I don't know exactly what it was.... some sort of dolly perhaps as it has 3 of its original 4 casters on the back. I loved its planked and beaten look, so I took it home with me. Sadly it has been sitting in my storage space waiting and waiting for me to show it some love. Well, its moment finally came! I decided to paint it and make it into a beachy sign. I love it so much I will be keeping it, just not sure where it will go in my house yet, so for now I have it resting on my kids table for a picture. I primed the entire thing, then put just one coat of white paint on it as I wanted it to me more weathered. I then used a 5" letter stencil I purchased at Hobby Lobby while I was in Mississippi this past weekend (we need Hobbby Lobby up here!). To make the arrow, I used one part of the letter "V" and then flipped it and used that same part to make the bottom side of the arrow. I used the letter "I" in twice its length to make the stem of the arrow. Then I took the sander to it, and gave it a weathered look. And here it is now, just waiting for me to find the right place.... which hopefully won't take another 2 years!
Linking up to....
Reinvented's Trash to Treasure
My House of Giggles Talent Show Tuesday
Coastal Charm Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
A Soft Place to Land's DIY Day
Domestically Speaking's Power of Paint Party
38 comments:
That sign looks great. Love the blue against the rough texture of the white. It really looks like it weathered naturally outside. (visiting from ASPTL DIY day).
Very cool! I love these rustic signs.
Sarah
Wow! Awesome transformation! Makes me wish I lived by the beach!
Jeanine
Turned out great. Be blessed. Cindy
I love this thing before AND after! Beachy signs are always good! I was thinking about that for one of the pickets I found, but I'm a little too far from the beach to have a sign pointing the way. More appropriate, though surely not as cute, would be a sign reading "Woods," pointing to the back yard. =)
i love it, and am putting this on my to-do list. i have a leftover piece of fence in my garage right now. i literally gasped when i saw it. that, is a good thing. :)
I published your link in a post today about The 6th Photo Game and picked you to be a part of it. Rory
Love it Cassie!!!
I found one just like it on the roadside and it was already weathered! I WAS going to paint it with "beach," too. However, I left it in the garage and my boys found it first...
My parents have a pool.... this would be perfect in their pool house!!!!
This is gorgeous! Great job! And you were in my neck of the woods last weekend. HI! :)
absolutely fabulous!!!
Wow you are one creative lady. Just love the beach sign and after having a bit of a look around your blog, I am liking all of your great projects. Thanks for the inspiration
Donna
This project turned out awesome! I love it!
So cute and creative. I love quick little makeovers like this that repurpose something entirely.
Kristine
Cassie! that sign turned out so darn cute! Great job.
gail
That turned out fantasic!! I can't think of a better word!! :)
I love it!!
Your sign turned out great. Love the old, weathered look!
Perfect! YOu are so creative!
Oh, that looks awesome, love the stencil look, and the arrow is awesome!! Great eye!
That sign is PERFECT! I love the look, the colors,the spacing on the boards! VERY BEACHY looking! I've NEVER been to a Hobby Lobby...I'm sure I'd love it!
That is just gorgeous, well done!
Soooo BEACHY...luv how you made something CUTE with a curbside find...looks outstanding and thanks for showing it off at NTT!
Blesings,
Linda
I love it! It looks so "beachy" and crisp looking! :) It looks awesome! Thanks for sharing with us.
Blessings,
Sandra
I think this looks great. I need a beach sign too! Great idea you came up with.
Awesome re purposing! The sign is great. I just recently made a sign too, but haven't posted it on my blog yet. For mine I used a cast off window. So much fun to re purpose with junk.
Gretchen
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Love it!! Very creative.
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You had a great vision... I love rustic signs & this turned out great!
Bella
WOW what a find! Looks GREAT!
~Bridgette
That is fabulous!!! Love the beach theme!!
Oh I just LOVE this!! So perfect!! You did an awesome job! I would love to have this on my wall :) (although, I don't live all that close to the beach).
Maybe I could try a different word? hmm....I'll have to get thinking about that one :)
have a great weekend!
Amazing! I'm in love. :) What a fabulous thing to do with the back of a bench, that's what I thought of as soon as I saw the thumbnail.
Love how you overlooked the gaps and went for it! Fabulous!
Thanks for linking it up to SNS!
FJ Donna
Soooo cool! You just can't go wrong turning a cool piece of wood into a sign. Great work, my friend.
I LOVE this!! Decorating our playroom really beachy, so we may totally copy this! :) shaunna
That came out so cool! Good use of stencils!
Now where's that beach? lol
Rose
This is so great. I love the size of it and the colors. Well done!
What a great idea! My sister and her husband just bought a small beach bungalow and she has asked me to help her decorate it. I am going to show this to her, and hopefully copy your example.:-D
wow - perfect beach sign. i love it!
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