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DIY Home Décor: Equestrian Bookends

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September 20, 2012 By Rose Fine Crafts 3 Comments

Great DIY Idea for Kids Bedroom Furniture.

That time of the year again that you are cleaning up that overflowing toy cabinet and are spritzing up the kids bedrooms, be that with new kids furniture and home décor accessories??!

Well, here’s an idea for you: make yourself a set of sophisticated ‘grown-up’ equestrian bookends from your old kid toys.

I love this so much, I want to go hunt for some moms with boys who have outgrown their plastic toy animals. Heck, I’ll buy the whole play farm of them!!

 

kids furniture

photo credit: D and K from ClaimingOurSpace.

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Yes, these equestrian bookends can be interpreted as modern or whimsical, depending on other room décor accents.

 

My Quick 1,2,3 How-to Instructions

  1. Made with a simple plastic toy horse, cut in two;
  2. Gorilla-glued it onto two pieces of wood that were nailed together in L-shape; and
  3. Spray-painted lime green. Well, actually, it was Krylon Ivy Leaf – green. I made it look lime green, as I thought that would look more fun.

Love it.

 

Photo credit & detailed tutorial on how to make this at: http://www.claimingourspace.com/2012/08/plastic-horse-bookends-guest-post.html

 

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Filed Under: Home Accessories Tagged With: Animal crafts, bedroom, Crafts w/ Recycled Materials, home decor, kids furniture



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  1. K @ Claiming Our Space says

    September 20, 2012 at 11:58 am

    Thanks for featuring my bookends!

  2. Lindi Turnipseed says

    September 5, 2016 at 8:09 pm

    how did you cut the horse in two?

  3. Rose Fine Crafts says

    September 8, 2016 at 8:34 am

    • Hi Lindi, the simple answer it that the horse is cut into two with a hook saw.
    • For full details on how these equestrian bookstands are made, please do click the link in the article to the tutorial.

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