Thrift Shop Vintage Wooden Shelf Upcycle with Paint & Houndstooth Stencil

February 01, 2018

This is the third wooden item that I purchased at the Bemidji, Minnesota, Goodwill.

It's a country/colonial wall shelf.

It's not too deep.

First I painted the shelf with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Graphite.

It took two coats. I sanded the front of the back of the shelf with 220 grit sandpaper before stenciling it.

I found this houndstooth stencil from Show-Offs

at Hobby Lobby in Bemidji, Minnesota. I think it was $2.99.

I didn't see this stencil on their website.

It fit pretty darn close to the back of the shelf.

I did tape off one row of hound's teeth at the top!

I stenciled the hound's tooth pattern with Ceramcoat Acrylic Paint in Buttercream. I used the smallest brush in the Dreamweaver Brush Set to stencil the pattern.

I used 220 grit sandpaper to LIGHTLY sand the stencils.

I wet distressed the edges and sides/bottom of the piece with an old Tee Shirt, then sealed the chalk paint and stencils with Varathane Crystal Clear Water-Based Polyurethane in Satin Finish.

Now to add a Hobby Lobby label tag! I love adding these to my upcycles! I didn't use the brads enclosed, I used short nails to attach this tag to my shelf.

I used the "Coffeebreak" font in Picmonkey to add a "Farmhouse" cursive paper label.