2.10.2011

PB Knock Off...


While impulsively rearranging my living room, I ended up pushing two "hand-me-down" shelves together to create a 8' long entertainment/toy organizer/storage unit. The problem..The long 8' of empty wall above. I really wanted something the same length of the shelves and something large. My mind drifted back to something I saw in PB's recent catalog...
Eight feet long, neutral, not to distracting from the t.v below - What's not to love about it? Oh Yeah the $300 price tag.
But would I pay $300 for this...No. Sorry PB, but How hard could it be to make something similar? Not very!



Want to know how you can do it too? Stay tuned for a tutorial! I have to go now.....nap time is almost over (sigh).

Tutorial here
This is not used to create the SAME picture from PB, but something like it - inspired by what I saw at PB. The image I used is from LIFE magazine online. These "reproductions" are NOT for sale.
I am linking here and here
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45 comments:

  1. PammaFebruary 13, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    Great look...you say it's easy, but, I don't know.....
    ~Pam
    pamspaintparlor.typepad.com

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  2. A Vintage VineFebruary 14, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    Looks great! WOW big job, but so worth it! Visiting from Dittle Dattle!

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2011 at 6:05 PM

    looks good. Someone else has done the same thing as well. http://honeyandmaplesyrup.blogspot.com/2011/01/dining-room-map-art.html

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  4. ErinFebruary 15, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    Yes, tutorial please!!!

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  5. Miss ObaraFebruary 15, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    WOW!! That looks fabulous...you did a great job! I can't help but think that a tutorial still won't help me! LOVE IT!

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  6. Restorative LivingFebruary 15, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    This looks fantastic! Wow! You've got skills! :)

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  7. KimFebruary 15, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    This is wonderful, my husband is so into planes and would love this.

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  8. DonnieFebruary 15, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    That is really good. Very modern looking.

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  9. DIYbyDesignFebruary 15, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    I featured your project today. I just opened the link for this week's party. Hope you join in the fun.

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  10. UnknownFebruary 15, 2011 at 7:27 PM

    I just found you over at Judy's blog and i have to say WOW you are one talented woman.... I am now one of your followers ... come over and visit sometime.

    Pattie

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  11. willowbird35February 16, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    That looks fantastic! You did a wonderful job! I caught your feature on Stephanie's Under the Table and Dreaming blog. I joined as a follower! Would love it if you joined my blog too! :) Karen

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  12. Jena @ Involving Color and HomeFebruary 16, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    This looks great! Looking forward to seeing how you did it. I'm so glad I came across your blog. I'm a new follower.

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  13. Kim @ Savvy Southern StyleFebruary 16, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    Oh my that is fantastic. Thanks for joining the party. I look forward to how you made that.

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  14. JessFebruary 17, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    Just wanted to let you know I featured this today on FTF! Thanks for linking and grab a Featured button if you would like!

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  15. Deneen@dreaming-n-colorFebruary 18, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    Wow this looks great! Very creative!
    dreaming-n-color.blogspot.com

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  16. UnknownFebruary 18, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    Holly Molly this is so cool!!! I can't wait to see the tutorial!! I am your newest follower! Come check out my crafty blog at http://www.craftycagirl.blogspot.com

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  17. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2011 at 9:57 PM

    LOVE this - may have to try it as a gift for my pilot brother!

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  18. Connie the crafterbugFebruary 20, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    I would love to find out how you did this. Amazing!

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  19. Carrie @ Dittle DattleFebruary 20, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    Oh so fabulous! Thank you for linking up to "Amaze Me Monday" blog party. I will be featuring you on this weeks "Amaze Me Monday" starting later tonight. Thanks for sharing!

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  20. The DudeFebruary 21, 2011 at 11:19 PM

    <-- My husband email account ! :) I am literally working on this project as I type! Two logistical questions: how did you get the entire grid of papers to line up properly? Also, the home depot by me does not have a burnt sienna paint or glaze; approximately what color would you recommend? I don't want it to be crazy dark... If you could respond as soon as possible, it would help a ton. Thanks,

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  21. Melissa@thecre8tiveoutletFebruary 22, 2011 at 7:13 AM

    The Dude,
    When you put your images together just "eyeball" it. I had a tube of Burnt Sienna (try an art store) Then just add some water - very watered down - try this out on scrap paper first!
    Good Luck!

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  22. Melissa@thecre8tiveoutletFebruary 22, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    Hi Melissa~ Thank you for posting the Plane Project that you did!!!! I started working on mine yesterday and printed off your pics and wanted to let you know that you are missing pieces 15 and 24 from the grid. You have 2 of image 13. I made it work by altering 13 a little for the missing 15, so I'm really happy with how it turned out, but thought you may want to know. I hope this doesn't come across as ungrateful, because I am very grateful that you did the tile work for us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

    I recieved this email this morning....I will be fixing the grid images today! (If the grid square was pure white with no images I did leave it out!)

