Wall Art made from reclaimed Levelor wooden blinds

Howdy,

I just finished painting these structures that will end up in the den over the couch. These structures were the subject of my first blog called wall art. I learned a bunch of lessons that I believe has increased my skill in woodworking. I want to thank all of you for helping with your posts, encouragement and direct advice.

I got the idea when I was walking through a consignment store and found a huge old hand made pine screen. It was $700 and despite the fact that I liked it, I have have a lot better things to spend my money on. Still, I found myself dwelling on it and decided I wanted something like it to adorn a wall in my den. I made myself a little image and saved it on my PC.

As is the case, after I get an idea, I think about the least expensive way to make it. Then I saw an offer through freecycle for some old levelor blinds. That was what I needed. The wood was free.

I prefer to work with latex interior paint and I buy quarts here and there from places like Lowe’s or Home Depot that are labelled Oops. (By the way, the new premixed color samples at Lowe’s are not their premium paint. It took me 3 coats on one of the colors.) I guess the project took about 50 hours, 20 of which was painting and 15 was due to bad starts and starting from scratch – twice.

I understand that they may not be to your liking because they are “out” there. I love em. That puts me out there as well. Thanks for reading.

My next project (after I paint, add thicker baseboards and tile the hallway) will either be to refinish and old Broyhill end table I scored for 15 bucks or build the lighting fixtures for the hall. (You all have been helping me on those as well.)

-- Learning is like a door. Open it and there are hundreds more on the other side. Thanks for all the lessons!