Mod Podge Musings

Last summer I was a Pinterest addict. Have you seen the pins that say how Pinterest has turned people’s homes into a house that looks old and like gypsies live there? Yeah, that’s where I was headed.

I had seen a lot about Mod Podge and decided to give it a whirl, trying to cover some old pieces we had around the house. It was an epic fail the first time. The Mod Podge got gloppy, it had runs in it, and my husband got an epic laugh.

So what did I do? Banish Mod Podge from existence in our home? Nope. I decided to redo my entire dresser.

My dressers were my mom’s dressers when she was young (family heirloom of sorts). But they definitely scream 1970s. I decided to give it a go, wanting to create some book page furniture to go with our black and white theme.

I spent literally an entire week covering my dresser. Not one for instructions, I just went for it. I put a coating of Mod Podge down, tore pages of a book out (I chose Twilight J), and haphazardly glued them down. Once I got the entire thing covered, I painted the handles, put a coating of sealant over it, and voila! A bookworm masterpiece.

So it’s definitely not perfect, but I love, love, love it! Our bedroom is turquoise, black, and white, so it fits with the color scheme. It’s also holding up . . .no loose pages or anything. I love when I spot a line from Twilight in the morning, too.

Have you made anything cool with Mod Podge? Let us know!

Lindsay Detwiler, Voice of Innocence