You guys have seen my Hexagon Wall Treatment, recently I shared these Hexagon Wall Hooks, and today I’m showing you another way to use the wooden hexagons we sell in our shop, Geometree Design. Since the shop opened a few months ago, it has been really fun to see some of the ways you guys are using the shapes! I created this 3D design using our hollow hexagon 5-pack:
I love the dimension it adds to my entry! Here’s how I made it:
1. I started with five of these unfinished wooden hexagons, cut from 1/4″ MDF.
2. I laid one of the hexagons flat on my work surface. This is the base. Then I took a second hexagon and placed it perpendicular to the base, lining of the sides to match. I attached it with hot glue.
3. I just repeated the process with the 3rd and 4th hexagons, attaching them to every other “side” on the base (6 sides of the hexagon base).4. When all 3 hexagons are attached, this is what it should look like. Now you are ready to glue the final hexagon, which will create the “top”…. directly opposite of the base.
When you are attaching the hexagons to one another, it is inevitable that a little bit of hot glue will squish out the sides! Just wipe it from the seams carefully, or scrape it off when it’s dry so you are left with a smooth, paintable surface. I chose to spray paint my 3-D hexagon with one of my favorite spring colors… Rustoleum Lemongrass.
When I was finished, I decided to add some contrast by painting the inside of the shape a different color. I chose a metallic silver craft paint that I had on hand, but you could also use spray paint if you had the front sides taped off really well! Before I started painting the silver, I used painters tape to cover the front and keep the lines really sharp.
Once the paint was dry, I removed the tape and it looked great!
You could totally use this to make a hanging light fixture! It would look so cool painted in copper!
I decided to use mine for an accent piece, (and planter for a very small succulent!)
This was a simple afternoon project and I love the final result. Check out OUR SHOP for more information on how you can order these hexagons (we also have triangles and arrows too!)
Look at how one of our customers, Jenny, updated her playroom:
Look at how one of our customers, Jenny, updated her playroom:
Didn’t it turn out cool?? Check out her blog and details here.
We’d love to see any of your projects insipred by our hexagons too!
Happy Friday!
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Love, love, love this project and the interest it added to your table.
Angela @ Number Fifty-Three