Valentine’s Day Home Decor from Heart Cake Pans

As I was going through my Valentine’s Day projects, I realized that every single one was red and/or pink. And while that’s not exactly shocking (it IS V-day, after all), I wanted to switch it up and go in an industrial decor direction using some heart cake pans I found while thrifting. My plan? To create some Valentine’s Day home decor that were a little more unique and less frilly.

And yes, you’re right- I *have* upcycled cake pans before! But that project was quite different (AND had a secret element underneath)…

Back to these heart shaped pans, though. They were kind of icky (as old baking pans tend to get) but I wasn’t scared off. A good cleaning and some spray paint later would take care of that.

To get the industrial farmhouse decor that I was envisioning, though, I would need to layer in other masculine elements. And these wooden hearts were perfect!

The final layer would include some vintage drawer handles that I received from T4T Thrift Shop!

They are one of my favorite thrift stores (and charitable organizations). If you’re ever in the Tempe, Arizona area, please check them out!

Speaking of which, the vintage drawer handles inspired a silly name for this project. I’ll share it at the end of this tutorial!

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Heart Decorations for Valentine’s Day Home Decor

So, let’s get to it!

First, I drilled two small holes in each of my heart shape cake pans. This would allow me to attach the wooden hearts from the back of the pans with screws.

Next, I spray painted the baking pans.

Had they not been as icky-sticky as they were, I probably could have skipped this step. But a couple of light coats of this galvanized spray paint seemed like a good way to “seal out” that icky-ness. 

And, of course, it’s the perfect spray paint for industrial farmhouse decor!

While the paint dried, I drilled holes in the center of each wooden plaque that were big enough to stick the dresser pulls in.

Then, I stained the wooden hearts with Briarsmoke stain. You may recall seeing me use this wood stain before in this blog post about French farmhouse decor.

The heart decorations were coming together. Next, it was time to assemble everything!

Heart Cake Pans and Vintage Drawer Handles

I let everything “cure” overnight and then lightly sanded the wooden hearts to distress them a bit. All my layers of industrial farmhouse decor were now ready to be assembled into DIY Valentine decorations!

To keep it simple, I first used this kind of super glue to attach the vintage drawer handles to the wooden hearts.

Then, I attached the wooden hearts to the heart shape cake pans with screws. That, of course, created bumps on the back of the heart decorations.

So, I cut out hearts in grey felt and stuck them to the undersides of my heart decorations with double-sided tape. This would keep the screw heads from scratching the wall (if hung up) or a table surface (if laid flat).

And that was it! Ready to see how the heart decorations turned out?

Valentine’s Day Home Decor from Heart Cake Pans

Think of these as those heart shaped chocolate boxes that were frilly and lacy- but in an industrial decor kind of way.

Let me tell you- my husband LOVES how they turned out. He joked that if it were a box filled with chocolates, he would have bought it right away.

And maybe it’s a silly project, but it was a fun challenge to step away from red and pink decor for Valentine’s Day and go in a more rustic home decor direction.

OH! That silly pun I was talking about. Well…I think these heart decorations should be called “Love Handles”.

Get it?? Because of the vintage drawer handles? Besides, maybe the term “love handles” needs a more positive spin…

Interested in another easy upcycling idea for Valentine’s Day? These trinket boxes from the thrift store may be just what you are looking for.

And if you enjoyed this upcycling idea for Valentine’s Day decor with an industrial twist, then this collection of repurposing ideas for industrial home decor is just what you’ve been looking for!

Craft on!

S

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