DIY Beach Wall Art from Repurposed Items
Need some new seaside-inspired decor for your home or cottage? This DIY beach wall art, made with found items is the perfect coastal touch to any room!
What type of seaside home doesn’t have beach wall art? Well, it was our home until I was able to repurpose found treasures into a lovely coastal-inspired piece worthy of any beachhouse!
DIY Beach Wall Art from Upcycled Items
The other day the hubby made a barrier door for the irrigation at the farm. It basically looks like a giant picture frame. But, he came home and told me it did not fit properly.
I was so excited! I’ve been wanting to make some sort of beach wall art for a while and when he told me the bad news (for him) I was ecstatic at the thought of inheriting this big old frame to make my coastal creation. After all what sort of a home is near the beach but has no seaside art?
Well as my luck would have it, he came up with a solution and was able to save his door. Which left me with nothing! No frame, no seaside art from a hidden treasure in the dresser.
Until I spotted this piece of plywood in a corner.
Don’t be fooled by the above picture in reality it looked like this. Not exactly the straightest piece of wood. It wasn’t much, but it was something I could work with.
I immediately got to work and painted it with a watered down white paint. I was going for that whitewashed beachy feel. You can see the difference between the top and bottom.
I am in the process of cleaning out a dresser (that will be redone soon) and while looking in those drawers I found a treasure. What are these? They are very ineffective door stops… of course they are ineffective, that’s why they were in the drawers.
What else did I find in the dresser drawers? These are worry beads in the form of a fish. Why were they in the dresser? I have no idea, because they’re pretty cool, just not practical for worrying.
And these knobs. Well, technically I didn’t find the in the dresser but ON the dresser. I could use these, the dresser doesn’t need them.
I then pretty-pleased my daughter to paint a lighthouse for me with water colors. This is the same one who has done so many other projects with me such as the black frame and the gift box.
And this wooden boat which had once been the base for a sail picture frame. It was broken a bit on the inside and so was not in use at the moment.
I gathered some sticks and a piece of white fabric and created a sail for my boat.
We opened two holes one on each side of the wood.
And screwed on the knobs.
But then I painted them white to blend in with the whitewashed wood.
Lo and behold I have my Seaside Art from a hidden treasure in the dresser.
Have you figured out what the doorstops are? I’ve repurposed them as waves.
I may not have inherited the irrigation door frame but I did manage to find many odds and ends that added up to something more than their individual parts.
Now the hubby has got his irrigation door and I’ve got my beach wall art from hidden treasures in a dresser.
Sometimes you need to lose something in order to find something better. What do you say, is this art or is it just crap? Do you ever think you are going to get something and then the deal falls through?
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You are kidding!
How did you ever come up with a cohesive and pretty beachy art, using all these random “junk” pieces?!
I am pretty amazed. (And please, give props t your very talented daughter – for her lighthouse!)
Thanks for your sweet comment. It was fun and challenging to come up with this one. I guess we could say it was being at the right place.
Mary – this is such a creative idea. I just love the way you make use of almost everything!
Thank you Ilka, I thought I’d try my hand at something different.
Ok, this is by far my favorite project yet! This looks amazing! And I just love how you found the pieces for it all over your house, including robbing the dresser of its knobs, haha! There is nothing off limits when it comes to crafting!
You are so right Celeste, there are no limits when it comes to our crafting!
You always amaze me with your “repurposAbility”, You see things that no-one else would even imagine and turn it into something so awesome. Love what you did!!
I like that word Michelle. Thank you for coming up with it. This is a recent skill of mine, it comes from spending so much time reading blogs.
This looks so beautiful, your whitewash art is lovely and all the little additions are perfect. Perfectly nautical and just in time for Summer!
Thank you for sharing this project with TOHOT!
Jemma
Hi Mary,
You are so creative, I love your art! And Seaside – well you know that is right up my alley…or what floats my boat! 😉
I have one of those same doorstops, and you are right, they do not work very well…but as waves they are perfect!
I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!
Hugs, Kimberley
The perfect waves can be found in defective doorstops! Who would have thought? Kimberley, Art is what you make of it, am I right?
wow! How creative are you? Amazing!
Thank you so much Amy. It was so much fun to do.
This came out awesome! Definitely wall-worthy!
Thank you Emma! Now I may not have gotten the husband’s frame but I did get my wall art.
This is fabulous Mary – If I ever come to your house I’m definitely looking in your drawers, they are clearly far more interesting than mine!
Haha Sarah you are certainly welcome to rummage through them.
Such a great idea! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Your new seaside art is very cute and unique. I love the waves! I have a roomful of wooden boards to repurpose but no time! I just have to do it like you did and be rewarded with great art!
Ann Marie, yo u have a roomful of wooden boards and you have not used them yet? Send them over to me. I had to beg the hubs for his and he wouldn’t give it to me. That’s why I ended up with the reject. Now off to make some art!
What a wonderful project, Mary! You are so very creative! The finished project is fabulous!
Thank you Andrea. I am happy with it even though my board was oddly shaped.
Hi Mary, seriously. Get that book sorted! Of course it’s art and would look perfect placed not too far from your nautical lantern. I don’t have a lot of deals, but the only deal that ever seems to fall through for me is the one where I thought my not so small children were going to surprise me by doing their chores!
xx
Haha Debbie, sometimes deals will show up when you least expect them.
I love this! You amaze me with your creative mind. I love the lighthouse and the waves are just genius! This reminds me of the pictures that you took of the ocean and the boats, I love it! Found objects at your house have no fear of being tossed in the garbage! Everything has another use, even as art!
Nikki y u should come over and see the piles of stuff I have all over the house waiting to be repurposed. I once saw a post by another blogger showing us what her house really looked like. She photographed one area, and moved all the piles to the other side of the room. When it was time to photograph the other end, she simply moved the piles back… haha, that is how I feel sometimes.
Aren’t you a clever thing Mary. This is absolutely gorgeous. Very artistic and great use of everyday items. Thanks so much for linking up to Thriving on Thursdays. Love seeing you pop in. I’m featuring this one at tomorrow’s party.
Anne xx
Thank you so much Anne. I really enjoy visiting your blog.
Oh Mary, I missed this one! I love the end result.
I also have these door stops but they are quite useful for me, ha!ha!
You are so creative!
Big hug and sorry for being so inactive lately (I have so much to do…) but I don’t forget you!
Anne.
Anne, I am so happy to see that you have opened your own workshop. I only wish I could visit and learn from you. I wish you continued success my friend and follow your creativity!
My gosh, Mary, you are too creative for words! I want that art!
Thank you Carol, now just take a look in your neglected drawer, you never know what you’ll find.
You are so clever, Mary! This seaside art piece came out beautiful!
Thank you so much Pat, it was so easy to put together.
Who knew dresser junk could be so cool!! I just love this Mary. What a creative eye you have. Your #trashure rocks!
Thanks so much Larissa, at least now I have a clean drawer.