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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Well, that “junk” turned out to be real treasure, didn’t it! This is such a sweet summery project and you’ve used all those beautiful findings masterfully!
Thank you so much Maya. I’m glad I had so much junk in the drawer.
I think everyone has already said it all! I really enjoyed the creativity of your picture!
Thank you so much Kathy!
Mary, your seaside art is so fun and creative! I love the use of the doorstops. Your daughter did a great job on the lighthouse too! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
Thank you so much Jann. Sometimes you have to get the whole family involved!
Amazing how it all came together. I’ve never seen door stoppers like that, but they are perfect for your seaside art. Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday. See you at the party next week!
They are really unusual. Too bad they didn’t work to stop the doors.
I love, love, love this! It came out beautiful! I’ve gone ahead and pinned this to the party board on Pinterest so everyone can see this! It’s such a great and original craft!
Thanks for linking up to the Make Life Pretty Monday link party! Enjoy your week!
Thank you Kate, it was something unusual for me.
Good morning Mary, just hopping by to let you know that you will be featured at SYC today.
hugs,
Jann
Thank you so much Jann. I have to say I did not expect such a reception for this piece of junk!
This is so darn cute and so very creative Mary! I love the little boat and trinkets you added to your artwork. Beautifully done!! I pinned it to my coastal crafts board 🙂 for future inspiration!
Thank you Wendi, sometimes it’s good to clean out the drawers.
You are so clever! This is a great piece of rustic art.
Thanks so much Carol!
You did a fantastic job! What a creative way to re-use all the items you found! Thank you for sharing at Merry Monday; I’m going to be featuring your seaside art at next week’s party. I hope you can stop by and link up again!
Thank you so much Emily. I will be there as I am every week.
I love how you made art form practically nothing.
We have those door stops, they go vertically it in the gap between the door and the frame to jam them open. We use them in our patio doors in the summer to keep them open. They actually work quite well! They do make great giant water drops though.
A ha! So that is how they were meant to be used Julie. All this time I had been sticking them on the floor hoping to get them to grip to the tiles. Oh well, at least I found another use for them. 😉
You are the queen of the hided treasures. Only you my friend can repurpose so many different items and create a piece of art! Bravo!!!
Thank you Christina. I really loved this one. I have left it back in Greece on the balcony.
Super cute idea, Mary! Love the coastal vibe, and so creative!
I’d do almost anything to bring that coastal vibe home with me!
You are the most creative person! Your head must just be swimming with ideas. I love how you put all that together.
🙂 gwingal
Thank you Nikki. Can you imagine what my dreams must look like? haha!!