Big Frannie Fridge Makeover

So one of the drawbacks to living in an older apartment is old appliances. Over time they seem to yellow and look disgusting. I had originally thought about doing a Post-It mosaic to cover the ugly beast, but on second thought neon colored Post-Its don't really go with my apartment. Then I had the brilliant idea to wrap my refrigerator in wrapping paper or at least the front.

There are a couple of things: my "before" picture kind of sucks, I didn't take an intentional before picture, I just happened to have this one on my computer. But you get the gist of its former glory. I initially taped on the wrapping paper with Scotch tape. I then sealed the edges with black Duct tape. I mod podged only the colored surface (because I did not want to cover the refrigerator itself with mod podge) of the wrapping paper to make the surface waterproof, not a good result. The mod podge made the paper wrinkle. Because the paper did wrinkle I don't know that I am completely satisfied with the final product. Another thing is the pattern directions are different. When I did the freezer door I found it easier to go across, then I found to do the front door it was easier to put the roll at the top and pull the paper down.

My mom is not a fan of this wrapping paper, but I really like paisley and it doesn't really clash with my kitchen so I figured I would give it a shot. I will be interested to see how long it holds up and how well I like it over time, but it's just wrapping paper, one quick swipe and it's gone! I got this wrapping paper at TJ Maxx, they have a lot of really cute patterns!

Photos courtesy of C. Scharton

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