I started this project with full intentions to hand paint the chevron lines on my plywood but then I was browsing Etsy and found this perfect vinyl and I thought why not just purchase it? I started by picking up a piece of plywood at Lowe's for $4.50.
I then painted the board with a coat of grey house paint I had laying around.
I laid out my vinyl flat for a few hours with some "weights".
I applied the vinyl per the directions and then hung up my new chevron wall art above my fireplace.
I love how easy this project was and the overall effect of the piece. Since the plywood was so thin I didn't place any nails in the board, I hung the piece by using industrial strength Velcro (purchased at Michael's) and it worked like a charm!
15 comments:
Very cute! My last experience with vinyl was not so good. The stickers became a tangled mess. Next time I will be more careful.
For most people, I would think the vinyl would be so much easier than hand-painting. Great idea!
Love it! Chevron is soooo fun!
WOW!!!! Love this Lauren!!! Great job! you gotta tell me how you did the elephants trunk stamp at the bottom of you pics ;)
i love it. i just might HAVE to steal your idea. chevrons are awesome!
xxO
I'm totally cracking up because i saw this and thought, this looks similar to what LB was talking about at her house...then it was YOU! hahah I love it!
Lauren-it looks great;0
gina
This turned out great! I'm not sure why I love chevron's so much, but I do. Thanks for sharing your craftiness with us!
Cheers!
Sarah M.
diyordont.blogspot.com
Great idea! Thanks for sharing on Show-Me-How.
This is great! I like how the chevron doesn't cover the whole plywood but just the middle. Very nice.
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That looks great! Like the little nook you created there! :)
Super stylish - I love this idea! I haven't dabbled in vinyl yet, but looks like the easiest (and coolest) thing to work with. Thanks for sharing :-)
So simple and stylish! I love this!
I would love if you came over and linked this project to my weekly Round Tuit party at:
http://jembellish.blogspot.com/
Have a great week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
this is adorable! i love how simple but cute it is! chevron loveeee
I'd love for you to link this up to my link party, Your Whims Wednesday! http://mygirlishwhims.blogspot.com/2011/06/your-whims-wednesday-12-and-features.html
I love it! It turned out great! :)
Thank you so much for linking to {nifty thrifty things} last week!
I hope to see you again tomorrow!
xoxo,
Vanessa
Hi, friend! I'm admiring all your creative posts here. Can you please share them at the Creative Bloggers' Party & Hop? Hope to see you there at the party :)
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