Remember that fantastic trunk my friend gave me…? Here, let me refresh your memory:
I am SO very thrilled with the way it turned out!
Have I mentioned I don’t quite understand the Union Jack fascination? I really don’t. However, I can see that lots of others like it and so I thought this would be a great chance to try it out. Sure, I could have just slapped a painted flag on top…. that seemed too easy and surprises are fun. I decided instead to make it simple on the outside with a “BANG” inside.
First I peeled out that Declaration of Independence bamboo place mat (?) out with a chisel. Seriously… it was krazy glued down or something. Next I painted the sides and then the metal edges. Ok, please note, if you ever paint a trunk (and I am doing a huge one soon) paint the metal edges first. It is SO much easier to paint the flat surfaces than it is to paint the edges. I do not care to mask things off if I don’t have to (have I mentioned I can be a bit lazy?). Painting the edges first would have made the process SO much easier! SO please just remember that if you decide to give this a try. Other than that, it was a breeze.
The fabric I chose is rather busy so rather than line the entire inside, I decided it would be better to only do the top and bottom. I was going to paint over the contact paper until I tried peeling it out and it was SUPER easy! SO I peeled it all out and painted the inside the same blue as the outside.
Then I got some leftover poster board and cut rectangles the same size as the top and bottom. The board was a bit short, so I grabbed the painters tape and added about an inch and a half at the long side and just taped it flat (you’ll see it in the pictures below). Then I cut the fabric roughly the size of the poster board, cut the corners essentially off and folded over the corners.. essentially a miter cut.
I used spray adhesive to attach the fabric to the poster board and then folded over and glued the edges the same way. After that, I needed to attach the piece to the trunk itself. Should someone grow tired of the pattern, I decided to use foam mounting tape so changing it out would be easy if one so desired…
It’s made by 3M and super easy to use. On the top I used a bit more just because I didn’t want gravity to be an issue.
Want to see the finished product? I just L.O.V.E. it!
What do you think? Do you love it as much as I do?
8 Comments
coolmama72
November 12, 2012 at 9:31 PMScottie, it looks fantastic! I really love how it came out. And that was such a great idea to use the poster board for the inside. I probably would have slapped the fabric directly on the truck insides and then it would have been work for the next person to take it off.
scottiev
November 12, 2012 at 9:37 PMWell thank you! I considered using a thin piece of veneer or something, that just seemed like overkill. I had the poster board on hand too so that played a roll (that lazy thing kicking in again). I’m so glad you like it- I hoped you would. It was fun practice for the big one. I have to be able to get to it in the garage first. I’ve collected quite a bit of furnishings in the last few weeks which is why my Facebook status mentions I’d better start painting soon.
Stacie
November 12, 2012 at 9:50 PMI am in awe of you…love, love, love everything! Did you finish the vanity yet too? The trunk is awesome!
scottiev
November 12, 2012 at 10:12 PMNot yet, almost. Need to use the router to attach the drawer fronts and do a few last touch ups. Not 100% certain how to do it though so I figure I can get my dad to show me when he gets here Friday…
scottiev
November 12, 2012 at 10:14 PMOh Stacie! Please thank Joey for me- his desire for a travel themed room is what inspired me for the trunk.
Laurie
November 13, 2012 at 5:10 PMThe trunk is AWESOME!!! Love it!
scottiev
November 14, 2012 at 2:26 PMThank you Laurie. If I can get a better camera, I hope to be able to post better photos. At one point I thought the iphone camera was great…. not sure what happened but it’s sure horrible now. 🙁
Laurie
November 14, 2012 at 3:33 PMIt looks great away!