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Rustic Inspired Initial

July 2, 2012 by Fotini Filed Under: diy, diy projects, fireplace decor, Hobby Lobby, initial letter, Pinterest, spray paint, wedding 25 Comments

For our wedding back in October 2010, I purchased two partical board initial “R” ‘s (similar to the ones sold at Hobby Lobby here for under $3!) I spray painted them a satin knickle finish at the time of our wedding. Well, anyways, I still use one with my living room decor and the silver just wasn’t cuttin’ it for me anymore… I want it to be the accent color I plan on using which is a burnt yellow. I headed to walmart and bought a color I thought would look good, it was Krylon’s glossy Bauhaus Gold. Came home, sprayed it and quickly realized it was too gold (hence the name!)

I had some metallic decor-art finish, so I grabbed a small brush and started dabbing the letter with the silver paint. It looked rediculous, but I still had some sanding to do, so I knew it wouldn’t look like this forever! Once the paint was dry, I began sanding with a low grain sandpaper. Most of the silver I had just painted on ended up coming right off, but it gave it some definition, and the silver that I had on it previously started peeking through! I’m really happy with the final product, looks old and rustic, yet it’s sentimental to our family!

My son added a ‘cars’ sticker around the time of our wedding,
I won’t take it off because I know it’ll make me smile when he’s older!
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Comments

  1. Carlene @ Organized Clutter says

    July 2, 2012 at 11:35 pm

    I love letters as decor!

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    • Glamorous Mommy says

      July 3, 2012 at 12:12 am

      Thank you Carlene, me too!

      Reply
  2. Kristina @ ReMadeSimple says

    July 3, 2012 at 2:55 am

    Looks great good job on this!

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    • Glamorous Mommy says

      July 3, 2012 at 8:33 pm

      Thank you Kristina! Hope to see you back soon 🙂

      Reply
  3. DEANNE MORSE says

    July 3, 2012 at 5:39 pm

    LOVE IT!! VERY, VERY COOL!!!

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    • Glamorous Mommy says

      July 3, 2012 at 8:33 pm

      Thank you Deanne!! Come back soon 🙂

      Reply
  4. Alyssa says

    July 5, 2012 at 8:41 pm

    This looks great! I love the rustic look. I would love if you would share this and any other posts at Showcase Your Talent Thursday http://whatscookinglove.blogspot.com/2012/07/showcase-your-talent-thursday-14.html. I hope to see you there!

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    • Glamorous Mommy says

      July 5, 2012 at 8:59 pm

      Alyssa, thank you for the invite! I shared on todays party! Thanks for visiting, come again soon!!

      Reply
  5. Lori Stokes Wright says

    July 5, 2012 at 11:58 pm

    Great idea, it looks wonderful! I came over from the Friday Fun Party.

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    • Glamorous Mommy says

      July 6, 2012 at 1:22 pm

      Lori, thank you for visiting!

      Reply
  6. Sarah says

    July 6, 2012 at 1:36 am

    It turned out great. It’s amazing what a layer or two of paint can do.

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    • Glamorous Mommy says

      July 6, 2012 at 1:23 pm

      Thank you! Yes, spray paint is my new best friend!! What a fabulous way to give something “old”, new again!!

      Reply
  7. Printabelle says

    July 6, 2012 at 2:13 am

    The metallic paint really adds a nice element to it!

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    • Glamorous Mommy says

      July 6, 2012 at 1:23 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  8. Christine says

    July 6, 2012 at 11:19 am

    Yay!! Love your ”R” looks fabulous!

    Thanks for sharing at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality! 🙂

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    • Glamorous Mommy says

      July 6, 2012 at 1:24 pm

      Thanks so much Christine!

      Reply
  9. DollySelvam says

    July 7, 2012 at 12:58 pm

    hi…!!! wow… what a Color tone Rich Royal “R”… i like it a lot…

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    • Glamorous Mommy says

      July 8, 2012 at 6:41 pm

      Thank you!!

      Reply
  10. Stacey says

    July 9, 2012 at 3:44 pm

    Really cute!I love the color yellow as much as I love letters!
    Thanks for linking up this week!
    Stacey of Embracing Change

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    • Glamorous Mommy says

      July 10, 2012 at 2:58 am

      Thanks for stopping by Stacey!

      Reply
  11. Six Sisters says

    July 10, 2012 at 8:12 pm

    This is just darling! So many fun things you could do with this! Thanks for joining us for “Strut Your Stuff Saturday”. We loved having you and hope you’ll be back soon! -The Sisters

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    • Glamorous Mommy says

      July 12, 2012 at 12:15 am

      It was my pleasure to take part! Thanks for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  12. Mackenzie says

    July 11, 2012 at 7:02 pm

    This looks great! What a great idea. Thank you for sharing at Saturday Show and Tell! I hope you’ll be back this week.
    -Mackenzie
    http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com

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    • Glamorous Mommy says

      July 12, 2012 at 12:16 am

      Thank you Mackenzie, thank your for hosting, love your blog!!

      Reply
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