Unique Wall Art #FixerUpperStyle

My very sweet husband will occasionally pick things up for me that he thinks I can use for a project or transform in some way. We call this Making It Mine. He is an enabler really. What I mean is, luckily he is very supportive of my DIY habit.
One of the things he picked up this weekend was this very cool metal tree…
Cool right?? I really like it because it’s not something you see everyday. I wasn’t too crazy about the bronze-y tone but that’s easily changed. I decided to spray paint it Oil Rubbed Bronze. Not completely, but enough to cover most of the bronze so that just a bit of the original color would show through. I didn’t want to hang it on the wall by itself but wanted it to make more of a statement and let the detail in the branches really show.
I know this is crazy but this came off the side of a hot tub surround exactly how it is. My friends were going to throw it away but I asked for it just in case. That was like 7 years ago and it’s been sitting in my garage ever since. A few coats of chalk paint later and we have this…
We ended up taking off the top and bottom pieces to make it a square. I sanded down the edges here and there to make it a bit more worn and then used some antique wax to make it a bit darker. I could have also used pallet wood or MDF but this was free and already assembled. How cool is that?? Here it is all done…
I love the way it looks in our family room and it will work for any holiday. To check out more of this project and others, check me out on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/lifeonkayderosscreek/ or the blot at www.mylifeonkayderosscreek.com
Colleen@lifeonkayderosscreek
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