I had been looking for a large shelf with hooks on which we could hang our keys. Last year (on our way to our anniversary dinner to be exact), I spotted this on our neighbor's curb.
Note that I took this picture just before I started to paint it. It had several broken hooks across the bottom when we found it.
So, it sat in our garage (technically two garages, since we moved in February) until earlier this week when I finally got the mojo to work on it. After a little cleaning, some wood putty, a couple of coats of black spray paint, and some new hooks from Wal-Mart, it now looks like this.
I'm very pleased with how it turned out. I already had the spray paint on hand, so it really only cost around $6 (the cost of the hooks). Not bad, huh?
Linking up to:
-- Get Your Craft On Tuesday at Today's Creative Blog
-- Delightfully Inspiring Thursday at Delightful Order
-- May Before and After Party at Thrifty Decor Chick
