Making Over a Remote Control Holder

Every now and then, I have the fun opportunity to work with a thrift store on a project. Usually, it’s a thrift store in my town, but in this case, it was one clear across the country. Treasures 4 Teachers in Arizona sent me a huge box of goodies to upcycle, which included a remote control holder.

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Now, over the years since I received this amazing box of goodies, I’ve upcycled several items. Perhaps most notably, I upcycled the retro floppy disk holder, which was hiding under the brass drawer pulls in the above photo.

This is what I turned that into: a tabletop greenhouse for seed starting!

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But anyway, today’s project is less a full-on repurpose and more of a makeover. And this remote caddy was going to be the star of the show!

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Let me show you what I did…

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Leaf Stencils for the Remote Control Holder

While there was nothing wrong with the plain pine(?) exterior of the remote caddy, I wanted it to be more interesting than that. So, the first thing I did was give it a paint job with a muted slate blue.

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After giving it two coats of blue paint, I set it aside to dry. When it was ready, I then assembled some more craft supplies: leaf stencils, metallic paints, stencil brushes, and painter’s tape.

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For the stenciling, I wanted an almost mottled look to the leaves, layering on different metallic paints. So, first, I taped the stencil to the remote control holder and began layering touches of gold, copper, and bronze.

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As I always do, I used as little paint as possible, wiping off nearly all the excess. And I used careful stippling motions as opposed to swirling the paint on. Because I didn’t want to *mix* the different paint colors, just layer them together.

When I was done, I removed the stencil and tape to see how it looked. And I loved it!

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There was just a hint of hologram effect if I moved the remote caddy in my hand. Courtesy of the different colors of metallic paint, which was just what I was hoping for. And trust me when I tell you that the photos don’t do it justice. The leaves really shimmer and change color in person.

Next, I did the same thing with another portion of the leaf stencil.

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Then, I repeated the process on the other side with different leaves on my leaf stencil.

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And that was it, my remote control holder had a brand new look. Now all I needed to do was give it a light coat of satin spray-on sealer/top coat and I’d be done.

Making Over a Remote Control Holder

This is such a simple makeover/upcycle, but I do really love the way the leaves look. So, if you’re looking to create any autumn decor in the future with leaf stencils, give this technique a try.

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It’d be lovely on fall signs or other decorations that can be stenciled. And it’s really just a matter of lightly stippling different metallic paints over each other until your happy with the look.

Here are some other blog posts of mine that may also interest you. Since my remote control holder is a little organizer for our TV room now, here are some other upcycled organization projects for different rooms in your home.

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And if you love to stencil your projects but are in a creative rut, this post is perfect for you. It’s full of examples of ideas for different surfaces to stencil on that aren’t plain wood.

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Craft on!

S

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