A Salvaged Frame

 

I found this frame at my favorite salvage store last week. I liked the chunky size but not the veneer.

back side of frame.
I thought the back side had some potential.  It is real wood and pretty rough.
Old frame turning into message board.
So I cleaned it up a bit.
Then I cut some chicken wire down to size and stapled it to the front side of the frame.
Staple chicken wire to the back of frame.
chicken wire on the back of a vintage frame for a message board.
Now to get ready for the spray paint…
Space vaseline in areas that you don't want the paint to stick.
I want the paint to be all chippy so I am using the “vaseline technique”.
(I used up all my vaseline but this is a similar “goop”)
Spray paint white over vaseline.
Spray paint it a flat white.  Let it dry completely before scraping.
Using a spackle knife – scrape the ‘goop’ off and also other areas that I want the wood to show.
Use a spackle knife to scrape off vaseline.
Where the “goop” was it looks like the paint was really chipped off.
close up of chipped area.

I can think of so many ways to use this….

Shows the corner of frame where the paint looks warn.

For today…this is where it will go.

Hung on an old door with a moss wreath tied to it.

A salvaged frame given a whole new look…

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

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