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I am ready to begin to bring out fall even though we are still in the 90's!! We're supposed to cool down next week though so bring it! This is probably the easiest wreath I've ever done -- here is what you do:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E1. Keep the same wreath up from summer \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/goto.target.com\/6Md9r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E(this is one from Hearth \u0026amp; Hand\u003C\/a\u003E and it looks like they are out \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.target.com\/p\/eucalyptus-with-seeds-faux-wreath-hearth-38-hand-with-magnolia\/-\/A-53941472\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ebut this is really similar\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gDo9v0VHBz8\/XXAH8mtB2vI\/AAAAAAABGj8\/F8PeK8umpxU0FF_XnP0yxUNet7wBsTycACLcBGAs\/s1600\/fall%2Bwreath%2Bwhite%2Bpumpkins.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gDo9v0VHBz8\/XXAH8mtB2vI\/AAAAAAABGj8\/F8PeK8umpxU0FF_XnP0yxUNet7wBsTycACLcBGAs\/s640\/fall%2Bwreath%2Bwhite%2Bpumpkins.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;2. Tuck some \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hobbylobby.com\/Fall-Thanksgiving\/Decorations\/Pumpkins\/White-Foam-Pumpkin-Mix\/p\/80936088?ref=cj\u0026amp;utm_source=CJ\u0026amp;utm_medium=affiliate\u0026amp;utm_campaign=FlexOffers.com%2C+LLC\u0026amp;cjevent=adcc3126cf4711e9804f02fd0a1c0e10\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewhite pumpkins in from Hobby Lobby\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;here and there\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-J2usxzokQGc\/XXAGbZmvg5I\/AAAAAAABGjY\/m0tMdrYaG1Eer0bent3lMuLwXuK_GnwaQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/white%2Bpumpkins%2Bgreen%2Bfall%2Bautumn%2Bwreath.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-J2usxzokQGc\/XXAGbZmvg5I\/AAAAAAABGjY\/m0tMdrYaG1Eer0bent3lMuLwXuK_GnwaQCLcBGAs\/s640\/white%2Bpumpkins%2Bgreen%2Bfall%2Bautumn%2Bwreath.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E3. Hang with a buffalo check ribbon (mine is a 3\" one that was actually Christmas garland from Dillard's clearance last year) I'm pretty\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2NR2Jwq\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E sure this is the exact ribbon \u003C\/a\u003E-- it's fuzzy on one side and plain on the other.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-avV0fB47R3E\/XXAGhk2WoZI\/AAAAAAABGjc\/-Z-JnyCItYQfX_FW6dV-3OmB8DzGAXjiACLcBGAs\/s1600\/buffalo%2Bcheck%2Bwreath%2Bfall%2Bautumn.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-avV0fB47R3E\/XXAGhk2WoZI\/AAAAAAABGjc\/-Z-JnyCItYQfX_FW6dV-3OmB8DzGAXjiACLcBGAs\/s640\/buffalo%2Bcheck%2Bwreath%2Bfall%2Bautumn.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E4. That's it!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sK6jXp9O4fs\/XXAGa7WapKI\/AAAAAAABGjU\/_mpX7Py4ABIAqO-bbaQAFkY4MZ8hD5ZNACLcBGAs\/s1600\/2019%2Bfall%2Bwreath%2Bwhite%2Bpumpkin%2Bbuffalo%2Bcheck.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1008\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sK6jXp9O4fs\/XXAGa7WapKI\/AAAAAAABGjU\/_mpX7Py4ABIAqO-bbaQAFkY4MZ8hD5ZNACLcBGAs\/s640\/2019%2Bfall%2Bwreath%2Bwhite%2Bpumpkin%2Bbuffalo%2Bcheck.jpg\" width=\"402\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EALSO: As\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2019\/08\/out-and-about-finds-fall-2019.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EI was out and about\u003C\/a\u003E I saw \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.potterybarnkids.com\/products\/halloween-bat-wreath\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethis bat wreath at Pottery Barn\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"626\" data-original-width=\"710\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HAvkxjy9kRs\/XXAJPVdoL-I\/AAAAAAABGkc\/8qnx7O_XoQc_acMuNuf1z3Xl-8rCK1OeACLcBGAs\/s400\/pottery%2Bbarn%2Bbat%2Bwreath.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003Eand then I saw \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/shareasale.com\/r.cfm?b=845001\u0026amp;u=854413\u0026amp;m=64888\u0026amp;urllink=www%2Edollartree%2Ecom%2Fcrafters%2Dsquare%2Dhalloween%2Dbat%2Dclips%2D4ct%2Dpacks%2F240321\u0026amp;afftrack=\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethese glitter bats at the Dollar Tree\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HbIZLGTrenI\/XXAIo30KgUI\/AAAAAAABGkM\/9ybUT_kVag0iRD3qKrxnNbYeekSO0l-5gCLcBGAs\/s1600\/glitter%2Bbats%2Bat%2Bdollar%2Btree.