Repurposed Vintage Cheese Grater Wall Decor
Antiquing is one of my favorite things to do! When I came across this vintage cheese grater I knew it could be repurposed into one-of-a-kind Wall Decor! At first glance, you'd just see an old cheese grater; however, with a little paint and mod podge this decorative wall decor came to life!
Equipment
- Heat Gun (optional)
- paint brush
- scissors
- Wire cutters
Materials
- Decorative Napkins choose colors that compliment your space
- Sandpaper block
- Baggie or Saran Wrap
- Zip Tie
- Hot Glue
- Scrap Burlap
- Christmas faux fir stems from Dollar Tree
- Vintage bobbins for carrots
- Jute
- Ribbon for hanging
- Wood beads for embellishment optional
- Kitchen towel or tea towel
Instructions
- Paint a thin light coat onto the wood background to compliment the napkin colors.
- Dry completely using heat gun if needed.
- Apply a thin layer of mod podge and apply a single napkin layer.
- Use a baggie or saran wrap to smooth over the napkin and remove any bubbles.
- Snip faux fir greenery in half using scissors or wire cutters.
- Tuck piece of greenery into the top of bobbins to resemble carrots.
- Zip tie the carrots to the cheese grater.
- Cover zip tie with jute and tie a bow.
- Secure the cheese grater to the wood backing by either hot glue or screws.
- Tuck a piece of scrap fabric or burlap in the large opening of the cheese grater.
- Embellish the wall decor by stringing wooden beads to a complimentary ribbon.
- Add a favorite kitchen towel or tea towel to the bottom!