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I love a good upcycle (that’s actually what I started this blog to share, back in the day) — especially when it’s something random that would probably be junked, that can be saved and made into something new. Our next Holiday Guest repurposed old ceiling fan blades and some other “junk” into…
an amazing decorative airplane!
Read below for the details of Keri’s upcycled “junk” airplane and keep an eye curbsite for these other things you can upcycle:
books (with no damage to classics!)
and of course, old windows (see this here)
Here’s Keri to knock your socks off with her creative skills!
Hi! I’m Keri, blogger at Repurposing Junkie. I love repurposing and refinishing different projects. Everything I see takes on a different shape and idea of what it could be. In other words, I see potential in things. Some of my projects include, turning a faucet handle into a towel holder, repurposing a variety of materials into a toilet paper holder, and an early project on the blog- repurposing an electric guitar.
The project I’m sharing with you, Remodelaholics, started out when I took down some ceiling fan blades, from a fixture in our kitchen, and stashed them away waiting for inspiration. It wasn’t until I saw my daughter playing with a toy plane, that I knew those ceiling fan blades were destined to be repurposed into an airplane.
I looked for things that would work together to make an airplane. I found a gutter piece that was perfect for the body of the plane. My husband bent it on one end to make it look like the back of a plane.
A piece from an old antenna was used for the back wing.
A cap from an old chandelier was used for the front of the plane.
This piece of threshold trim was used as the front propeller.
Most of the pieces were painted red.
Two pieces from an old post were used as tires. Another piece of threshold trim was ripped and used to make the landing gear.
Now that I had all the pieces it was time to construct the airplane. I attached the threshold trim to the chandelier cap, using a 1/4″x 2″ bolt and 1/4″ nut, to make the front propeller piece,.
My husband drilled through the back of the gutter, and attached the back wing to the body of the plane, using a bolt and wing nut.
I screwed the wheels to the trim pieces to make the landing gear.
Before the wings could be attached to the body of the plane, I had to drill into the fan blades to make the existing openings 1/4″. I also measured, marked and drilled two more 1/4″ holes on the outer portion of the fan blades.
My husband measured and drilled 4 holes on each side of the gutter for the wing attachment. Four 3/4″ hooks were screwed into the gutter piece on both sides and locked on with a nut. Then a 6″ x 1/4″ bolt was threaded through the inner part of the fan blade, a nut was then screwed on until it reached the bottom of the top blade to keep the bolt in place. A nut and washer were put on the bolt, then the bolt was strung through the hook, then a washer and nut was put on to cap off the upper wing attachment. Another nut and washer was threaded on to the bolt, the bolt was put through the lower hook, and another washer and nut was screwed on to cap off the bottom wing attachment. A nut was put on the bottom of the bolt, then another fan blade was put on the bolt and capped off with another nut. This step was repeated 3 more times until the wings were attached to the body of the plane.
The outer portion of the wing was a bit easier to fasten together. A bolt was put through the top fan blade, a nut was threaded onto the bolt. Another nut was put on the bolt just enough to allow the bottom wing to be put on the bolt. Another nut then screwed on to cap off the outer wing system. This step was repeated 3 more times until the outer portion of the wings were secured.
My husband drilled 1 hole on each side of the gutter. The landing gear was then attached to the body of the plane using a bolt and nut.
Another piece of threshold trim was painted red and fastened onto the top wings, with a bolt and nut system, to act as a brace. A wooden block was placed in the front of the gutter piece to give the body of the plane a little more weight. Then the front propeller piece was hot glued on the front of the gutter.
This project only took a few days and that’s off and on as we had time to work on it (we have 3 little ones and a house remodel underway). The only thing we purchased were the hooks, nuts and bolts and paint, a total of about $15. I also referenced a book, The Color Encyclopedia of Incredible Airplanes by Phil Jarrett.
Here’s the final result:
I love how it turned out!!
We’ll hang the plane from the ceiling in our home, so those fan blades can fly once more.
Thanks for letting me share this repurposing project with you Remodelaholics!! 
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Keri, thank you so much for sharing with us! Your vision was amazing and it turned out AWESOME!
Remodelaholics, head over to Repurposing Junkie to see more from Keri (including more uses for ceiling fan blades!), and don’t miss her chalk painted upholstered bench!
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and the reviews of painted cabinets we gathered from some of our favorite bloggers here.
Hi, my name is Marie and I am so happy to be featured here on Remodelaholic having been inspired by Remodelaholic to repaint and update our dark kitchen and we are so happy with the result. My husband and I moved back home to Ireland from America with our three children sixteen years ago and made our new home here in County Clare.
While we lived in the USA I studied Interior Design and soon after graduation our three children were born (one in each state we lived in). They’re all grown up now which leaves me with a lot of free time to get back to my passion for all things Interior Design. So, here I am back again and our house is my target. After a decade and a half of decorating neglect it’s in serious need of updating so starting with the kitchen my blog is like my scrap book. It gives me motivation where I’m excited to post and share each ‘Before and After’ makeover project and also to get a ton of inspiration from other blogs out there. Let the fun begin!
First room to be redone was our Kitchen and here is a photo of the finished result..
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| The Peninsula is Annie Sloan Provence with Dark Wax but I am changing it to a Dark Grey like the French Doors and I would love Liscannor Slate tiles for the floor but that’s a job for another day..
Below is another before.. |
During..
It’s so important to spend time preparing to get a really professional result so filling in any nail holes or cracks is a must. Our walls were deep red so priming was also a must. After that it’s plain sailing. I bought Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in ‘Old White’ for the cabinets and we had Pavol, a family friend do the painting. He didn’t believe me at first that there was no need to sand when using the chalk paint you just need to wash the cabinetry first with sugar soap to remove any grease or grime from especially around the cooking area etc.
After..
It’s by no means finished. I’m in two minds whether to knock out the wall behind the kitchen table and put our main dining table there. There’s a long living room behind that wall so it would flow nicely from kitchen to dining room to living room. Plus there is a working fireplace in that room which we light all through the winter and it would be visible from the kitchen also making for a really cozy set-up! (That’s why I didn’t finish painting the table and chairs there- I really need to make my mind up!)
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Here are the Pine French Doors before being painted dark Grey and walls primed and ready for Parisian Cream by Dulux.
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| And here are some more after shots! |
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| Pavol took all the doors off to be painted and before the wainscoting went up we had an electrician install another set of electrical outlets as this spot gets so much use with laptops, phone charging not to mention electrical kitchen appliances. |
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| And here it is all prettied up with wainscoting installed and the doors back on. I just love it! |
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| I absolutely love all the brightness of our kitchen now but not wanting it to look too clinical I added in some rustic elements like lamps, baskets, terracotta and vintage planters etc.
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| I added a wing back chair here to create a cozy reading nook. |
And some little details to bring it all together..
It’s only Paint and new door handles but it feels like a brand new kitchen to us. Definitely worth it!
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| One more thing. Cats make great ornaments.. (just kidding-he legged it up there for safety when I was making to much fuss with the camera)
Thanks so much for looking, now to get started with the rest of the house .. |
Cost breakdown:
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Marie, thank you so much for sharing with us!
Remodelaholics, if you have a project you’ve been inspired by Remodelaholic to do, please send us pictures or tag #imaremodelaholic on Instagram! You can submit a brag post and pictures here, or if you have a blog, you can submit a post to be a featured guest here.
Be sure to check out Marie’s easy small-space spice rack here, too!
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