Since I never seem to find the time to paint lately, I figured I would go ahead and work on a commission.

A friend of mine ordered coat hanging racks for her two granddaughters.

Coat racks. Too plain, I thought. Not much scope for “zefiness”… So I started on the idea of a shelf with hooks.

I found some pallet table drawers online and they were just the thing!

In this pic, I have already removed the front drawer panel, leaving the finger pull hole.

I didn’t want a hole there, so I found some corks that fit and glued them in. Eventually, there will be pretty white knobs on the corks for hanging a scarf or cap. I ordered them but they haven’t arrived yet.

I began by painting the drawers pale pink. I then mixed up a lighter and a pinker batch to create an ombre.

I thought it was too pale, so I darkened the pink for the bottom slat. Now I wonder if it was better paler… oh well… It’s a process!

I also cut 2 bits of trim to act as a barrier to hold things safely on the narrow shelf. In the end I made the trims the palest pink to offset the brighter pink.

Once the paint was dry, and before putting on the shelf barriers, I added cute little critters to the slats. They are different but the same, if you know what I mean. They’re done in the different shades of pink with a black outline.

I added double under-shelf hooks to the bottom, I couldn’t find them in white, but they tie in nicely with the black outlines on the artwork.

Here they are with some of my recycled sock bunnies and one of my favourite shopping bags.

All in all, I’m pretty happy with how they turned out. Now I just need the cute, simple white flower knobs to arrive, and I can pack them up for shipping.

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