Our foyer is a special vortex of mischief for him. Turn your back for a second and he's grabbing keys, knocking coffee over, dumping my make-up case. All while I'm trying to get myself, his sister and he out the door in the morning.
A shelf! Yessss.
I love the contrast between raw wood and industrial hardware. It would also be an interesting addition to our traditional, old house.
Unfortunately a barn isn't falling down in my backyard, nor do I want to buy this raccoon-proof piece through a catalog. Time to go shopping in my shed!
Enter a piece of 2" by 10" wood from Home Depot that had been lounging around. Mostly used to load my husband's '67 Harley Sportster in and out of the bed of pick up trucks. That'll do nicely.
I used the standard cider vinegar and steel wool method, topping it off with some Minmax Finishing Wax in Natural. The brackets are plumbing fixtures in galvanized black. (I am a Chicago plumber's daughter after all).
More on the foyer transformation to come. Hint: the gray dresser is an Ikea Rast hack. Not raccoon proof but good for corralling 12 bottles of sunscreen.
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