    Thanks for letting me know any problems you may run into. This way I can make improvements for those to come!
    Melissa

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  23. CookieFebruary 23, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    Wow very cool! Found this over at the Lettered Cottage! Hey can I ask what color paint you have on the wall...I am looking for something similiar and this looks nice! If you can just post it on my blog if you have time...Thanks! Cookie

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  24. angieFebruary 23, 2011 at 6:20 PM

    wow, very impressive looking! great job!

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  25. RoeshelFebruary 25, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    I love when inspiration = DIY success! Great job! It's awesome!

    Roeshel

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  26. SimplegirlFebruary 25, 2011 at 10:28 PM

    That is a great DIY project! Great job and thank you for sharing the tutorials. Saw it on Tater Tots and Jello.

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  27. JoDee PhillipsFebruary 26, 2011 at 12:10 AM

    I love this!!!! I so want to try and copy you! My son would love this in his room--but I'm not sure if I can knock-it off as well as you1 You seriously did an amazing job!

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  28. Fowl Single FileFebruary 26, 2011 at 8:06 PM

    It's awesome! Intimidating for the likes of me, but awesome all the same!

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  29. KeiraMarch 5, 2011 at 10:59 AM

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  30. AnonymousMarch 8, 2011 at 6:20 AM

    what types of paint were used for the project?

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  31. Melissa@thecre8tiveoutletMarch 8, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    Most of the color in the plane is transfered (via printer ink!)
    I used white and antique white - latex wall paint
    and for the aged look I brushed a watered down "burnt sienna" over the entire piece.

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  32. Kim @ Too Much TimeApril 28, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    Hands Down....Best Knock Off EVER!

    kim
    www.kim-toomuchtimeonmyhands.blogspot.com

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  33. JuliaAugust 16, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    hello! very good project, you are amazing!!
    America it's amazing, thank you very much :)
    from french
    Julia

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  34. Ginger @building sand castles in the windJanuary 6, 2012 at 10:26 AM

    I am a beginner on these projects so my question might be dumb but...why a grid? Why not just the whole picture (in 4 sections like PB) and have each section blown up to 24x24 amd then transfer with mod podge to each individual section of wood? I know I must be missing something but wondering just the same?! lol...thanks
    Ginger

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  35. Melissa@thecre8tiveoutletJanuary 10, 2012 at 7:58 PM

    Ginger,
    Good question! I didn't go that route for $$$ reasons, but it is a great idea! In fact you could have the image blown up to 24x24 and just modge podge the actual image front side up. Then you could go back with paint or sand paper and add a distressed look!
    -Melissa

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    1. Farmgirl916February 21, 2012 at 9:49 AM

      I've been looking everywhere for that image on Life and can't find it! I would like to reproduce something like this but in a smaller form. I can't seem to use the cut up version you provided. Could you direct me to the whole image so I can fit it to full page print outs (kinda like Ginger was talking about)?

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  36. AnonymousMarch 6, 2012 at 8:01 PM

    melissa, I am set on trying this myself but i ran into the same problem. Image 15 is not in the photobucket that you made. I can try to improvise but hope that you have this available! I appreciate what you do!

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    1. Melissa@thecre8tiveoutletMarch 6, 2012 at 8:28 PM

      Sorry!!! It's here...
      http://thecre8tiveoutlet.blogspot.com/2011/02/15-this-missing-link.html

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  37. AmberMay 2, 2012 at 9:23 AM

    I LOVE your plane picture! It turned out really, really great. I would put this in my son's room for sure!
    amber

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  38. LisaMay 17, 2012 at 8:14 AM

    I am struggling w/the link to the picture and printing it...can you help? When i click the link, it takes me to your photos, but i can't do anything from there.
    Thank you! lisac_99@hotmail.com

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  39. jbhall18May 17, 2012 at 1:38 PM

    I am having the same problem as Lisa. I want to make the pictures smaller to fit two 2X6 planks for my son's room. I can't find a way to print or resize it. Thank you so much. You did an amazing job!!!

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  40. UnknownSeptember 19, 2012 at 2:41 PM

    I love your work! Unfortunately I am not able to find the link to print the photos to transfer :( I have already painted my boards and realized that I can only find the link to the missing image 15.

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  41. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2013 at 2:26 PM

    Thanks for the tutorial! I am a college football fan and used a picture of my home stadium of Washington for it. Worked great! As to above, I used regular paper printed from my printer and then let it sit overnight till scrubbing off the paper.

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  42. PilotGirlieMarch 7, 2013 at 1:12 PM

    Am I doing something wrong? When I print your numbered photos out on 8.5" x 11" paper, it's very pixelated and has two black borders on the left and right side and a light gray one on the left side only. Also, will a laser printer work on the image transfer? THANKS!

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  43. Chris and LeslieNovember 16, 2013 at 10:17 PM

    I am trying to print the images from my computer at home. I don't see how to print them directly from photobucket...can someone tell me how this was done? Thanks in advance

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