Turning Clearance Finds into Treasures

Welcome friends! I’m glad you’re here today. Last week when I shared my Hobby Lobby haul I told you that I would be making some changes to the items, and here we are! Today I’ll be sharing my coastal farmhouse decor upcycle and the ways that I used a few of the pieces, a coastal farmhouse living room refresh!

Coastal Farmhouse Decor Upcycle Supplies:

decor pieces like my coastal farmhouse shadowboxes, boat tiered tray, & faux book set
paint
paintbrush
screwdriver
hot glue gun

First take the shadowboxes apart.

Remove any staples or screws. The coastal farmhouse shadowboxes that I was upcycling had a few staples that they had attached the packaging it came with to it, tiny nails, and screws holding in the hardware and the back on. I pried out the staples and then removed the screws. The nails I left alone.

Next, paint the desired pieces.

I chose to leave the frame of these coastal farmhouse shadowboxes un-upcycled, lol. You could easily repaint or re-stain yours. The starfish and coral inside the frames were cerulean blue, which was pretty, but it didn’t match my decor. I decided to paint them coral to match my rug.

The coral was very easy to remove without ripping the linen in the shadowbox. However, the starfish was not. It began to rip the linen, so I shoved plastic under the starfish to keep the paint off of it.