Monday, February 6, 2012

Dining Room Sign...



I finally got the sign I made hung up in our dining room.  It was super simple to make...not as simple to hang.  I hung it by myself. Someone would have helped me, but I am impatient like that. I am just glad no one was around to watch...not pretty. ;) Oh well, a few bruises later and I have some new DIY art on my wall. 

I found the ginormous wooden spoon while out thrifting.  It was stained brown and was kinda neat like it was, but I had something else in mind.  

We have tons of scrap wood lying around, so I went on a search and found the perfect piece of 1x8 pine to mount it on.  I just used my nail gun to nail them together but a good ole hammer and nails would have worked too. 

I framed it out with a furring strip and then painted them all at once using Rustoleum's Heirloom White.  I distressed it all over and added some dark brown wax. 





I used these hook and eye loops on each board.  You just screw them in. Super easy. This allows me to take the chalk board off and lay it on a flat surface to write messages. 




I attached these black gate hinges to the back of the sign with wood screws and screwed the top directly into the wall.  I bought the hinges at Lowes. I think they were the 5" hinges (sorry I didn't save the packages) but they were around 5.00 a piece.  I would love to find some antique ones but I might just rough these up.  I made sure to screw the hinges into studs so the sign won't come crashing down.  It is a pretty heavy duty piece. 






For the bottom chalk board, I used a little wall sign I wasn't really crazy about anymore and painted it with homemade chalkboard paint.  I have done this before and it works really well for small projects.  I posted a link to the recipe here before.  I attached a little piece of chalk to some twine and tied it to the hook eye.  Otherwise, it would get carried off by a 4 year old. They do things like that, ya know. ;)  



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20 comments:

  1. That is super cool. Am thinking of making some "vintage" signs for our house once our renovations are over, this is a brilliant idea ... to add a 3D element ... hmmm, now you've got me thinking ...

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    1. Thank you, Fiona! I would love to see what you come up with!

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  2. SOOOOOOOO cute......I love it!!

    Kari

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  3. Love the sign. So cute!
    Your newest follower, Mary Alice

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  4. Your attention to detail is wonderful! Thanks for linking up at Cowgirl Up! Hope to see you next week!
    Thanks,
    Amanda

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    1. Thank you, Amanda! Thanks for the opportunity to link up! I hope to be there next week! :)

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  5. Oh so pretty--loving your home decor style!

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  6. That is pretty darn cute. As a new follower I can't wait to see what you and Michael do to your new home!

    ~Bliss~

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    1. Thank you, Bliss! We have a long way to go...which is good I guess. More to blog about! :)

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  7. Hi, absolutely love your blog. I am a new follower.
    Dolly

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  8. LOVE this! I've actually got some old wood that I plan to use to make a dining room sign. I really like the way you hung yours with the hinges ... and I like the way you attached the two together. You've definitely provided some much-needed inspiration!

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