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Today’s project was born out of necessity. I have a piece of furniture that is fine in its own right, but that needed some tweaking to make it suitable for its current prominent location in our front entry. For a bit of enlightenment as to the situation surrounding this piece, refer to the letter below.<\/div>\n


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You see, the table in question was purchased in my naive, before-kids days. I am sure those of you with children remember those days, when you could decorate and buy to your heart’s content, never thinking of the \u00a0havoc that can be wreaked by pint-sized hands.<\/center>

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So. Here was my issue with this table. As stated in the letter above, the glass-paneled doors were constantly smudged with hand\/fingerprints and who-knows-what-else. The fact that this piece needed to earn its keep by storing all of our board games, yet the transparency of the doors made the act of doing so a true eyesore, made it obvious that something needed to be tweaked.<\/center>

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Oh. See those baskets on the right? That actually used to be another door just like the others until an unfortunate accident caused one to be shattered\u00a0(five years ago),<\/span>\u00a0and I never got around to getting it fixed. I think the baskets do just fine, thank you! Although I would love to get around to making liners for them one of these days.<\/i><\/div>\n
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\u00a0It must be something from my New Mexico upbringing, but I adore the look and texture of hammered metal. In figuring a way to upgrade the doors of the piece easily, I started looking into purchasing hammered copper ceiling tiles that I could trim down to fit in the opening of each door. Two problems there: (1) The panels were difficult to find locally and (2) It was nearly impossible to find a place to order them online that didn’t force me to buy in bulk.<\/div>\n


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So, in typical Amy fashion, I put on my thinking cap for how to achieve the look I wanted without having to spend a fortune. And then I saw this gorgeous tutorial on All Things Thrifty<\/a> using paintable wallpaper. Eureka!<\/center>

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I removed the glass panels from the doors to measure them, and then I had the lovely guys and Lowes trim me two pieces of thin MDF (3 mm thick, I believe) to fit the opening. I covered each piece in paintable wallpaper in a ceiling tile pattern from Lowes, making sure the pattern on each door lined up precisely. After allowing the paper to dry overnight, I sprayed each one with Valspar metallic copper paint. Once they were dry, I tucked each one in place of the glass panels (my doors were outfitted with knobs to hold the pieces in place). That was it!<\/center>

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It’s a subtle change, but it makes my heart happy to have things look so much tidier!<\/center>

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I can see so many other uses for the panels I created here. They would make gorgeous wall art, or backsplashes in vignettes on mantels or tabletops. My creative wheels are turning!<\/center>

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Today’s project was born out of necessity. I have a piece of furniture that is fine in its own right, but that needed some tweaking to make it suitable for its current prominent location in our front entry. For a bit of enlightenment as to the situation surrounding this piece, refer to the letter below….<\/p>\n

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