Dear readers,
Sometimes you need that one piece of furniture to complete a room. Gail from Glam Girls Pretties had a vision for her family?s fun room and the final piece that drew the room together was an old pine chest that she and her family worked on together. Part storage piece, part game table, she was able to turn a functional chest into the centerpiece of the room that held and continues to hold family memories ? what pieces of furniture in your home hold meaning for you?
DIY Tutorial: Family Room Chest
I am excited to share with you a project in which my family turned an old pine chest into our coffee/ game table and family craft box.
A few years ago, we moved into a house with a huge cozy room with a wood stove in one corner. We all instantly loved this room. Frankie, the kids and I had decided we would call it the ?Fun Room.? It would be the place in our home where we could watch movies, eat popcorn, play games and come together as a family to enjoy life.? A room where our art, as well as mementos from each family member?s joyous moments, would also cover our walls.
We already owned a red leather futon, which was perfect for a family fun room. We found a big rag rug at a discount store. Now I wanted to find or make some sort of coffee table. I happened to own a old large handmade pine chest that I thought would work great in the fun room ? it would make a great coffee /game table as well as a place to put our craft supplies. Crafting fun is huge at our house! The idea I came up with was that we would decoupage the top of the chest with pictures of our family and on the sides we would stamp our hand prints all over it.
I found many pictures and had many digital pictures made into print.
We began by arranging the picture on the top of the chest, cutting them carefully to create a collage. I then applied Mod Podge (you can use any decoupage finish) to the back of each picture and glued them in place. I also brushed the top of all the photos with the Mod Podge and smoothed out any bubbles. I then applied two more coats of over the entire top. I know it looks scary at first but it does dry opaque. We let that dry a few days.
Next it was time to do some stamping with our hands; dipping our hand in different colored paint we stamped our hand prints and finger prints all over the chest.? I would say we had some fun doing that!
The box came out fabulous and I made some big red and white floral floor pillows to sit on.
Our box now sits in our ?Fun Room.? It is funny, but all who visit our home enjoy looking at the chest with those pictures from a few years ago. The kids have grown so much it is unbelievable. This chest is so special to all of us and we will always remember the days when we created it together!
Source: https://www.goodwillnne.org/blog/repurposing-sustainability/diy-tutorial-family-room-chest/
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