Thursday, January 13, 2011

Distressed Wood Finials Tutorial

As promised here is my distressed wood finials tutorial...

First you need to collect some materials.  I like both Lowe's & Home Depot but for this project I would stick with Lowe's.   Lowe's seems to be the only home improvement store carrying the finials at this point.  When you get to Lowe's head into the section where they have the stair railing materials (not sure of exact terminalogy for this section?).  You will find the finials, buns & legs I used in my project there.


If I do this project again I will grab the 6" traditional table leg. Way cuter than my 7" leg.  After you grab those pieces head over to the fence section.  You will find the 4x4 & 6x6 Castines there.  The fun thing about this project is there is a variety of pieces to choose from.  Be creative.  If you're a *little* nervous to try something new these are exactly the pieces I used....


Grab your Gorilla glue and drill.  I pre-drilled my pieces.  Occasionally there would be piece that didn't have a screw.  On those pieces (such the 4x4 castine & the 6x6 castine) I used gorilla glue to hold them together...strong as a gorilla :)  Screw your pieces together ( add a little gorilla glue in there!) as pictured below.


Spray paint your project and let dry.  I then glazed my finials.  Glaze the crud out of them and then wipe them off with a wet cloth.


That's it!  You now have your own distressed wood finials!

15 comments:

  1. Very nice! What was your cost for these? I love finials!

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  2. nice job they look great!!

    blessings
    barbara jean

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  3. Looks like I'll be going to lowe's this weekend.. I love them and can't wait to make some. I made a burlap wreath today! Didn't turn out as cute as yours but hopefully I get better with each one. Thanks for the tutorial!

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  4. Adorable. I am featuring this at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com today.

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  5. These are great. I found an old headboard that I plan to take apart and make something similar.

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  6. Very cute. I would love to know the cost of these?

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  7. These are really fabulous and make a great statement piece... I think I have a number of the pieces on hand - I'll have to get a few and give these a try!!! Thanks for the tutorial!

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  8. what kind of glaze did you use? These are so cute!

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  9. Cute idea, I actually have some finials and fence posts hanging around!

    Thank you
    Carol

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  10. Never saw a finial I didn't love-reminds me of Ballard's-really nice job!

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  11. I used a clear latex glaze and tinted it with brown paint. You can find it at home depot or Lowe's. Thanks for all the kind comments :)

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  12. Melinda, what a darling post, first visit, love it.
    yvonne
    stop over sometime

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  13. Thanks for sharing the tutorial!! Have these on my list of projects :)

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  14. This is a great project! I love the way it turned out, nice distressing
    Christine
    greatoakcircle.com

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  15. Melinda - I just came across your blog..........LOVE IT! You have some create things. I especially love these wood finials. thanks for sharing.

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