PLASTOLUX “keep it modern” » Thrifting with George

One of my new years resolutions was to do a little more thrifting. I found a little old house turned antique shop, knowing full well it was not my flavor I took my chances. As I rounded a corner there he was George Washington with his little smirk. I thought it was a pretty cool picture but then moved on right out the front door. The next two days I couldn’t get this thing out of my mind. I went back hoping it was too expensive and I could just be done. George came home with me that day for $25. I quickly broke out the acrylic paints and went to town. I wanted to mess with the print itself but did a little hunting and found that it is from the 60’s and are pretty hard to find in this large size. I am sure it’s not worth much but I decided to leave it as is. Make the jump to see what happened to George.

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Comments ( 17 )

Love it!

troy.: Mar 12 10 at 8:26 am

This is really really great.

Kate: Mar 12 10 at 10:52 am

Love this! I think I saw it on Design Sponge this week? Anyway, it’s awesome and so are you for even thinking of this!

CapreeK: Mar 12 10 at 12:01 pm

love what you did with the frame. perfect.

dani: Mar 12 10 at 1:48 pm

Thanks everyone! it was fun to do

Tyler: Mar 12 10 at 2:34 pm

Wow. Clever.

Fiona: Mar 12 10 at 2:43 pm

Super yum

josimmomorgan: Mar 12 10 at 5:41 pm

That was a smart purchase and the way you transformed it is so clever. Congrats! Stan

Stan Williams -- The Elegant Thrifter: Mar 13 10 at 5:28 pm

Wow! That’s awesome!

Sakarina: Mar 14 10 at 8:22 pm

Fantastic, I love how it interacts with the objects next to the frame.

Brandon: Oct 23 10 at 10:33 am

Oh my nice! Such good ideas on this site!
Love it!
xx

DJinny: Dec 07 10 at 6:58 am

I think the fact that you didn’t change the basic print really makes this piece work.

This is so AMAZING on both design and pop culture levels. Awesome.

Jenn: Sep 02 11 at 11:05 am