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Hi there, everyone! Hope you had a good Memorial Day weekend if you’re in the U.S.–if not, I hope you had the kind of lovely weather we had here in Maryland. Today I am sharing the third in a series of five painting projects that I’m working with DecoArt on. Over the past two months, I posted the following two projects that you should check out when you’re done here:
In my previous two DecoArt posts, I experimented with two of their brand new paint lines: Americana Decor Satin Enamels and Americana Decor Metallics. When I’m browsing online for potential paint colors, I always look for real pieces that have been painted with a color I’m interested in. I want to see how it looks in different lights and on different materials. A computer-generated paint swatch just isn’t enough for me. That’s why I’m excited to be testing out another color: Americana Decor Satin Enamels in Classic Black!
Today’s project is also a little different because it is an upcycle tutorial as well. I turned an old bulletin board from a Good Will pile into this lovely map art for my husband’s office. I’ve wanted to do something artsy with a map for a while, and this seemed like a great project for the Classic Black paint.
Here’s what I used for this project:
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- Old bulletin board and map
- Americana Decor Satin Enamels in Classic Black
- 220-grit sandpaper (assorted sandpaper here)
- Chip brushes, tack cloth
- Spray adhesive and rotary cutter or scissors
- Hand-held staple gun and pliers
And here’s how I did it.
Step 1: I used pliers to remove the staples from the back of the bulletin board so that I could separate it from the frame.
Then I gave the frame two coats of Satin Enamels in Classic Black. After the second coat was dry, I did some minor touching up on spots where the distressed white part of the frame was still showing.
Note: The Satin Enamels instructions say to lightly sand between coats when painting on raw wood and to lightly sand already painted or sealed surfaces before applying. I sanded lightly before the first coat and before the second coat.
Step 2: To size the map, I laid it over the bulletin board piece and marked where to place it. Then I gave the bulletin board piece a very generous coating of spray adhesive (outdoors!) and gently smoothed the map out onto it.
Step 3: Once all of the bubbles and wrinkles were smoothed out and the glue was completely dry, I flipped the piece over and used a rotary cutter to cut off the excess map paper from the sides. You can use scissors for this, but a rotary cutter made it so much easier to get a clean cut.
Step 4: Pop the map piece back into the frame and use a staple gun to staple it in place from the back. I used 1–2 staples on each side. I didn’t want to go overboard, but I wanted it to stay in place.
And that’s it! What a makeover:
Thank you so much to DecoArt for providing the paint for this upcycle project!
If you’d like to try out some Satin Enamels colors, they are available in Hobby Lobby and Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft stores right now. Start checking A.C. Moore by June 24th and Michaels in August!
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