I am so utterly charmed by this makeover from Kelley at Hello Boudreau! Here’s the recipe:
Purchase two plastic animals from Target for $1 each. Spray paint them gold. Prop them up against your books. Bam. Instant classy bookends that cost you $4. Kelly says, “for all you know they could be 10 lbs of solid brass!” Ha! She plans to fasten them to L-shaped wood stands for even more heft. Oh man, these really make me smile. I think I’m going to do this today!
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7 Comments
AJ
December 14, 2011 at 1:22 AMThis is so funny. I have some of those very same animals in my closet waiting for me to do the exact same thing. Except I was thinking ORB or white.
Mummy Maggie
December 14, 2011 at 6:16 AMThose look amazing in gold! WOW!
SK
December 14, 2011 at 7:37 AMreally awsome! when my boy is old enough to play with toys like these I WILL steel them from him and do the same 😀
Comeca Jones
December 14, 2011 at 2:15 PMCool!
The Funky Dot
December 14, 2011 at 4:15 PMThe best is… they make noise! LOVE these! I might go home & steal my 4 year old’s toys 🙂
Emily
December 14, 2011 at 4:31 PMOooh…poke a small hole in the bottom of a foot and fill them with plaster and they might be heavy enough on their own to support some books.
Chris
May 9, 2012 at 7:06 AMIt’s awesome!!! Well I gonna try to paint my animal toys. lol