Shab to Fab...my clock revamp

There's a second hand/ junk store on Monroe that I've been wanting to go inside forever. It's the one with the crazy looking metal animals out front. I want to say maybe a dinosaur or zebra, or something else similar but completely random.

Anyway, I finally made it in there over the Holidays and I'm so glad I did. Not only did I find the coolest old trunk (that now serves as our "new" coffee table in the basement) but I found this beauty...



And I had to have it! It was screaming for a makeover. Kindof hard to tell from the picture, but it's rather large. I had to put it in the bathtub to clean it...


I think I was drawn to the intricacies of the details. Initially, I wanted to paint it black but decided to really give it some personality with a bold color. Then I painted the face and gave it some updated numbers. I think it turned out pretty well, although I have not yet hung it up and won't be surprised if I paint in black in a couple of months! It will have it's home in the basement on one of the many bare walls.