I'm back and this time with a DIY! Keep in mind this DIY is not meant to be accurate! I am a huge Harry Potter fan! I've read all the books and seen all the movie multiple times and I just love the entire series! I decided to make this trunk as a birthday gift for a friend! It's not accurate simply because that wasn't in my budget. IF you want to make one that looks more like Harry's trunk in the films, I suggest looking up steamer trunks! (Keep in mind, those are usually $100+).
Supplies:
- Trunk
- Brown Paint (or your color of chose)
- I chose the folklore Antiquing Medium in the color 2937 Espresso - I wanted an aged, antique look. You can also opt to use a stain instead
- Black Spray Paint (optional)
- DecoArt Dazzling Metallics Metallic Acrylic Paint in color Emperor's Gold
- Sponge brushes
- Hogwart's Crest + Printer
- Modpodge or Spray Adhesive
- Mod Podge Hard Coat sealant + Acrylic Spray Sealant (optional)
I found this trunk on clearance at Hobby Lobby for $30.59 down from $89.99. I had been doing a lot of shopping and this was the cheapest I was able to find for the size. The dimensions are: 21.2x13.3x11.8in. Honestly, to fit the entire collection of books you don't need a trunk this big, but it was a good price and she could always put the HP movies in and other knick knacks in as well.
First thing I did was take my brown paint and a sponge brush and paint the entire trunk.
I immediately regretted this. haha I suggest taking the hardware off BEFORE you paint instead of after like I did. That would have been the smart thing to do. haha No worries though, after I took the hardware off I was able to wipe the brown paint I accidentally got on it with a wet wipe.
I painted the first coat. You can tell it was pretty splotchy and brush strokes were very obvious.
I waited a couple of hours and went in with a second coat. I let the trunk dry overnight. This paint does dry pretty Matte, so if you want a satin sheen I suggest picking a different type of paint. I kept it the way it was because I wanted a used weathered look.
In the morning, I spray painted the hardware. Originally I spray painted them gold but then decided black looked better. I only spray painted the 8 corner pieces and left the rest silver.
Then I printed out the Hogwart's Crest (I got mine from a Harry Potter forum on therpf.com) I used regular Mod Pdoge to glue this onto the trunk. I took a book and placed it on top of the crest and let it dry.
While doing that, I went onto the side of the trunk and used the gold paint to paint on her initials.
After both were dry, I used Mod Podge Hard Coat and brushed this over the entire trunk. Again, I let this dry and then painted on a second coat. The Mod Podge does leave some brush strokes on the trunk, I didn't mind because it just looks like textured wood. If you don't want to see brush strokes I recommend using a different sealant. I then went in with an Acrylic paint sealant spray and sprayed the entire trunk and TA-DA! You're done!
This is the finished look:
Here's a picture of the inside and things you can put in there, As you can see the Page to screen book was a little too long so I had to turn it sideways. All the other Harry Potter books would have fit fine the other way though.
Thanks for reading! :) Feel free to ask me any questions or suggest any new ideas! I would love to see how your projects turn out! 
I waited a couple of hours and went in with a second coat. I let the trunk dry overnight. This paint does dry pretty Matte, so if you want a satin sheen I suggest picking a different type of paint. I kept it the way it was because I wanted a used weathered look.
In the morning, I spray painted the hardware. Originally I spray painted them gold but then decided black looked better. I only spray painted the 8 corner pieces and left the rest silver.
Then I printed out the Hogwart's Crest (I got mine from a Harry Potter forum on therpf.com) I used regular Mod Pdoge to glue this onto the trunk. I took a book and placed it on top of the crest and let it dry.
While doing that, I went onto the side of the trunk and used the gold paint to paint on her initials.
After both were dry, I used Mod Podge Hard Coat and brushed this over the entire trunk. Again, I let this dry and then painted on a second coat. The Mod Podge does leave some brush strokes on the trunk, I didn't mind because it just looks like textured wood. If you don't want to see brush strokes I recommend using a different sealant. I then went in with an Acrylic paint sealant spray and sprayed the entire trunk and TA-DA! You're done!
This is the finished look:
Here's a picture of the inside and things you can put in there, As you can see the Page to screen book was a little too long so I had to turn it sideways. All the other Harry Potter books would have fit fine the other way though.
- Laura
this looks amazing! Who cares if it isn't exactly like the one in the movies, it is unique to her. I actually am putting the Hufflepuff logo on my nephew's trunk for at college. He was sorted into the house. I will be using your tips for how to put the logo on because it looks like yours is the best tha ti can find. so, thanks! :-D
ReplyDeletehaha, thank you so much! That's an awesome idea! You can even put it on the inside! The Hogwarts crest on the front, but Hufflepuff on the inside cover! Let me know how it goes! :)
DeleteAmazing!!!! I love this diy so much
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