Comments on: before and after: shirin’s trunk http://www.designsponge.com/2008/10/before-and-after-shirins-trunk.html Your home for all things Design. Home Tours, DIY Project, City Guides, Shopping Guides, Before & Afters and much more Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:57:24 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: hannah saxton http://www.designsponge.com/2008/10/before-and-after-shirins-trunk.html/comment-page-1#comment-329172 hannah saxton Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:01:49 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/10/before-and-after-shirins-trunk.html#comment-329172 wow looks great ! is the trunk wooden ? I'm wondering what type of surface it would need to be to take the paint ? Also what type of paint would you recommend ? wow looks great ! is the trunk wooden ? I’m wondering what type of surface it would need to be to take the paint ? Also what type of paint would you recommend ?

]]> By: colleen http://www.designsponge.com/2008/10/before-and-after-shirins-trunk.html/comment-page-1#comment-49390 colleen Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:13:07 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/10/before-and-after-shirins-trunk.html#comment-49390 love what you did with the letters. i got a great vintage letter by convincing some workmen on the street who were taking it down to give it to me. but i've been trying on ebay to buy more to spell something out in my kitchen. but they're so incredibly overpriced now. the best alternative seems to be to buy the fiberboard and wooden letters now being sold at michaels and distress/paint them yourself. they have pretty great typefaces and a great range of sizes. love what you did with the letters. i got a great vintage letter by convincing some workmen on the street who were taking it down to give it to me. but i’ve been trying on ebay to buy more to spell something out in my kitchen. but they’re so incredibly overpriced now. the best alternative seems to be to buy the fiberboard and wooden letters now being sold at michaels and distress/paint them yourself. they have pretty great typefaces and a great range of sizes.

]]> By: fabframes http://www.designsponge.com/2008/10/before-and-after-shirins-trunk.html/comment-page-1#comment-49372 fabframes Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:20:45 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/10/before-and-after-shirins-trunk.html#comment-49372 What a gorgeous color! What a gorgeous color!

]]> By: B in A http://www.designsponge.com/2008/10/before-and-after-shirins-trunk.html/comment-page-1#comment-49348 B in A Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:08:43 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/10/before-and-after-shirins-trunk.html#comment-49348 how nice. however if it was an LV I would consider leaving it old and crappy lol is that normal or sad? how nice.

however if it was an LV I would consider leaving it old and crappy lol is that normal or sad?

]]> By: Olga http://www.designsponge.com/2008/10/before-and-after-shirins-trunk.html/comment-page-1#comment-49335 Olga Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:30:08 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/10/before-and-after-shirins-trunk.html#comment-49335 This is really nice, I didn't even ever think of painting the many trunks we have, but now I see how cool it can look. The detailing stands out right away, does not dissapear as in the original. Congrats! This is really nice, I didn’t even ever think of painting the many trunks we have, but now I see how cool it can look.

The detailing stands out right away, does not dissapear as in the original.

Congrats!

]]> By: karina http://www.designsponge.com/2008/10/before-and-after-shirins-trunk.html/comment-page-1#comment-49334 karina Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:21:52 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/10/before-and-after-shirins-trunk.html#comment-49334 It looks fantastic !!! It looks fantastic !!!

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