldn’t pass it up. 

 

The Cabin Still Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey barrel lid is from 1961! It was very weathered and definitely needed some TLC.

 

The barrel lid needed a good cleaning, but I also knew that by dampening the wood, I would see how the burnt emblem would look after sealing it.  Now you can make out the name a little better Stitzel and Weller Distillery.

 

The pieces of the barrel lid were taped with duct tape. Now you can see the price. This really made me nervous that I had spent too much on it.

 

I cut some stakes off to size and screwed them into the back of the barrel lid.

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I used Minwax Polycrylic to seal, protect and darken the lettering on the whiskey lid.  I applied the sealer with a cheap chip brush .

 

I love how it turned out. I wish some of it showed up better, but hey! it’s old!

 

 

Check another project off the list! I wish I wouldn’t put stuff off for so long. I wonder what the vendor will think when it lands back at Vendors’ Village?

 

gail