Monday Made It and Bloglovin!
Hey
friends! This is going to be short and sweet because today I was in a professional development workshop all day working on curriculum development for first grade math! My head is spinning a bit!
I did, however, want to share something for Fourth Grade Frolics: Monday Made It! I have never linked up before and thought it looked like fun.
This weekend I just happened to stop into a local thrift store, I am always looking for a project for my classroom, and I found a file cabinet! It was painted green and looked sort of retro! It originally cost $5.15 and all furniture was half off! How could I pass this up?! Here is what I did:
- Gave it a quick sanding, just enough to rough it up slightly.
- Spray painted two coats.
- Took the drawers completely out.
- Took the handles off.
- Used spray adhesive to adhere the fabric to the drawers and around the edges of the drawers.
- I then put the handles back on!
- I used an outdoor fabric and cut pieces of the chevron out and put them around the top and sides as a border. I used the spray adhesive for this, too!
Also, I wanted to say a special thank you for EVERYONE who posted about Google Reader and Bloglovin. I have to tell you I had no idea that I was even using Google Reader! I have officially signed up for Bloglovin. I was SO excited that I was on my way to 200 followers! OH, well.
I have the option to now follow me on Bloglovin over on the side of my blog. Please make sure to click on the link to follow me through Bloglovin! I was a little bummed to hear that my follower numbers will change! I was SO excited that I was on my way to 200 followers! OH, well.
Have a great week!
-Michelle
I love this!!! This looks amazing!! For $5.15, I'd say you got an AWESOME deal :) Thank you for the idea...I'm thinking how I could do this for my daughter with an old desk!
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Literacy Without Worksheets
Thank you!! It was an awesome deal! You could definitely do this to a desk as well!
DeleteYour filing cabinet looks beautiful! I may need to try this on mine!
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Smiling In Second Grade
Thanks!! It was a fun little project!
DeleteYour cabinet turned out so cute!! I'm halfway through my redo, and hope it turns out half as cute as that! I love the idea of using fabric. :)
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Kelly
First Grade Fairytales
Thank you! I love your table that you are painting! I tried painting a chevron pattern and I was too impatient! I saw where someone else used fabric on PInterest and thought I would give it a try! It was really easy to use. I am a perfectionist and I know that with modge podge sometimes things bubble. With this there was no worrying about bubbling! :)
DeleteA wonderful makeover! Great idea--thanks so much for sharing...
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Sarah @ Hoots N Hollers
Thanks;)
DeleteI love the cabinet! The fabric is so pretty!
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Polka Dot Kinders
Thanks! The fabric caught my eye at the store! It just pops out at you!
DeleteI LOVE this...I just got a filing cabinet from a thrift store for $5 and I am looking for some ways to fix it up! I found you through Tori's linky and I am you newest follower!
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Two Friends In First
Good luck with your cabinet!!
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