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1461\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HbIZLGTrenI\/XXAIo30KgUI\/AAAAAAABGkM\/9ybUT_kVag0iRD3qKrxnNbYeekSO0l-5gCLcBGAs\/s640\/glitter%2Bbats%2Bat%2Bdollar%2Btree.jpg\" width=\"584\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003Eand thought of this wreath I have above my tub in the bathroom.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-mphttdxzu1Q\/XXAIopT_DpI\/AAAAAAABGkI\/n0rlX2ry2wsYVbuStwnFe1ODgVtY1zF9wCLcBGAs\/s1600\/grapevine%2Bwreath%2Bhalloween.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1216\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-mphttdxzu1Q\/XXAIopT_DpI\/AAAAAAABGkI\/n0rlX2ry2wsYVbuStwnFe1ODgVtY1zF9wCLcBGAs\/s640\/grapevine%2Bwreath%2Bhalloween.jpg\" width=\"486\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;You see where I'm going with this?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAw yeah...\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EMore to come :)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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I’ve seen a lot of the gold hoop wreaths around and wanted to try to make one! I usually make some kind of wreath in the fall, so it was a perfect time.\u0026nbsp; You can also call this the day of Hobby Lobby --\u0026nbsp; I was at Hobby Lobby (keep reading) and didn’t even know what to call the metal ring for the wreath and a nice employee pointed me in the right direction towards the macrame\/craft section and I got me a steel hoop. I spray painted it gold because gold just feels more autumn to me.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-vwke_C8aeMc\/W4gTFcGL0gI\/AAAAAAAA4s4\/fB5iqj3a7DsFinMABPsqEjTW5UQyPPqxwCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/gold%2Bhoop%2Bfall%2Bwreath%2Bpumpkin%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"445\" height=\"480\" title=\"gold hoop fall wreath pumpkin\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"gold hoop fall wreath pumpkin\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-z-pjLaBZxZw\/W4gTGum_lqI\/AAAAAAAA4s8\/9_Z-PlSrBCgTP2aG3Nq8GNI2bg9NNaXWwCHMYCw\/gold%2Bhoop%2Bfall%2Bwreath%2Bpumpkin_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHere are the supplies I used with the links at Hobby Lobby, but you could probably find something similar at any craft store.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E-\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/track.flexlinkspro.com\/a.ashx?foid=1050117.3049120\u0026amp;foc=2\u0026amp;fot=9999\u0026amp;fos=1\u0026amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hobbylobby.com%2FCrafts-Hobbies%2FBasic-Crafts%2FMacrame%2FSteel-Ring---19%2522%2Fp%2F20854\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESteel Ring\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E- \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/track.flexlinkspro.com\/a.ashx?foid=1050117.3049120\u0026amp;foc=2\u0026amp;fot=9999\u0026amp;fos=1\u0026amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hobbylobby.com%2FFloral-Wedding%2FBushes-Garlands%2FGreenery%2FEucalyptus-Bush%2Fp%2F40132\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EEucalyptus bush, I cut it in half\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E- \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/track.flexlinkspro.com\/a.ashx?foid=1050117.3049120\u0026amp;foc=2\u0026amp;fot=9999\u0026amp;fos=1\u0026amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hobbylobby.com%2FSeasonal%2FFall%2FFall-Floral-Bushes-Picks%2FPumpkin-Pick---Small%2Fp%2F80765318\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESmall pumpkins\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E- \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/track.flexlinkspro.com\/a.ashx?foid=1050117.3049120\u0026amp;foc=2\u0026amp;fot=9999\u0026amp;fos=1\u0026amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hobbylobby.com%2FFloral-Wedding%2FDried-Flowers%2FNatural-Star-Flowers%2Fp%2F133256\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDried flowers\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E- \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hobbylobby.com\/Floral-Wedding\/Dried-Flowers\/Natural-Maton-Grass\/p\/80880631\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EWheat\/grass – I actually didn’t end up using it\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-VYdzphH9as8\/W4gTIMHZEUI\/AAAAAAAA4tA\/DmMacqh3U7ABvRHIGgK4eNbmj2qjmThHwCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/fall%2Bwreath%2Bsupplies%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"640\" height=\"396\" title=\"fall wreath supplies\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"fall wreath supplies\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-ieeEGZBHRTo\/W4gTIyQTNtI\/AAAAAAAA4tE\/q7xoPU6xtuw0nywaBHM85QdFwgKGy6rFwCHMYCw\/fall%2Bwreath%2Bsupplies_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI just used florist wire to attach the eucalyptus and the dried flowers but the pumpkins I kind of glued together, they were really such a pain to cluster together. I know you can come up with a better way!!