Hello! I’m really excited about our Thrift Store Décor Makeover Challenge! The team added a few new members and you will be amazed at the talent the ladies have. Let’s Rock ‘n Roll…..
Thrift Store Shelf Flips (really) For DVD Organizer
Our Talented Team
I’m not sure what the person behind these designs was going for but it didn’t work for me. The thrift store price did….$2.48 at half price….$1.24.
The shelf now has a second life as a DVD organizer. My first thought was to use if for my cookbooks and I did try it but the cookbooks are too wide. The shelf worked but didn’t look nearly as cool as it does here. Can you see the titles on the DVDs? Some of them are the granddaughters favorite movies, some are Xbox Kinect sports and dance fun, and some are yoga DVDs. Those yoga ones don’t get much use but I sure love the dance ones.
I decided on a pretty red spray paint and started to work. The brand I used didn’t cover well at all. I got out my Rust-Oleum Gray Primer and sprayed over the red.
Once again I tried using the red spray paint over the primer and it looked like this. The brand shall remain nameless. By far my favorite spray paint brand is Rust-Oleum. I gave up on the red spray paint and grabbed the special mix latex paint from my red cedar chest. It’s the perfect red.
I distressed the shelf once the paint was dry and used Howard’s Wax in walnut to age the paint finish.
And that was it!
Time to see what my buddies created from their thrift store finds. Just click those “pink links”!
Have a great day, Kathy
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Author: Kathy Owen (Petticoat Junktion)
Kathy is the founder of PetticoatJunktion.com, a home décor blog focused on repurposing and upcycling furniture, old hardware, rusty stuff, and thrifty finds into unique home décor. Kathy’s projects have been featured on the Home Depot Blog, Plaid Crafts, Behr Designer Series, and in numerous magazines. Read more about Kathy here.
Christy @ Our Southern Home
What a clever idea!!! You really rocked this one!
Maryann @ Domestically Speaking
You are so clever Kathy! You flip that shelf girl!
Donna Marie
I think this could be used for books too!!! Really like this idea!!!
Tania
Great idea! I stopped over from Bliss Ranch to see what you made over for the Thrift Store Decor challenge :o)
Tania
Georgia @ Silver Spiral Studio
This is such an awesome idea!! Thanks for the inspiration!
Heather
You are so clever Kathy to flip it! Love the color too - pinned! 🙂
debbiedoos
Brilliant idea Kathy! I have the same shelf I found at Goodwill. I think this would be great for my son at College!
Julie
Great idea to flip it!!! Those previous designs were kind of spooky, lol. I bet it was a kid having fun, though. 🙂 Great job, Kathy! I'm thrilled to be part of this awesome team!!
chris aka monkey
clever it is, love the finish also.. and love this theme and all the makeovers xx
Kathy Owen
Thanks Chris. It's my favorite tour!
Bliss
Pretty darn clever to flip it over. I need to look at stuff creatively like that.
Kathy Owen
Thanks Bliss!