I have recently undergone some big projects. They may not seem too big for a normal self proclaimed do it yourselfer, but for an over eight month pregnant diy'er the projects I am undertaking are quite strenuous.
First of all, I have decided to redo the kid bathroom. It hadn't changed anything since we moved in three years ago with the exception of an ugly paint color that I thought I would like from the oops section of Home Depot and some wall art, shower curtain, etc.
I knew that I wanted to neautralize the space, make it brighter and gender neautral without a "theme". I decided to paint the walls my favorite color from Behr which is Antique Beige and painted the wod trim a beautiful glossy white. So that is what I did.
I also knew I wanted to make something to hang Jude's and Gwenyth's towels that were one of a kind and cute. This is where this post comes in.
I found two of these wooden shields (?) at Goodwill for .99¢ each a long time ago not knowing what I would ever do with them. I decide to turn them into the kids towel holders. I started with priming them since they had been stained previously, I then painted them the same white gloss as the trim. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do next and remembered that I had bought some Mod Podge which I had never used before but wanted to give it a whirl someday. I then found some fabric from my stash and traced the shape of the shield and cut it out. I printed out the numbers 1 and 2 on the printer and cut them out. I traced them onto the center of the cut fabric. I painted in the numbers with fabric paint and allowed them to dry. Then I Mod Podged them to the surface of the plaques. I was instantly nervous when I saw the Mod Podge made the fabric paint look dull. I was hopeful that when it dried it would be bold and bright again. If not, I would have simply had to of painted over it again once the adhesive had dried. Luckily, the problem fixed itself. After being satisfied with the results I needed to decide what would hold the actual towels. I thought of using a bent spoon or fork and drilling it to the plaque, I also found a know with each child's first initial on them that I thought of using, but then settled on a standard hook for each of them. The knobs just seemed less practical as they were ceramic and I thought the towels were more likely to slide off.
First of all, I have decided to redo the kid bathroom. It hadn't changed anything since we moved in three years ago with the exception of an ugly paint color that I thought I would like from the oops section of Home Depot and some wall art, shower curtain, etc.
I knew that I wanted to neautralize the space, make it brighter and gender neautral without a "theme". I decided to paint the walls my favorite color from Behr which is Antique Beige and painted the wod trim a beautiful glossy white. So that is what I did.
I also knew I wanted to make something to hang Jude's and Gwenyth's towels that were one of a kind and cute. This is where this post comes in.
I found two of these wooden shields (?) at Goodwill for .99¢ each a long time ago not knowing what I would ever do with them. I decide to turn them into the kids towel holders. I started with priming them since they had been stained previously, I then painted them the same white gloss as the trim. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do next and remembered that I had bought some Mod Podge which I had never used before but wanted to give it a whirl someday. I then found some fabric from my stash and traced the shape of the shield and cut it out. I printed out the numbers 1 and 2 on the printer and cut them out. I traced them onto the center of the cut fabric. I painted in the numbers with fabric paint and allowed them to dry. Then I Mod Podged them to the surface of the plaques. I was instantly nervous when I saw the Mod Podge made the fabric paint look dull. I was hopeful that when it dried it would be bold and bright again. If not, I would have simply had to of painted over it again once the adhesive had dried. Luckily, the problem fixed itself. After being satisfied with the results I needed to decide what would hold the actual towels. I thought of using a bent spoon or fork and drilling it to the plaque, I also found a know with each child's first initial on them that I thought of using, but then settled on a standard hook for each of them. The knobs just seemed less practical as they were ceramic and I thought the towels were more likely to slide off.
The original look of the shields/plaques. Boo!
My fabric choice and my primed and painted plaque.
Shield traced onto fabric.
Perfect fit.
Number one traced onto center of cut fabric.
Mod Podged to the surface of the plaque.
And for the final result.......
What do you think?
I personallly love them. I especially love that I had everything except the hooks on hand. So it was practically free to make two of these babies! I plan to hang them behind the door in the kids bath as there is no other great spot for them due to the placement of the towel rack that is in there now.
I will soon be posting pics of the bathroom and the other changes I have made in that space....so keep your eyes peeled!
