my neighbor (and friend) purchased the below wooden chest 16 years ago.  she decided it was time to let it go.  and i decided i would give it a makeover and use it for storage.

here is what the chest looked like before:

and here is what it looks like now…

I have several magazines around my apartment that i am saving for trashieART purposes.  they came in handy for this project and became the key element for this chests little facelift.  i carefully chose some photos from the magazines that spoke to me…a little dark and mysterious.

once i had my photos chosen, i simply cut them out, and sealed them to the wooden chest using clear medium glaze.  a thin layer on the wood itself, sticking the photos on…and then a layer over the photos….using my fingers to press out any air bubbles that might have accumulated under the magazine pictures.

and lastly, i had some red and black indian paint….and i mixed a small about of the black with the red to get a deep color…and painted a few of the wooden panels on the chest.  adding some color to top it off.

and voila:

trashieART.  it’s that easy.