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-YBFrjvd6eHM\/W4gTKP4Qd7I\/AAAAAAAA4tI\/-mP1Keb8-jkdd5VGhBjTRSk5k-z0VVk3ACHMYCw\/s1600-h\/fall%2Bpumpkin%2Bgold%2Bhoop%2Bwreath%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"640\" height=\"311\" title=\"fall pumpkin gold hoop wreath\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"fall pumpkin gold hoop wreath\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-B4E-TebuzZY\/W4gTLkYbSuI\/AAAAAAAA4tM\/8JCAgTrbu1sXFwVS31Ck1y7ggAFK_sTvQCHMYCw\/fall%2Bpumpkin%2Bgold%2Bhoop%2Bwreath_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-BZtFV6Ee1TU\/W4gTNFpKBUI\/AAAAAAAA4tQ\/6lyz7VY-L6ECMrkdq_V7HSJCYXDUI3O1wCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/fall%2Bpumpkin%2Beucalyptus%2Bwreath%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"640\" height=\"427\" title=\"fall pumpkin eucalyptus wreath\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"fall pumpkin eucalyptus wreath\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-WR8MbSjSa2A\/W4gTOTerZHI\/AAAAAAAA4tU\/sDEVQSsHKL07cJilvgzqlpFVkD0Kd810ACHMYCw\/fall%2Bpumpkin%2Beucalyptus%2Bwreath_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E    \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI was going to put it outside but it’s pretty delicate so I kept it in the entry way. I wanted a little accent table lamp \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/goto.target.com\/c\/115753\/81938\/2092?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2Fp%2Faccent-table-lamp-with-glass-clear-mastercraft-intl%2F-%2FA-52891156\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eand Target came through for $10 – it doesn’t look clear on the website but they are and come with the shade.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-VY8kG1nDXHw\/W4gTPRJ4lbI\/AAAAAAAA4tY\/wHApJYbmOWABh8du-xSgV2I4RNpnYXnvACHMYCw\/s1600-h\/entryway%2Bfall%2Bwreath%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"324\" height=\"480\" title=\"entryway fall wreath\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"entryway fall wreath\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-ZOGgUTt7Bts\/W4gTQJnojxI\/AAAAAAAA4tc\/TMi3Ibr0DsQEP0PIaslq6iFTR35-6iagQCHMYCw\/entryway%2Bfall%2Bwreath_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJust a simple little fall wreath to get me in the mood for some changing weather – I was actually chilly on Monday morning and it was so refreshing!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-2k9PfLFPMC4\/W4gTRgYV_TI\/AAAAAAAA4tg\/JZo1wI-DAuQ8bxQfLWrXHJ8NSVA66PZNQCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/gold%2Bhoop%2Bfall%2Bwreath%2Bpumpkin%255B5%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"445\" height=\"480\" title=\"gold hoop fall wreath pumpkin\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"gold hoop fall wreath pumpkin\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-AizX81grMWk\/W4gTSnR4WXI\/AAAAAAAA4tk\/NGs_DjFLCy4PbsJucMa0f-o-HkoWeHRiQCHMYCw\/gold%2Bhoop%2Bfall%2Bwreath%2Bpumpkin_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAND, as I was linking I saw that \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/track.flexlinkspro.com\/a.ashx?foid=1050117.3049121\u0026amp;foc=2\u0026amp;fot=9999\u0026amp;fos=1\u0026amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hobbylobby.com%2F\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHobby Lobby has FREE SHIPPING TODAY ONLY\u003C\/a\u003E on $59 or more! This is really rare so if you’ve been looking at anything there to buy online, jump on it! Here are some that caught my eye and YES they totally have Christmas out so I included a few of those – I couldn’t help it, they were right there on the end of the aisles!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Hw2Uktxeu30\/W4gTTgzoLyI\/AAAAAAAA4to\/Ixx38zqGRv8ERb1kbJGCowxixbbvkvnLACHMYCw\/s1600-h\/hobby%2Blobby%2Bfree%2Bshipping%255B8%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"600\" height=\"600\" title=\"hobby lobby free shipping\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"hobby lobby free shipping\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-B0ie9vs14Qg\/W4gTUzn03BI\/AAAAAAAA4ts\/31UHYYHxtXMdFMmWmiqA9u6mmji2OIQzgCHMYCw\/hobby%2Blobby%2Bfree%2Bshipping_thumb%255B4%255D?