DIY Tiered Display Stand from Thrift Store Pieces – Trash to Treasure

Hi there, creative friend!  I hope you’re having a wonderful week so far.

Today is the 2nd installment of the monthly Trash to Treasure series with a few of my blogging friends – HERE are last month’s projects if you missed them.

One problem (is it really a problem though?) I have when I go thrifting is that I buy random inexpensive pieces and store them away knowing that “one day” I’ll do something cool with them.  These are the pieces that I started with for this project (probably a total of $7 spent):

Tip:  Use stable pieces – especially for the base and the candlesticks.  Also you don’t want the heaviest weight at the top.

I used my awesome E6000 (pretty much the strongest adhesive ever) to glue the pieces together as a DIY tiered display stand.

Here it is glued, but not very pretty yet~

I painted it with a couple coats of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Pure White and added a little clear wax for protection.

NOW it’s looking pretty.   😉

This tiered stand can be used for displaying desserts, fruit, greenery, ornaments at Christmas, etc.  It can also be used for storage – as you can tell, I filled it with some of my favorite accessories.

Here’s a before/after collage:

What do you think?

Thanks so much for visiting me for Trash to Treasure Tuesday!

– Jen, Girl in the Garage

Now go see what my friends have transformed for your inspiration – click each blog name for the After photos and tutorials…

Confessions of a Serial Do-it-Yourselfer:

Prodigal Pieces:

Artsy Chicks Rule:

Bless’er House:

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Here’s a project similar to my DIY tiered stand that you might like:

DIY bracelet stand made from unexpected supplies