Painting old books for decor

Love the look of vintage farmhouse-inspired home decor but don't want to spend a lot of money? Learn how to chalk paint old books for just pennies!

DIY to turn your hardback books into vintage style decor. It's a simple project with gorgeous results! Got books? You can do this with hot glue, Mod Podge, va…

This is a guide to decoupaging a dresser. Learn how to makeover a dresser with old book pages, by following this step-by-step Hometalk tutorial.

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I want to share how I used some old books and added some paper decoupage to get a colorful addition to my Spring Mantel. I have shared with you in the past few weeks the

Do you like making a stylish statement while indulging your reading obsession? Then you’re going to love these quick and easy DIY linen book covers.

Hand painted, one of a kind mini art work. These beautiful flowers are painted on an old book page using quality Windsor and Newton watercolors. This floral painting could be used for junk journals, scrapbooks, handmade greeting cards, epherma projects and much more. It measures 2 3/4 x 4 1/4

DIY Large Wall Art: Deer Book Art made with old books as the canvas. Easy, no painting skill required just transfer the pattern and fill in with paint. Yesterday I revealed my Rustic Scandinavian Dining Room, after taking part in the six week One Room Challenge. One of the highlights of the reveal was sharing...Read On →

I like old books, however I haven't come across those really beautiful vintage leather bound books.Feeling crafty one day I decided to paint, stamp and distress a few Dollar Store and thrift store books. The books were random hard backs, I tried to stick with the ones that had a dark cover because I could use that to help distress the books. This is a sample of the books in their original condition. I painted them in multiple layers of gray and white paint wiped it back with a wet cloth…