My largest mosaic project to date!
We purchased two of these 3-drawer cabinets a few years ago from a local thrift store. I had them in a closet storing Beanie Babies, CDs, DVDs, and other things.
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| Thrift Store find for storage and mosaic project. |
When I started designing my craft room, I decided to use them in my craft room. They are great for storage! The tops of the cabinets, I realized, would be great for displaying items or convenient for working on projects. I first painted them an off shade of the green I used on my walls. I also used the twine theme in my room to accent the handles that were originally made of brown wood.
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| Cabinet handles painted and added twine. |
Something was missing! I felt like the cabinets needed more color and I had been itching to do a more complex mosaic project. I found colorful ceramic tiles at
Hobby Lobby.
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| Ceramic tiles from Hobby Lobby. |
Now for a design! This was rather difficult for me, as I've said before, I am not an artist! But, with the help of my husband's artful eye, I came up with a design I loved! I removed the paint from the top of the cabinet before I started.
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| Thrift store repurposed cabinet |
This isn't a 'How to' post, but below are the tools I used. You can not do a project like this without them! Determining the design and cutting the tiles was the most challenging part. It took a while to get the hang of cutting the tiles and get the fit with them I needed.
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| Tools for mosaic project. |
Once I had my design created, I glued down the tiles. Then, grouted the top. Presto!
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| Add grout to the mosaic project. |
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| Adding the tiles |
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| Add grout to the mosaic project. |
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| Tools for grouting. |
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One cabinet down, one to go! Watch for another post soon on what design I added to the second cabinet! I actually have a design in mind this time!
In the meantime, keep surfing, pinning, and creating!
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