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Old Wood Trim Repurposed
Keep the character of your farmhouse by repurposing the original wood trim.
When I moved into our old 1850s farmhouse it was stripped down to the studs. The previous owner was in the process of turning an old house into a new house. If you like old farmhouses or the farmhouse style we get excited about salvaging the original character. Once you get to know me a little better you will realize my style is often mixing old with new. I love the comfy, worn in look, but with a modern aesthetic. Luckily a lot of old parts of the farmhouse were saved and stored in the barn. Some of the things that were salvaged are spindles from the original front porch, a few doors as well as old trim.
A good chunk of what was saved were old trim pieces from doors, windows and entryways. Today wood costs are expensive. Most people use thin trim because of cost. Let me tell you that the old trim in our barn are wide with that classic farmhouse design to them. If only houses are made as good and with quality materials as back in the 1800s!
I love finding irreplaceable pieces. The problem though with the trim is that since windows and entryways have been changed, the original trim no longer fit. The trim also cannot be cut to fit because there are notches in them so the side pieces would fit into them without leaving an unfinished end look. Impressive!
So I have been brainstorming on how I could use this gorgeous trim. My first idea I came up with is to turn my old trim into a SHELF!
I love the look of leaning layered frames against the wall on a shelf. I have been looking forever for a unique piece with character to place on my long wall in the living room. I also have been trying to figure out a good place to put family photos. I like the idea of black and white individual photos of my kids, but I was having a heck of a time figuring out where to put them. I am not the type of person who likes photos of family everywhere! I actually prefer subtle pieces that tie in with the design and decor.
So the trim is white and looks like many layers of paint are on them. At one point in time it looks like the trim was painted teal. At first I liked the old chipped look with some wood and teal showing through, but in the end I decided to strip all the paint off the trim piece I was going to hang on my living room wall. The main deciding factor was the fact that my living room has white walls and I needed to add warmth and more wood accent to the room.
Removing Paint From Old Trim
Removing years of paint from the trim was a heck of a project. I just remember my husband Joe being outside working on it for hours! He also tried multiple things to get all the paint off.
Ideas for Frames
I wanted to stick with the same color scheme throughout the house so everything flows well. My house has black, grey and white as the main colors with pops of wood throughout. Because these frames will be up throughout the entire year they needed to be in this color wheel. My first plan was to just stick with all black. Black matches everything. Black is the go to for frame colors. But I decided on doing black and grey. If you don’t know already I have four kids so it will go black, grey, black, grey. I also decided on alternating the size of frames as well. Frame sizes in order go 8×11, 5×7, 8×11, 5×7 and also in the order of my kids ages.
You can find these picture frames at Hobby Lobby! If you don’t already know this store has the best selection of frames and almost always has 50% off every other week. Just check the online weekly ad be fore running there to get a frame! Trust me I have done that before when they weren’t on sale and I don’t exactly live close to a Hobby Lobby!
What do you think?!
Check out other projects I have done at the farmhouse like our half bathroom.
