DIY Farmhouse Canister Set
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I love looking through catalogs for cool decor ideas especially Birch Lane, Pottery Barn and Ballard Designs. They have great stuff but, unfortunately, it’s a bit pricey. I happened to spot this farmhouse canister set a while back from Birch Lane. I love the color, the patina and the worn farmhouse look.
So cute but a whopping $122.99 ON SALE. Can’t do it. What I can do is DIY them! It’s so much easier than you think! I picked up these old tins for $2 each at a garage sale.
I really like the base color of the Birch Lane version so I used a gray Hammered finish spray paint by Rust-oleum to get the look. It gave the tin a bit more depth than just a flat paint.
I really like the base color of the Birch Lane version so I used a gray Hammered finish spray paint by Rust-oleum to get the look. It gave the tin a bit more depth than just a flat paint.
Once the base coat was dry, I needed to add the block of color that would be the background for each number. I used painters tape to section it off. I didn’t overthink it and measure anything because I wanted it to be on the not so perfect side and a bit rough around the edges.
You can see on the bottom of each tin where the tape took some of the paint off because I didn’t let them dry long enough. I didn’t mind, though because it gave them a more shabby look.
So then I started stenciling the numbers.
I used basic craft paint in espresso and black and a stencil brush to apply the paint to the tin. I tried to skimp on the paint so that the number seemed more worn. Once the numbers were done, I added the words.
So I like the way the numbers came out but the background seemed to white. I used a cotton rag to apply some distress ink on the square and heavier around the edges. If you would like a cleaner piece, you can skip this step.
So I like the way the numbers came out but the background seemed to white. I used a cotton rag to apply some distress ink on the square and heavier around the edges. If you would like a cleaner piece, you can skip this step.
They still didn’t have enough of the character I was looking for so took the stencil brush again and some black paint and dry brushed it in criss-cross motions along the edges of the top and bottom and here and there on the top and sides. I may go back in and add a bit of brownish orange to give a more rusty look.
I like that I can use them together or by themselves. I love the charm this adds to this vignette. The wall decor was also a DIY project on the blog.
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I think you did a great job. I have two green canisters that I will be changing to a different colour. I was inspired by this post.
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Love this!! I just picked up some cute tin cannisters at Walmart (Pioneer Woman) from the summer clearance section for $1 for the small and $2.50 for the larger one and the lg one has a cute wood top where the small ones have a tin lid, but has a cute drawer pull looking handle on top! They'll look perfect as the medium and small and at a great price! Now I just have to hunt down a large tin, lol! Thanks for this awesome tutorial!
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