Tuesday, March 1, 2011

A Little Spring Spruce Up

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Here is an EASY update for a functional {but otherwise boring} mail holder.  I was garage sale-ing with my Grandma and we found this little guy for $1.00.  It holds mail and opens up to house keys as well.  She thought it would be nice on her desk.  But, sorry Grams…it’s non cute.  
So…..
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By simply gluing on a wood appliqué it already looks better, right?
I then painted and sanded it and added some glaze.  I took out the photo holder and added some burlap and a sweet sticker and slid it back under the cover.
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There you go…
A simple, fast update to make a boring desk accessory more pleasing to the eye. :)
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5 comments:

  1. Megan GunyanMarch 1, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    That is VERY cute. I love it all! The color, the medallion, the burlap...it's all stuff I love on one piece! Excellent!

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  2. Kathy @ Creative Home ExpressionsMarch 2, 2011 at 6:48 AM

    Those wood embellishments are so helpful in making things cute, Krista! It looks wonderful now. I added an embellishment to a little old collectibles shelf myself recently and I think it totally changed the look of the piece {along with the new paint job}! : )

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  3. Connie the crafterbugMarch 2, 2011 at 11:17 AM

    Great deal! I love the color!
    Connie
    (the crafterbug)

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  4. Jena @ Involving Color and HomeMarch 2, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    This turned out great! I love the color. Just came across your blog and I'm a new follower.

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  5. nest of posiesMarch 4, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    there she is!!!

    how are you?

    such an awesome idea, but no surprise that you came up with it!

    thanks for linking up to the SPRING FLING!

    happy weekend.
    kellie

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