Aged Books and Corbels

Using old books I picked up from goodwill and corbels from Lowe's. Turned into a quick and inexpensive DIY to add character to any area.

Time: 1 Hours Cost: $20 Difficulty: Easy

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The corbels are from Lowe's

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I used Minwax stain in Provincial to stain the corbels

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Let dry

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While the corbels were drying I took the covers off the books

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I used white acrylic paint and painted the outside of the books

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Using the same white paint I painted the corbels. It took about three coats to get the color I wanted

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I used dark antiquing wax and aged the corners and edges

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I added more white to the edges to lighten up the “aged”

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Once the books were good and dried I tied them together with jute twine

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