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Flickr Find: Jumpstarting Continues With a Sideboard Transformation

atla022708_saidalice.jpgJanuary Jumpstart might be well over, but ATLA reader saidalice found inspiration from my very own Jumpstart project and transformed a ho-hum Ikea Tobo sideboard with a few sheets of wood grain contact paper and a panel of Braille Inhabit Wall Flats into something a lot more eye-catching. Great job!

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Does the braille actually say something, or is it just a pattern?

posted by Lisa Hunter on 2008-02-27 16:51:56
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what a cute sideboard! And what funny timing ... I just bought that same fan today!

posted by ridge_van_winkle on 2008-02-27 17:16:45
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Does anyone know where that faux-antler wall hanging from? I've seen others like it, but I'd be interested in knowing where this one is from.

posted by pbarlow on 2008-02-27 18:42:40
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I've seen faux-antlers like that before on urban outfitters.

Great job, this looks beautiful! And I'm so jealous of your brick.

posted by st@cy on 2008-02-27 18:52:16
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This sideboard looks great! I'm looking for storage of about this size, too.... you've inspired me!

posted by greer on 2008-02-27 19:03:49
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Terrific job! It looks great! Definitely going to try something similar myself! By the way, where did you get that really cool looking fan?

posted by suzy8track on 2008-02-27 20:42:12
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My knowledge of Braille is limited, so it very well could say something -- unfortunately if it does, it was unplanned. (Actually, I think my initials are in there, but I could be wrong.) :)

The antlers! I was just asked about these. They're actually a vintage set my parents had in the garage (no one in my family hunts--yuck, so I don't know where they're from), but then I just spray painted them white. (A cheap solution if you don't want to pay a lot and can find them thrifting.)

The fan is a "Vintage" Vornado. (Please note the quotation marks, as it's only called "vintage" by the company and is not actually vintage.)

posted by gretchen on 2008-02-28 10:06:27
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This looks superb. I have been thinking of doing a makeover on something using woodgrain contact paper but I have nothing to do it on (funny enough). I'm going to buy something one day just so I can test my skills.

posted by orangejuce on 2008-02-28 10:44:54
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suzy, I also have that fan. You can order it at J&R's website (and I'm sure other places as well), www.jandr.com. I think it was a bit under $100. I love it, although it's a bit noisier than their plastic fans.

posted by greer on 2008-02-29 10:13:42
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