DIY Wall Letters in Shabby Chic Look

DIY Wall Letters in Shabby Chic Look

With this creative idea, you can unite two interior design trends! On the one hand, it’s become hip these days to interrupt the “ordinary” wall design (paintings, pictures, shelves) with sheer letters and to draw attention that way. On the other hand, you’ll be using shabby chic, a trend derived from the English cottage style that has become very popular in recent years. Learn how to create wall letters in the shabby chic style!

Difficulty Level For ambitious hands
Duration 60

Video tutorial

DIY wall letter in shabby chic look

We need:

letters out of cardboard about 17 cm high crafting colours in 4 different shades of grey bright to dark painting brush painting surface kitchen paper adhesive putty

How it's done:

Overview of materials needed for diy wall letters in the shabby chic look
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We need: letters out of cardboard about 17 cm high, crafting colours in 4 different shades of grey bright to dark, painting brush, painting, surface, kitchen paper, adhesive putty

Paint the first letter grey
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Paint one letter one shade of grey. Start with the second brightest shade of grey for the first word.

Wipe the brush dry
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Put the paint brush into the brightest colour and wipe it off onto a kitchen paper until the brush is dry.

Brush the edges white
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Keep brushing firmly on the edges in order for letters get brighter.

Take the adhesive putty
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Take the adhesive putty out of the sheet.

Note: To ensure that the shabby chic letters will stick reliably and permanently to the wall, we recommend that you use adhesive putty. With this adhesive putty, you can quickly affix the shabby chic letters. And should that word become boring after a while, you can effortlessly take down the letters because it can be removed without any trace.

Knead the adhesive putty
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Knead the adhesive putty and roll the it to a little ball.

Apply adhesive putty to the letters
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Firmly press the adhesive putty onto the back of the letters.

Press letters to wall
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Position and press the shabby chic letters on the wall.

Enjoy your wall letters in the shabby chic look!
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For extraordinary decoration ideas, you don’t have to empty your wallets. Instead, you can do all of that yourself!