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DIY Bookends: Gold Dipped Numbers {DIY in 30}

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Today, I have another “DIY in 30” project to share with you. The 30 minute projects are some of my favorite because they show you that not all DIY has to be scary, time-consuming or cost a lot of money. These DIY bookends were a cinch to make and they make a fun statement in the home office

DIY Bookends - Looking for some fun bookends that don't cost a ton of money? These Gold Dipped Number DIY Bookends are easy to make and make a statement wherever you place them.

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Supplies Needed To Make Gold Dipped Number DIY Bookends:

Wood Numbers 

Gold Modern Masters Paint

Dark Walnut Minwax Stain

Scarp Wood 

Drill

Screws

I picked up these wood numbers at a yard sale this past summer because I love numbers. I don’t know what it is about them, but numbers can be a lot of fun when you add them to your decor. They can represent whatever you want them too or they don’t have to represent anything. I just grabbed the four numbers they had and knew I would find a fun project for them.

DIY Bookends - Looking for some fun bookends that don't cost a ton of money? These Gold Dipped Number DIY Bookends are easy to make and make a statement wherever you place them.

To make these wood numbers DIY bookends, I first stained them with Dark Walnut Minwax Stain. (I used the 2 and the 5 for the bookends, but stained the other numbers to so I could add them to our home in other places. 

DIY Bookends - Looking for some fun bookends that don't cost a ton of money? These Gold Dipped Number DIY Bookends are easy to make and make a statement wherever you place them.

Once that dried, I painted the bottom portion of the number with Gold Modern Masters Paint.

DIY Bookends - Looking for some fun bookends that don't cost a ton of money? These Gold Dipped Number DIY Bookends are easy to make and make a statement wherever you place them.

Then, Matt cut scrap wood from the garage in about 3″ pieces to screw into the back of each of the number.

I painted the scrap wood with the gold paint as well.

DIY Bookends - Looking for some fun bookends that don't cost a ton of money? These Gold Dipped Number DIY Bookends are easy to make and make a statement wherever you place them.

DIY Bookends - Looking for some fun bookends that don't cost a ton of money? These Gold Dipped Number DIY Bookends are easy to make and make a statement wherever you place them.

Viola! I have some great bookends that incorporate some fun numbers in the office! 

DIY Bookends - Looking for some fun bookends that don't cost a ton of money? These Gold Dipped Number DIY Bookends are easy to make and make a statement wherever you place them.

This project took less than thirty minutes to make and I used products I already had on hand. 

DIY Bookends - Looking for some fun bookends that don't cost a ton of money? These Gold Dipped Number DIY Bookends are easy to make and make a statement wherever you place them.

The DIY bookends look so great on the bookshelf makeover we did. We turned plain bookshelves into custom ones in only a few steps. You can read how we did it here

Do you have any numbers in your decor? If so, do the numbers stand for anything?

Don’t have time to DIY your own bookends? I found some great options online:


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DIY Bookends - Looking for some fun bookends that don't cost a ton of money? These Gold Dipped Number DIY Bookends are easy to make and make a statement wherever you place them.

If you like these DIY Bookends, you will also like these other easy projects:

Repurposed Arrow Art

DIY Succulents Planter

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