Monday, January 18, 2010

From Goodwill to Pottery Barn

A few months back I picked up this beauty at Goodwill.  I was drawn to the little rope detail of the frame.  It was only $5 and in great shape.  I definitely hid it from the kids though - have you ever seen a scarier clown?



I'd forgotten I'd ordered these from Pottery Barn awhile ago.  I can't remember what my original plan was for them.  I thought about the Goodwill frame and decided there was probably a good way to put the two together.




I covered a self-adhesive foam board in linen.  Popped out the clown paining and used a staple gun to attach the board.  Then I simply hung the keys from some finish nails pushed right into the foam board.  The project cost around $25 and makes a nice addition to our living room.


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18 comments:

  1. cute! I love old keys. That clown really was scary - what was the artist thinking?

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  2. I like it! I always check at the thrift stores to see if I can find any old keys. And the clown was definitely skeery. *shudder*

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  3. Yikes that is a scary clown. So glad you put that frame to a better use!

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  4. Love It! I always am looking for old keys!

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  5. Thank goodness the clown is GONE! Yikes. The framed keys look wonderful ... great job on repurposing!

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  6. Crazy clown! Crazy cool framed keys! I especially love the color of the frame.

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  7. wow, that was some clown, but the frame is beautiful, and I love the look

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  8. Glad that clown is gone - scary is right. I like what you have done with it - the keys look great!

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  9. So cute and I love old keys! I love a gal who see the oppurtunity in a scary painting like that. The frame is beuatiful.

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  10. Cute, cute! I just put a new print in an old frame... why didn't I think to blog about it?!?

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  11. Ha, that clown IS scary! Great job on the new frame. :)

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  12. Welcome Back. We've all missed you!

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  13. EEk, that clown is scary! I love the end result with the keys though, very pretty.

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  14. I just bought those key from PB yesterday! (Saw them months ago and waited till they were on clearance with free shipping - score!)

    I love the way you grouped them.
    Nice (cheap)beautiful frame, too!

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  15. I am so impressed that you saw that painting and were even able to look at the frame! I can't take my eyes off that clown. :)

    The end result is beautiful!

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  16. What a lovely project. I don't think that I would be creative enough to see the potential lying behind that awful clown. Bravo, well done!

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