MY DIY | Gold & Chalkboard Globe
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Hey all! Sorry for the slow week, I got back from a weekend in Philly for Labor Day and have felt a little under the weather since. The good news is that finally organized my shelves to display my growing globe collection! I went back to the antique store to get the black globe, but was beyond bummed when I found out it sold the day before…I ended up scoring a super rad floor one (so many uniques one were less then $30, it was hard not to buy them all!) and picked up a $10 dollar cheapie to give a makeover. With a little paint and some pretty poorly freehand drawn continents (neither geography or drawing are strong skills of mine) I had a new globe that fits in perfectly on my craft wall! Supplies and steps after the break!…
What you need:
Cheap globe
Chalkboard Paint
Black acrylic paint
Gold acrylic paint
Paint brush
Painters tape (optional)
First, paint the bar around with a brighter gold.
Then, paint the base with chalkboard paint
Next, I rubbed chalk on the base to give it a more wore in look.
Then I painted the globe white, letting it dry between each of the layers. I would suggest tracing the continents with black Sharpie after the first coat of paint, it will show through so you can paint over with a gold pen later. Easier then free-handing!
After it completely dried I drew on the continents with a my gold pen. Done!
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I love how clean yet antique it looks!
Rona from threepinkcats
Aww Thanks! Me too! it looks great on the white shelves!
This is such a good idea! Looks really nice with all the white!
Wowie that’s a nice globe! I love the gold and
the chalkboard underneath it c: Xx
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no worries about the black globe you missed, here is a vintage black one, and the price is perfect!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Mid-Century-Modern-Replogle-Britannica-Black-Ocean-Globe-/311076956820?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item486da1aa94
(as i look carefully at the base, i can tell it’s the same!)
OMG, you are amazing!!! I am buying asap!
Yeay!!! Can’t wait to see it among the other globe goodies!
Wow I love this idea! I’m such a big fan of globes, partly because I also LOVE to travel and looking at the different countries dreaming of where I might go next 🙂
But that is such a fun idea and way to add a unique decorative globe to your collection. It’s also kind of fun simplifying things down to continents instead of dividing everything up by countries!
Such a clever unique idea. Love the globes and plants.
Wauw! That’s a great idea!
Love, Nadine
http://nadinenaomi.wordpress.com
love the white with gold outline! Just a couple of weeks ago I did a globe-makeover myself, but with black-board paint and gold. Have a look here: http://magpiesatsunrise.blogspot.no/2014/08/diy-globe-re-design-world-of-gold.html
I am OBSSESED with globes too!! Hadnt thought if DIY-ing one tho! So off to find me a cheapie I can experiment with…. 🙂
Love this idea. It looks great and you won’t need to get a new globe everything a middle eastern or Eastern European country splits into two lol
Lauren
livinginaboxx
nice tip!! love it!
Love the globes. Its such a super idea. Love to see more posts like this.
Wow – totally loving this look! I just happened upon this fabulous project scrolling through Pinterest, such a great idea Jenni- can’t wait to give this a try! If you (or any other DIY bloggers here) ever want to sell your DIY revamped projects online (like an Etsy – but better!!) check out my new website RECOVETD! http://www.recovetd.com
This is such a great idea! Pinned for the future 🙂
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LOVE this idea!
Coveting the white and green one!!! Where did you find such a beauty?!