When I had my apartment, I found a tray at Goodwill for $2. I used paint and Mod Podge to turn it into a checkerboard tray to display on my coffee table/storage chest. Back then, I had a lot of red and beige in my decor. Since my color pallet has changed, I took the old checkerboard and revamped into something that would work in my sitting room. It was time for a change anyway, because the old board had seen a lot of wear and tear over the years.
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Here's how I got this....... |
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.....from this. |
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I used masking tape to tape off the checker squares. |
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Once the board was taped, I painted the red squares grey. |
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Once the paint was dry, I took off the tape, and this was the finished paint job. |
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I used Mod Podge to decoupage scrapbooking paper to the sides of the board. |
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Once the paper was decoupaged, I uded Modge Podge to decoupage the entire board. |
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While the board was drying, I began working on my checker pieces. I used four bags of craft wood circles that can be found at craft stores for about a dollar a bag. |
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Using my leftover grey paint, I painted half of the circles grey. |
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Since I already had black spray paint for a previous project, I spray painted the other half of my circles black. I also spray painted a plastic container black. I found the container at the craft store for $1, and it's the perfect sized to hold the checker pieces. |
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Finished Project :) |
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Tray - $2
Paper - $1
Paint - $2
Craft Wood- $4
Container - $1
TOTAL = $10 |
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Looks PERFECT! Can I play?! You made it so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI love this!! What a beautiful, unique & useful piece to have on display!
ReplyDeleteIt's very pretty and a great game to play. I love the flowers you added. Mod Podge Rocks!
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what a great idea and great inspiration for me! we are finishing our basement and doing black and white tiles in the bar and bathroom (going for a retro vibe) and this is a great way to bring that into the living room part of the basement. yay!
ReplyDeleteGreat job! This is super creative. My husband loves to play checkers. I think he'd love this tray! I'm your newest follower and love your blog.
ReplyDeleteI would love if you'd link this up at Sew Woodsy today at our What's Up Wednesday's link party.
Wow, great job! I would love for you to link up today to "It's a Party"!
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Great job on this checkerboard! Stopping by to invite you to join Thrifty Thursday, because your I am loving your posts. Have a wonderful day. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all you are adorable. Second I love your blog and third this is such a cute idea. Thank you so much for sharing. I pinned it :) I found you through a linky party! Come and say hi, enter my giveaway and vote for my picture. Thank you.
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So cute! It turned out great, very creative. Thanks for linking up at DIY Thrifty Thursday! I will be featuring your checkerboard this week. Drop by and grab an "I was featured" button. Hope to see you again this week!
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i love this too! Thank's for linking this project up to at Sew Woodsy last week.
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