Richard Felt: Weathered Metal Magnet Board

While sometimes it’s nice to have things be shiny and fresh (like a fresh coat of paint!) sometimes it’s also nice to have things show their age a little bit, like reclaimed wood. But sometimes authentically aged can be hard to come by or expensive so instead we fake it — faux reclaimed wood,

faux reclaimed wood countertop, stained, , The Ragged Wren on Remodelaholic

faux reclaimed wood countertop | The Ragged Wren

DIY aged wood stain | Bless’er House

painted antique zinc finish,

DIY Faux Zinc Finish on a Garden Urn Planter by Prodigal Pieces for Remodelaholic

faux zinc planter | Prodigal Pieces

faux zinc paint technique | Chi Chi Studio

a little paint and distressing, etc.

milk painted nightstand | Primitive and Proper

Today’s guest used a really easy technique to age shiny new metal and turn it into a stylishly weathered metal magnet board, which looks great and can easily be updated for any season for some chic industrial wall art. Meet Sarah and her beautiful home:

How to Make a Weathered Metal Magnet Board
from Sarah of The Winthrop Chronicles

Hello! My name is Sarah and I blog over at TheWinthropChronicles.com there you will find my latest DIY or delicious treat. Make sure to check out my Link Party on Tuesdays where several talented bloggers share their latest projects. You can also follow along on Instagram.

I just love the look of industrial design. It’s taking something that seems like it belongs in the dumpster and repurposing it to fit in some of your most comfortable places in your home. Today I want to share this little piece of wall art with you. I got some of these adorable personalized magnets from Tiny Prints and wanted to be able to display them somewhere other than my kitchen refrigerator, so I figured I would have to bring the metal in to my living room. Recently, I discovered a great way to age metal so I decided to use that technique and I came up with a completely personalized and changeable piece of wall art. Because the items are magnetic, I can interchange them as often as I want. Which is great because I think this would be a great holiday card holder in December.

Supplies needed:

Piece of sheet metal (I got mine at Home Depot for about $10)

White vinegar

Tray large enough to fit the piece of sheet metal

Scrap wood or picture frame hook

All purpose glue

Magnets or other things to decorate your art with

1. Soak your sheet metal in a vinegar bath. Below you can see I used a shoe mat that was the perfect size. Let the metal sit in there for several hours or overnight. The rust/oxidation doesn’t show up until after it is removed from the water. So even if it doesn’t look like it has changed in a few hours, take it out and let it dry and watch the magic happen. The longer you leave it in the vinegar, the more rusted it will get. Mine was left in about 24 hours.

2. After it has dried, use some really strong glue (I used gorilla all purpose glue) and glue some scrap wood or a picture frame hook on the back. This is so that you can hang it on the wall if you choose. I glued on two pieces of scrap wood that will support being placed on nails if I decide to hang it.

3. Decorate the metal with whatever you’d like.

I decorated it with Tiny Prints magnets, and some little cards and items I found at craft stores. My kids loved seeing these pictures of them and thought it was so cool that they were on a magnet. I just love creating personal decor that can change right along with my growing family.

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Sarah, what an easy technique for a great aged look and so cute in your home! Thanks for sharing!

Remodelaholics, be sure to visit Sarah over at The Winthrop Chronicles to see more of her beautiful home and style, like her girls room makeover, plus smart ideas like an awesome DIY teepee and a great chore chart system.