The Pineapple Cutting Board
Cutting boards are everywhere these days, leaning on kitchen backsplashes, hanging on the wall and being used as trays and charcuterie boards. This one caught my eye at an estate sale and, upon closer inspection, I realized it wasn't a cutting board at all.
That's right, it was purely decorative with a 'not so great' finishing job.
It whispered, "Take me home and make me pretty again." So, I did!
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The first step was removing that awful finish. My Bahco Carbide Scraper made short work of it.
If you do any wood refinishing and haven't tried one of these tools, you should. The finish was removed in short order!
A little light sanding and this piece was ready for finish.
Since I intended to continue using it as a decorative piece, I created a stencil.
The edges were painted with black craft paint.
Golden Oak stain gave the wood a little warmth.
The entire piece was sealed with Polycrylic.
And the sad little pineapple with the messy finish was pretty again!
I just love a happy ending, don't you?
What have you found lately that needed a little love? I hope you'll tell me about it in the comments.
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Oh wow what an awesome job, it does look so good and and I love the 'Welcome' you added.
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Thank you so much. As you can tell, it really needed some help!
DeleteLove it, great score and remake! thanks for sharing on craft schooling sunday!
ReplyDeleteThank you. It was a fun makeover!
DeleteI love the way this pineapple turned out Ann. You had quite the vision for this piece, the wood is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Cara. I just knew there was something pretty under all that dark stain!
Deletenice makeover Just make sure you don't hang it upside down - LOL!!!
ReplyDeleteHa-Ha! My daughter and I joked about that when I found it. No worries, this one is staying upright!
DeleteBeautiful, Ann! What a neat tool, I've never heard of it. I have to look it up!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kim. A local antique dealer showed it to me several years ago and let me try it out. That was it, I had to have one!
DeleteAnn,
ReplyDeleteGreat transformation!! I bought a similar tool with all kinds of attachments in Harbor Freight several years ago and have not even taken it out of the box! I guess I better do that and see what it does!! LOL! Thanks so much for stopping by!!
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Deb
Thank you, Debbie. You definitely need to get it out of the box - it's a real time-saver!
DeleteI love finding old treasures!
ReplyDeleteI think the wood looks great with your refinishing job!
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Laurie
Thank you, Laurie. I think the wood is just beautiful.
DeleteAnn, your pineapple cutting board looks fabulous. What a wonderful transformation. Love the welcome stencil. I am pleased to feature your pineapple cutting board at Love Your Creativity.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Linda. It really needed all the help it could get!
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