Friday, September 10, 2010

Knock-off Wood Finished Product: Kids Lockers

I am so proud of this project I think I might burst!  I have always wanted to do this kind of stuff and I am so excited that I finally decided to try it!  I made a few mistakes.  I should have done major sanding.  I should have listened to my husband and gotten the hooks like they use on school coatracks, rather than the ones that I thought looked cuter, but I feel like those are all pretty minor mistakes for a complete novice.  I love the beadboard and I am so happy with my Ralph Lauren Faux Finish glaze that I used once again.  I don't know why it doesn't show up better in the picture, but it really adds the perfect subtle finishing touch, plus it hides all kinds of mistakes. 

7 comments:

Wendy Olson said...

Awesome Heidi!!!! I think you should make me one now!!!

Rob Dog said...

Love love love it!! You are amazing!!!

brooke said...

I had to go back to your last post to verify that you actually made that thing yourself!!! Impressive. Seriously. It is awesome. I would love to have that in my house and I love the color. I can't believe you actually made the thing from scratch and went to Home Depot alone and everything. Wow!

Heidi said...

Brooke--I have to say I was ridiculously afraid of going to home depot and having to ask them to do something like cut wood! I was sure someone would figure out how clueless I am about that stuff and say something completely embarassing!

The Hardy's said...

Wow you did an amazing job! I would never attempt that on my own and Steve is rebelling against any more projects. It looks awesome.

Team Beardshall said...

I can hardly stand how much I LOVE this Heidi. Um....can you help me make one when we have some more room one day! Cant wait to see what the next project is!

Ana White said...

Wow, you are so talented! I'm so inspired! Ana www.ana-white.com