Books Upcycled As Kitchen Decor with Dollar Tree Stencil & Previous Decor Book Projects
March 09, 2021
![Books Upcycled As Kitchen Decor with Dollar Tree Stencil & Previous Decor Book Projects Photo of Dollar Tree kitchen ware stencil](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanIPPkoynH8bqfwQq9RDB9PmsN4s2OZep72yyuAgqs-00Opso2m4GbQCYZD47fbJ17cnxTmyFSxQ8SkOP_HqIXLvKwwOW9DrfKeamI0n2Ec_xaQC6v0awiZKY4a4l_GVV_4BkBMk-ZBY/w468-h600-rw/IMG_2127.jpg)
This is a another stencil I purchased recently at Dollar Tree.
It fit perfectly on a couple of thrifted books, so I transformed them into decorative kitchen cookbooks.
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![Books Upcycled As Kitchen Decor with Dollar Tree Stencil & Previous Decor Book Projects Photo of a book painted red](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPV-HSQJyMYvDMMOjRFw-NvwFsxAmMAEe7S8v0CiGRiwQK_F75zHHTkPh1cGTclZOqcoQ1gHGCjjGgjPhKUDPMxxVkhrWd9-C3wNEsw7ON8_RXagRBGeXk8rdQCF4S2cLeei6fESoYDp0/s600-rw/IMG_2128.jpg)
I brushed a base coat on the books with Ceramcoat Acrylic Paint in Black.
Then I painted one with Dixie Belle Chalk Finish Paint in Barn Red and one in Hurricane Gray. After the paint was dried, I wet distressed the edges with a wet tee shirt rag. I concentrated on the edges. The wet distressing technique leaves the black acrylic paint showing through chalk paint on the edges.
Like I said, the Dollar Tree stencil fit the books perfectly.
I stenciled the kitchen wares in Dixie Belle Hurricane Gray, Putty, and Fluff.
![Books Upcycled As Kitchen Decor with Dollar Tree Stencil & Previous Decor Book Projects Photo of how I fill in stencil gaps](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCdiH43fXFKc4yoc3PXXT5YLsvv_rfZ9nBEMOHVGmdJU-ttHYn7f2c-urMDojcIDaUBY3Lb5wLDXm4wQRmmut3ncd_tjavy-5PfghRTN_ICpTW-tJkyc9YOEuD3WHl3qQ2bPLypowCKzg/s600-rw/IMG_2212.jpg)
This is the crazy way I fill in the stencil bridges, with torn bits of blue painter's tape, placed around the gaps.
I simply use a very fine stencil brush to pounce in the gaps.
![Books Upcycled As Kitchen Decor with Dollar Tree Stencil & Previous Decor Book Projects Photo of a Breakfast rub on transfer laying on book spine](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqOsDDsuT1lo6q09IIZAVgfYR8df0u4t-F9orGPyaLh94CN5A-kCkQFptRzrWZ0WajupCeiFr1WDya1S_9Yw_-wAA-XjlnKa8ucEu6_1feExfVC1_bpuatHRSbO4WVtIJhM0vaMfGhBs/s600-rw/IMG_2134.jpg)
I cut Breakfast and Lunch from my Delicious Menu Decor Transfer and rubbed them on the spines.
I have used this decor transfer for several projects already.
![Books Upcycled As Kitchen Decor with Dollar Tree Stencil & Previous Decor Book Projects Photo of a book painted gray](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLskYH9GTDPIyz3iAWRjr81rJadzZGD6rr2kEDXtSWdbafrg_DwmUg3Aacw-ktYeLCu2BkHwVQ-owB-dP2eHFNYfXQK2BE9ZMhY_oiUPBVi-F7UPSavh2-KXpiO8qdpFoG1jW_7fhXm6Q/s600-rw/IMG_2217.jpg)
I painted the second book with Hurricane Gray with Putty, Barn Red, and Fluff stencils.
![Books Upcycled As Kitchen Decor with Dollar Tree Stencil & Previous Decor Book Projects Photo of stenciled gray book](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGlOuFCtlG2pGrFCeGbyS48oz2qOp8X-_5i39_a155Mqbm36KXOEEvIVQmivUvQ-Y2PPgbn3SAM0IP5Q6unD7l2x8VHBAbiFsCh15ygCJBWuhKyCQqi_jreULIfsdkVabJ9VjMRP-LNY/s600-rw/IMG_2219.jpg)
Here is book two with the stenciling complete.
Here are both book fronts,
And the spines.
I waxed both of the books with Dixie Belle Easy Peasy Spray Wax.
The books coordinate with my kitchen decor!
Here are more of my decor book projects:
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Love your books. I like cookbooks of any kind, and repurposing old books to look like cook books is fun! Thanks for sharing.
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