Tag: Scales Update

I have a bathroom scale!  Got it for a wedding present almost 22 years ago.  It’s getting old, and dirty, and there is a crack across the glass, but hey, it still tells me my weight every time I want to know.  It’s been gauging my weight gain with me through seven pregnancies and my weight loss after seven pregnancies.  My scales and I have a great relationship.

So one day I was perusing through an old magazine and found this picture . . .. . . of a bathroom scale remodel!!!  They did it with fabric and painting and lots of other steps and it sounded really complicated.  And honestly, I didn’t really like the finished look, although I’m sure it was lovely back in the 90’s when the magazine was published!

But it got me thinking about a modern day version of a scale update, using some of my favourite things – scrapbook paper and mod podge!!!

So the first step (and the one that took the longest) was to choose some scrapbook paper!!!

This was difficult because we’re in the process of building a new home and I don’t know what colour my bathroom will be yet.  So I chose a neutral kinda vintage newsprint type paper that would probably look pretty good with anything.  And if it doesn’t, I can redo it!

I should also mention here that I did clean my scales a little before this big makeover!

I cut the paper to fit my scales and then used a scrap-booking corner rounder to make the corners match.

Then I used my exacto knife to carve out the scale part.  It easily cut around the grooves.

Don’t worry if you make a mistake like I did.  Once it’s all mod podged down, you’ll never notice!

Ooops!

I did a thin layer of mod podge under the paper and let it dry overnight.  The dryer the underneath layer, the less likely it is to get bubbles, especially if the paper is pretty thin.

This picture shows the top coat of mod podge.  I do it in a cross hatch pattern to make it look like canvas.  And I always choose matte finish over gloss.

When this coat dried, I did another coat over top just for extra strength.  After all, we are going to be standing on it!

And there are the newly remodeled bathroom scales!!!  How fun and easy is that?

My guy really liked this project.  He thinks they look SO much better, and they do.  Now they need a place of honour in the bathroom  – not just hiding away in some corner.

There’s only one problem . . .. . . the extra weight of the paper and mod podge now make the scales weigh about five pounds heavier!!!  😉