Rustic Wall Decor – Upcycle Challenge
This rustic wall decor project started with my trip to Brimfield last week. I picked up this cute little grater for the kitchen and ended up making something completely different with it. This week I’ve paired up with 19 other talented ladies to bring you a monthly Thrift Store Decor Upcycle Challenge. Each month we will create a new home decor piece from an item(s) we’ve found at a thrift store, yard sale, resale shop etc. There is no budget or specific theme so we are free to let our creativity run wild!
Meet the Hosts
Amanda | The Kolb Corner Chelc| Inside the Fox Den
Erlene | My Pinterventures Kim | Made in a Day Sara | Twelve on Main
Debra | Shoppe No. 5 Shirley | Intelligent Domestications
Marie | DIY Adulation Lindsay | Crazy Organized Michelle | Our Crafty Mom
Julie | Live From Julie’s House Dru | Polka Dot Poplars
Maureen | Red Cottage Chronicles Pili | Sweet Things Channell | Hobnail House
Colleen | Life on Kaydeross Creek Ann | Duct Tape and Denim
Paula | Virginia Sweet Pea Sherry | Savvy Apron Stacy | Anastasia Vintage
You can also follow our board on Pinterest for more upcycled decor inspiration
The Project:
So, I picked up this cute little grater at Brimfield for $8. I really love the rusty patina and the wooden handle. I noticed right away that it had these curly “feet’ at the bottom and thought that would make it really easy to attach to a board.
But not just any board. I wanted it to be rustic and weathered and chunky. We have this pile of old wood out in the yard and I dug one out.
I picked out a board that had some gray and white tones in it but it wasn’t quite light enough. The grater kind of disappeared on it so I dry brushed it with some creamy white chalk paint.
I lined up the grater in the center of the board but left enough room at the top to display some flowers. I pre-drilled the holes for the screws. I used black drywall screws so they would blend in.
They were a perfect fit. Then I added some dried flowers to the top as a vase. I could actually use real flowers by adding a small glass bottle behind the grater. I really like the way this rustic wall decor turned out!!
I liked the way this rustic wall decor looked so much that I made two more.
You can see the farmhouse canister set project here and how I used other Brimfield finds to decorate my home here.
A cute little project for just $8 and definitely something different. Do you have something your re-purposing or upcycling? Don’t forget to check out the other creative projects below…
Happy DIY’ing!
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See what you have started? Your 3 plaques are so great looking on old pieces of wood, so inspiring. Can you wait a minute while I go see what I have in my junk drawer? lol. Sure wish Brimfield was handy to my house but think would be a stretch from CO. So lucky, have always wanted to go there since I read about it in country decorating zine years ago.
Happy Easter
I was looking for some websites that focused on upcycling as that is one of my favorite ways to create. I immediately fell in love with your page and look forward to seeing more of your creative work!
Thanks, Lisa! I’m glad you found us 🙂
What a great find! I adore this rustic and vintage look. Great job!
Thank you for sharing this week at Brag About It link party on VMG206 (Mondays at Midnight). I plan to feature you next week!
~ Megin of VMG206
Thank you, Megin!
I think I’m going to look at graters in a whole new way. The wall will look so lovely with a collage of graters, can’t wait to see it.
Love this! Old kitchen tools make great wall decor. You picked out the perfect board.
I love this! What a great repurpose! I love a good woodpile, I have one of my own!
Thanks, Sara! Went to a garage sale yesterday and noticed the guy had a pile of old boards and drawers he was going to burn. I was like “would you mind if I took a look in your burn pile?”
Hi Colleen! This is so sweet, and what a creative idea – I never would have thought of it. Love the rusty metal and weathered wood combo.
This is as cute as can be! I have a shop and if I made one of these, it would sell instantly.
Thank you! I really like the way it turned out and I’m thinking of doing a craft fair in the fall. Thank for the encouragement!
This is a great idea. It is very creative. I will be looking for old graters.
Thanks so much, Debra!