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February 11, 2015 by Bre

Plumbing Pieces Kitchen Art – Monthly DIY Challenge

Whew! It’s time for another Monthly DIY Challenge! Can you believe it? I sure can’t! (In case you’re new here, some blogger friends and I team up to share projects with a common theme on the second Wednesday of each month. You can check out all of the projects, which are linked at the bottom of this post!)

This month we had to use plumbing pieces.  [Insert LOUD, annoying, negative buzzer sound here.]  plumbing_graphic

I am NOT a fan of plumbing pieces. They scare me. They took me outside of my comfort zone (aka any aisle in Michaels). I was a TOTAL fish out of water** on this one, folks. Literally, I was wandering the aisles of the home improvement store looking at all of this plumbing stuff, just praying that NOBODY would ask me if I needed help. I didn’t want to be like “Oh yeah, I’m just browsing.” ‘Cause who browses for plumbing pieces?! Awkward.

Luckily there were no helpful sales associates at the store that day, so I sucked it up and did the best I could on my own.  I found some cool looking copper pipe straps and used them in a piece of DIY art for my kitchen.

Average But Inspired shows you how to make unique art for your kitchen using copper pipe straps, wooden utensils and some paint!

SUPPLIES

To make this, I used the following supplies:

  • Copper pipe straps
  • Optional: White vinegar & table salt (if you want to gently age the copper pipe straps)
  • 12″ x 12″ piece of plywood
  • Wood stain
  • Americana Decor Chalky Finish paint in white
  • Americana Multi-Surface paint in Blue Bird, Apple Green, and Vanilla Shake (mixed together)
  • Americana Decor Creme Wax in Brown
  • Wooden kitchen utensils
  • Upholstery tacks

DIRECTIONS

First I placed my copper pipe straps into a bowl of salt and vinegar in an effort to artificially age them a bit.  I let them sit there for about six hours.  There are many methods of aging copper if you do a Google search, but this used ingredients I had on hand so I went with it.  It didn’t age them a lot, but that was OK for this project.  Plumbing Pieces - Aging Pipe StrapsPlumbing Pieces - Aged Hardware

While my pipe straps were soaking, I stained my 12″ x 12″ piece of plywood.  Plumbing Pieces - stain board
And after the stain dried, I dry brushed the entire board with a coat of white Americana Decor Chalky Finish paint.  Plumbing Pieces - Whitewash Board
I then painted plain bamboo kitchen utensils with a mix of Americana Multi-Surface paint. Once they dried, I lightly applied a layer of Americana Decor Creme Wax in deep brown to give the utensils an aged look.   Plumbing Pieces - Paint Spoons Plumbing Pieces - Age the Spoons
Next up, I freehand painted the word “Eat” on the plywood. I used the white Americana Decor Chalky Finish paint again for a tone-on-tone look. Plumbing Pieces - EAT
Once that dried, I marked where I wanted my pipe straps to be and got to work hammering them into place. This was the most difficult part of the whole process because I am totally incapable of hammering a nail in straight. So nothing really lines up despite my best efforts, but oh well. Let’s pretend that’s part of the charm of the piece, shall we?Average But Inspired shows you how to make unique art for your kitchen using copper pipe straps, wooden utensils and some paint!

Well now that you’ve seen what I created using plumbing pieces, make sure to check out what my very talented friends created as well!  You can click on the pictures below to be taken to each project.

Pipe Strap Kitchen Art
DIY Steel Pipe Hooks
Industrial Pipe Toilet Paper Dispenser
Industrial Pipe Floor Lamp
Faucet Wall Hooks
DIY PVC Pipe Table
PVC Desk Organizer
DIY Bedroom Canopy
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**My husband will tell you that this is surprising. He contends that I must be an expert plumber because I regularly suffer from the age-old problem that accompanies low-rise jeans – – – plumbers’ crack.

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Seana Turner

You are so creative, Bre. So many good ideas!! Kitchens are a great place to add a touch of whimsical art:)

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Breanna

Breeeee this is so cute! For not ever using plumbing pieces, you rocked it!

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Amy | Canary Street Crafts

Too cute, Bre!! I love the color you mixed up for the utensils too!

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Kristi

How creative!!! LOVE the colours you chose!

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Kendra @ www.joyinourhome.com

Love it Bre! What a neat idea! Plumbing pieces was totally out of my comfort zone too! But it was fun 🙂

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Katie @ Little House of Four

This is such a cute idea! I LOVE the mint and copper together.

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Christina @ Operation Home

What a creative idea! This came out so cute!! I love it!! 🙂

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Angela @ Simply Beautiful By Angela

Oh my I love this!! What a creative idea 🙂

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Tara @ Anything & Everything

Bre, I love this! Then colors and everything! So creative my friend!

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Kelly

This would look so great in my house! Excellent tutorial. Thanks for sharing the specific paints you used. Pinned!

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Meredith @ The Palette Muse

Oh my gosh, I love this! Those copper fittings just make the whole thing POP! Pinning, and heading off to Home Depot… 🙂

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Jenna

So cute! love the plumbing hardware, super idea!

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Brittany

What a creative idea! I love the look of copper. You would have never known you were “out of your comfort zone”! I think I need to make one for my kitchen! Love love love this idea! Pinned!

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Angela, blue i style

This is adorable! I’d love you to come link up with us at The Creative Circle! http://blueistyle.blogspot.com/2015/02/TheCreativeCircleWeek2.html

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Paul @ eco stores

Love the coat pegs, simple but effective. Thamks

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Shannon Churchill

This is so cute, Bre!! I want one in my kitchen now.:) Great work!

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Nicole B.

Bre, I LOVE how this turned out! SO cute! And my favorite colors! I had no idea you could age copper either! Thanks for the tip! 🙂

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Erica

This is super creative! I love the idea of using actual kitchen utensils in the art. And I have to say, I think copper + aqua might just be one of my new favorite combos! I had no idea they worked so well together 🙂

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Erin

Okay – so this is as cute as can be! I seriously might borrow this idea for a little wall in our kitchen!
I love the colours you chose too!

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Chelc | Inside the Fox Den

This is such a simple idea but makes a great art piece! Nice job!

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Samantha

Oh my word, I love this! You nailed it! Makes me want to wander down the plumbing aisle…definitely not something I ever thought I’d say! And, you cracked me up with your low rise jeans comment! Haha!

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