Primitive Powder Room

January 8th, 2009 in member junk

ShaeLeigh, member

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A Little Rust...hand punched piece of rusty tin fallen from a barn roof makes a light fixture.

An antique drying rack becomes a towel bar and shelf...old interior shutters turned sideways make a versatile window covering.

A Little Rust...hand punched piece of rusty tin fallen from a barn roof makes a light fixture.

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My outdated bathroom got a junklift...I updated the 1970's light fixture over the medicine cabinet with a rusty tin piece I'd found in my back yard. I cut it to shape, folded and hammered 'seems' around the edges for a finished look, and punched a willow tree design with a hammer and different sized nails. Storage in this room comes from a variety of repurposed junk; an antique drying rack for a towel bar, old strip of peg board to hang hand towels, and various enamelware pieces hold sundries. An old tin sap bucket became a waste basket. A set of old interior window shutters, turned on the side, become an interesting window treatment...which folds away for letting light in, or closes for privacy.

Pattern or design used: My own design - Primitive Powder Room

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SantaClaus writes: Great co-ordination of organizers, etc. Need a close-up of that light you did - I want to do it on my bathroom light fixtures! TX Posted: 5:30 am on September 27th

dmfuller writes: Super Wow! I generally say I don't like primitive because it's so hard to get it to work in a room and not look super 1980s early american dated!

This looks FAB!

You get an A+!

~Mikey Posted: 11:45 am on July 18th

ShaeLeigh writes: Lani...thanks...I'll take a close-up for you. Gramdeb...I'll be happy to send you more info. Basically, I took shutters that were too short, height-wise, to do anything with in my house and found that if I turned them the other way, they were a pretty good fit (the valence hides the overlap at the top). You can open them all the way, too. I'll take pictures to show that. Posted: 2:09 pm on January 16th

gramdeb writes: How did you do the shutters? I have a "Gone With The Wind" purple guest room and I need a shutter window covering but could never find a horizontal one that fit and not really expensive. Can you open them?? Can you send me how you actually done it?? my email is degary39@yahoo.com Posted: 7:18 pm on January 14th

CottageElements writes: ShaeLeigh, welcome to the JMS site! Love your "Junklift". I have the feeling we'll be seeing more of that term. I, too, would love to see a close-up of the light redo. Very clever to turn your shutters sideways, too. Look forward to more of your "Junklifts"!

Lani Posted: 12:25 am on January 10th

ShaeLeigh writes: Thanks, everyone:) Yes, I attached it to the old fixture, which had a glass cover, originally. I just drilled holes in the tin in two places for the threaded rods to pass through, painted the original end caps with hammered metal paint (mix of bronze and copper to get the rusty color) and screwed them in place to hold it on. Posted: 1:52 pm on January 9th

Junk_Sophisticate writes: Oh, I'd love to see a close up of that light fixture. Great idea! I must say you've enlightened me with a junk term I hadn't heard before. "Junklift". Now that's exactly the term I'll use on my laundry room this spring.

Thanks for sharing and welcome to JMS!
Candy Posted: 8:08 am on January 9th

rebeljunker writes: Wow! You did a great job!! I especially like the new light
fixture! Did you attach it to the old fixture?
Di Posted: 1:06 am on January 9th

shabbychick writes: What a great "junklift" (perfect description!)! Using the drying rack as a towel bar is a great reuse. I especially like how you turned the shutters sideways and used them to cover the window - a very nice look!

Thanks for sharing.

Kathy Posted: 10:29 pm on January 8th

suewhitney writes: Hey ShaeLeigh,

Welcome to the site! What a beautiful bathroom. It's put together very nicely I love the light fixture too. I can't wait to see more posts from you.

Take care,
Sue Posted: 8:48 pm on January 8th