Junky Garage Drawers/Bins Get A Garden Makeover
Galvanized,
Garden Junk,
Milk Paint,
Old Sign Stencils,
Outdoor Decorating,
Re-purposing,
Stenciling,
Stencils,
Upcycling,
May 10, 2019
I found three wood and galvanized garage junk drawers or nail/screw bins at our local antique/consignment shop, No Place Like Home Again.
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They needed some cleaning up, so I washed them up with hot Dawn Dish Soap water and sprayed them with Greased Lightning Super Strength Multi-Purpose Cleaner & Degreaser .
I still had some Homestead House Milk Paint in Fort York Red
mixed up and in my fridge.
mixed up and in my fridge.
I brushed two coats of the milk paint on the wood ends with a small sponge brush.
I really didn't get any chipping, as the paint soaked into the wood. I did a very light "wet distressing" with a damp rag on the edges.
I found an easy way to paint and dry a knob.
Leave the screw in partially, and let the screw stand on a magnet!
I then used three of the new garden stencils from *Old Sign Stencils. Beginning with Locally Grown Herbs.
I pounced Fusion Upper Canada Green (color discontinued), and Fusion Mineral Paint in Coal Black
on the stencils.
on the stencils.
I just made the stencils fit the areas I wanted to stencil.
When I was done stenciling, I rubbed Miss Mustard Seed's Hemp Oil
on the wood only, to protect the paint and stencils and darken the paint a bit too!
on the wood only, to protect the paint and stencils and darken the paint a bit too! 
Next I pulled out another garden stencil. It's Garden Shop from Old Sign Stencils.
I added the stencils where they fit best on this drawer/bin as well, using both Fusion Coal Black and Fusion Mineral Paint in Champlain
.
Perfect little bins for flowers, herbs or garden tools!
Real or faux!
All clickable links to products are in bold, italicized, and tan lettering!
The cutting board project details can be found HERE.
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And the last stencil I used on the bins was Fresh Cut Flowers.
I sealed the stenciling on the metal with a couple of coats of Krylon Gallery Series Artist & Clear Coatings Aerosol in Satin Finish
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Real or faux!
If you want to start building your own stencil inventory, these garden stencils are a great place to start!
*All stencil prices are in Canadian funds. Use the currency converter to find your price on US funds.
*Old Sign Stencils provided me with complimentary samples. All opinions about these fabulous stencils are my own.
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I am so in love with these drawer planters! They look amazing. I love red and your milk paint is just the right shade! Marvelous!
ReplyDeleteMy goodness... I knew I loved an antique red but you have me positively salivating to get it out now! These perfectly themed drawer planters add such a vibrant and natural colour even if nothing is in bloom. I'm smitten!
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