Boudoir Organizer or Spice Rack?

 

The little spice rack I updated last week went so well, I thought I'd give another dowdy, outdated spice rack a new life as well.   I've had this in my stash for 2-3 years - time to do something with it or get rid of it!

 

Plain, boring, dirty, scuffed - not looking very loved.  I'm about to fix that!

 

My daughter hated the font "Spices" was carved in, so that had to go.  

A little wood filler and a good sanding took care of it.

 

Loved the tag on the back, but there was no easy way to save it...it's 

hidden under the paint now :(

 

Above is the rack after wood filler, sanding, and a couple coats of spray paint - Valspar's Pewter Gray in gloss finish.  A very light gray really.

 

And  fast forward to done!  This is the finished project after some distressing, walnut stain, and a cute little embellishment was added.

 

Perfect for the boudoir - to hold girly things like scarves, 

jewelry, sun hats, perfume....

  

maybe I should add a couple of cup hooks to the outer sides to hold more...

 

And of course it could still work great in a shabby kitchen 

with spice bottles lined up on the shelves.

What else might you use it for?  

Would love to get your ideas!  

Leave me a comment!

Cost: $5 for the rack at a yard sale

$1 for the embellishment

Maybe $1 for paint and stain, sandpaper, etc.

Total: A cool $7!

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Fresh Start for a Vintage Spice Rack

I liked this little spice rack - especially the bottles it held!  I had a plan in mind for the clear glass gems with their little stoppers. Well worth the $2 I spent on the set at a yard sale.  So the bottles found new uses, while the wooden rack got tossed in my stash of future projects.  That was 2 years ago...or maybe 3.  It caught my eye when I was rummaging through the stash last week and I decided its time had come.

The rack was shabby/shoddy for sure.  Besides the expected scratches and dull finish from years of use, one of the wooden slats across the back was scotch-taped on. Lovely. and there was a small hunk of wood missing from one corner of the tiny drawer.

 

  

A good cleaning, sanding and wipe down, along with wood glue and a couple of tiny brads to replace the tape, and it was ready to paint.

 

I used Krylon's Blue Ocean Breeze spray paint - the perfect backdrop to the pure white milk glass spice jars I had kept from another spice rack project.  My original plan was to distress and antique...but the freshness of the blue just deserved to be left as is.  The antique-look can come naturally over time, or by design at some point in the future if I change my mind.

 

I love that little drawer at the bottom!  It's the perfect size to hold small items like matches or keys.  I couldn't resist adding a surprise pop of color to the bottom of it with some scrapbook paper.  Fun!  And I estimate my total cost at maybe $5...$2 for the rack (yard sale) + $2 worth of spray paint + a few cents for the costs of the scrapbook paper, sandpaper, brads and glue.

Maybe spring lurking right around the corner is another reason to keep this piece fresh, bright and shiny as a new penny...to remind me spring with all its new beauty will replace winter blahs and cold soon.

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