Alex and I are regulars at our local Goodwill. He searches for books while a comb each shelf of the random decor items for hidden treasures. We don't find things very often, because let's face it...most people's junk is not our treasure. But a few weeks back we were looking and stumbled upon some metal art that was pretty cool and would definitely fit into our nursery themes.
The first thing I found was a set of copper wall hooks that were shaped like bows...super cute for a little girl nursery! You can see how I upcycled them here.
Then Alex and I discovered a real treasure - a large metal-worked ship! It was ugly...the color was this icky copper with like burnt edges and it was all dirty and cob-webby, but we saw the potential. Especially for a boy nursery that is going to be storybook/Narnia themed!
So we brought it home and it sat in my corner of the office for a while...a week went by, and then a month and I still didn't know what I was going to do with it to make it look as cool as I knew it could.
Well, we were painting our changing table (see it here) and it came to me - paint the ship the same color gray! That way if I ever get the chance to have a real live nursery I can hang it above the changing table and it will look all cool and modern and stuff.
I was afraid the paint wouldn't take to the metal, but it actually worked really well and only needed two coats.
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