A Little Something for My Computer Nerd

I am redecorating a room for my son.  He's college age, so I want his room to be grown up, yet fun & full of things that will be meaningful to him.

For this project, I started with a trip to the thrift store to buy a mirror & some old computer keyboards.

 I chose the mirror above because it had a wide, flat frame (and it was only $2).

With lots of soap & water, I was able to remove the sunflower painting from the mirror.

I then painted the frame black. 

 

Next, I removed the keys from the keyboards. First, we disassembled the keyboards by removing the screws in the back. I say "we" because hubby reluctantly gladly helped!

Whenever possible, I cut the keys off in sections with tin snips.

They are easier to glue on that way! In cases where you can't cut them out in sections, just use a butter knife to pry them out.

The first glue I bought just about burned my lungs to a crisp was a little smelly, so I recommend this Loctite brand. It does take a while to dry, but it is also repositionable - which is good.

This is the finished product . . . 

There are even some hidden messages here & there. I think my little computer nerd is going to love it!