50's Metal Hamper Make Over!

Today's Tuesday Tale is going to be about a plain vintage metal hamper with great 'bones' and how it became a great beauty and found a new home where it was wanted and loved.  When I found this hamper it was a little plain, even boring, as seen in the before picture to the right.  The touch up paint had left it randomly mottled, and not very attractive.

I found it at the Acorn Antique show a couple of weeks ago for a mere $20, and admired its roomy size.  The hamper I have been using in my bathroom, was anything but roomy.  Of course I was also charmed by its wonderful metal mesh design.

Now all it needed was a good coat of paint, which was accomplished while watching a romantic DVD with my DH.  And then, since I have roses as an accent in my aqua bathroom, I thought roses decoupaged on top would be perfect.

And speaking of perfect, the perfect place to find such a bit of art, is at Graphics Fairy.  (You can see the graphic I used, before trimming, at the bottom of this post)  After decoupaging the roses in the center of the lid, I drew a line around the edge with a ruler and a pink permanent marker.  In the fifties, when this hamper was likely made, this sort of 'pin striping' was very common, and after seeing it completed, I thought it looked very fifties.  A coat of spray varnish is all it needed to make it water proof for a happy life in the bathroom.

Here it is as an element of my bathroom.  I was charmed with how it turned out.  Thank you for coming along and sharing my little project.