Pottery Barn Inspired

Last year I was in Pottery Barn and saw a wine barrel lazy susan that I liked. What I didn't like was the $129 price tag! Here is my inspiration for this project.

I put the project in the back of my mind until recently when I found a lazy susan in a junk shop.

I paid my $1.00 and headed home with this beauty. Well, I hoped she would turn into a beauty with a little pampering.

The piece was stained an ugly orange color so the first thing I did was lightly sand it. I wanted the look of planks of wood so I took a pen and ruler and drew lines in the wood. The wood was soft enough that by pressing hard the pen made a groove. I then applied a coat of stain and wiped off gently leaving more color in certain areas . This was a big improvement on it's own.

The more I looked at the PB version I felt the design was a little plain for me. I found an image I liked at The Graphics Fairy and made a copy enlarging it to the size I wanted.

Using carbon paper I just traced the design. I created the additional wording in Microsoft's Word and then followed the same process. Then it is as easy as painting in the design with a black paint pen. The lazy susan was lightly distressed with sandpaper and finished with a clear coat of spray varnish. I used the same technique making the Antiquities sign shown here
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Here is the finished project...

And a close up

I already had all the materials I used left over from other projects.

The total cost of my lazy susan was $1.00! 

PB you know I love ya...but I like my version better and it cost $128 less than yours. Don't feel bad because you'll end up with some of the money I saved. I just ordered two lanterns from you. Of course I am known for being rather thrifty so I waited until they were 75% off.

Thanks for the inspiration Pottery Barn!

I am joining the parties at:

The Shabby Chic Cottage

Somewhat Simple

Funky Junk Interiors

Between Naps On The Porch

Hugs,

Sherry