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EAT letters in the kitchen {day 4 of 31 days of Pinterest: Pinned to Done}

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31 days of Pinterest - Pinned to Done!

This post is part of a series – “31 days of Pinterest: Pinned to Done”  You can read all the posts in this series here.  And to make sure you don’t miss anything you can sign up to have every post sent to your email, follow me on facebook, or subscribe in your reader.

Today’s project was inspired by this pin originally from BHG.

Pinned Image from BHG

Yes, I wanted to jump on the EAT letters in the kitchen bandwagon.    Not that I needed any reminder to “EAT”,  but I needed some more modern/fun art for the kitchen.

DIY Eat letters

So here’s how I did it.  I picked up 3 letters at Hobby Lobby.  The “E” and “T” are wood letters and were $1.99 –30% off so $1.39 each.  And the “A” is a a cardboard letter that was $2.47 – 30% off so $1.80.  Total spent – $4.58.  Yes, I do love my under $5 projects 🙂

DIY Eat letters

I debated and debated about using all 3 different styles of letters but finally because of space (we only have 8 foot ceilings so one letter I wanted to use was too big) I decided on these.

Then I had to pick a color.  I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get decorating paralysis when it comes to color.  I like things to match, but I also want pops of bold colors.  And I also want it to be neutral enough that I can decorate around it seasonally.  My kitchen is all neutrals – brown, white and tan, but EVENTUALLY when we paint the cabinets and do something about our countertops I would like to bring in some accent colors.  I debated on red, yellow, and a turquoise/robin egg blue color.  Finally decided on red since I knew I could always repaint them later if I changed my mind.

DIY Eat letters

I thought I had some red craft paint on hand, but I couldn’t find it so I just grabbed my red spray paint (Cherry Red by Krylon) and gave them 2 quick coats.

DIY Eat letters

I really wanted a more aged looks and a little more of a muted red.  So I grabbed my black craft paint, wet my brush to water it down, and brushed it on the letters.

DIY Eat letters

I waited a minute and then wiped it off.  Here is the more muted, rustic look.DIY Eat letters

And here they are in my kitchen! Smile

DIY Eat letters

I should have done a before/after picture with the things I have up there, but I will save that for an updated kitchen post.

DIY Eat letters

You can read more about the kitchen (paint colors, before/after pictures) in this kitchen post.  And the wreath on the door is a coffee filter wreath, you can find the tutorial for that here.

Do you have any letters in your house?  EAT or WASH or anything like that?  I have also seen YUM done in the kitchen before too  – how fun!

I am joining Nester from Nesting Place in writing a 31 days series in October.  You can see all the other hundreds of people writing a 31 days series here.

And I am excited to have 3 blogging friends join me in the insanity! Check out their series by clicking on the buttons below.

31 Days of Blessings in Disguise    31 days of support for your special needs parenting journey   31 days of Homemade Living

And my sister-in-law is joining along too!   Writing about their transition as they move across the country with four children. 

31 days of Rockin transition

Christina

Comments

  1. Love the way those turned out….especially the way you did the “aged” look with the black paint. I want to have a different word for each season for my kitchen…or the same word in different colors/patterns. This gives me an idea for the holiday season 🙂

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  6. Love this project. Especially love the way the black on red turned out. Love your coffee filter wreath also – so want to do both those projects….

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  9. Love it! I think I might do the ‘aged’ look thing to our bright red bench. It could use a little toning down.

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