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"4\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"4\"\u003EHere are the links on Hobby Lobby: \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"4\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"4\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/track.flexlinkspro.com\/a.ashx?foid=1050117.3049121\u0026amp;foc=2\u0026amp;fot=9999\u0026amp;fos=1\u0026amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hobbylobby.com%2FHome-Decor-Frames%2FStorage-Organization%2FBaskets%2FBrown-Woven-Wood-Basket---Small%2Fp%2F80880440\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E1\u003C\/a\u003E \/\/\u0026nbsp; 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I also didn’t want a nightstand since we have the floating shelves for books so I thought it would be cool to build a headboard with a light attached.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-TBtxhSVTYTw\/WrwXvr9QsiI\/AAAAAAAA29w\/6eYgk0HY3782qiUrRY51vzVc6Zw6KzNBgCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/how%2Bto%2Bmake%2Ba%2Bwood%2Bheadboard%2Bdiy%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"435\" height=\"480\" title=\"how to make a wood headboard diy\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"how to make a wood headboard diy\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-AuRAnMnth14\/WrwXwL0yL8I\/AAAAAAAA290\/Y4Q8Glpi73IXgNWffXLEoHuc_HPLRRelwCHMYCw\/how%2Bto%2Bmake%2Ba%2Bwood%2Bheadboard%2Bdiy_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHow to make your own headboard:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMaterials:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E* 2 – \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/4122671\/type\/dlg\/https:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/2-in-x-4-in-x-8-ft-Premium-Standard-and-Better-Douglas-Fir-Lumber-441317\/202094172\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E2X4 – we cut ours to 5 ft 7 inches\u003C\/a\u003E for each side = $7.24\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E* 3 -- \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/4122671\/type\/dlg\/https:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/1-in-x-6-in-x-12-ft-Pine-Resawn-Shiplap-Board-1002225334\/304067332\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E1 X 6 X 12 pine shiplap board\u003C\/a\u003E – we cut ours to 39 inches across which will give you 3 pieces on each board = 9 total pieces, we ended up using 8 = $20.94\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E* 1 – \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/4122671\/type\/dlg\/https:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/1-in-x-4-in-x-12-ft-Premium-Kiln-Dried-Square-Edge-Whitewood-Common-Board-914738\/100024601\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E1 X 4 X 12 common board to trim it out\u003C\/a\u003E – we cut two 39.5” pieces for each side and a 46” piece for the top = $8.33\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E* \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GAWFEV\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Enail gun – this is a great basic one\u003C\/a\u003E + you will need \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GAXnSB\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ea small compressor to go with it\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E* \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/4122671\/type\/dlg\/https:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/Everbilt-14-x-3-4-in-Stainless-Steel-Pan-Head-Phillips-Drive-Sheet-Metal-Screw-2-Piece-801231\/204275419\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E#14 X 3\/4” screws to attach\u003C\/a\u003E the headboard to metal frame = $1.33\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStep by step how to make a headboard:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-_FY32QuUbMI\/WrwTnmUT1_I\/AAAAAAAA27I\/2h8XKmWSa_0Ok9q4o-7Qjdrw9EXUx6oggCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/how%2Bto%2Bmake%2Ba%2Bheadboard%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"638\" height=\"480\" title=\"how to make a headboard\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"how to make a headboard\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-wItugg4fC18\/WrwToBG6H6I\/AAAAAAAA27M\/x-OWKwLD6scRlKbRwMllbIynQ4gCQYJggCHMYCw\/how%2Bto%2Bmake%2Ba%2Bheadboard_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-xGQ2xyRNHEU\/WrwTotOF7uI\/AAAAAAAA27Q\/oqMjdlZKl8AmZsNkuHAwhiQFBvM1v9zyACHMYCw\/s1600-h\/how%2Bto%2Bmake%2Bheadboard%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"640\" height=\"423\" title=\"how to make headboard\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"how to make headboard\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-ah3CWZ6wmK4\/WrwTpJfV3sI\/AAAAAAAA27U\/IpVpqsCYBic5efSA5FpJpnvQYMb9MV_FwCHMYCw\/how%2Bto%2Bmake%2Bheadboard_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1. lay the 2X4’s on the ground and then place the cut shiplap so that it comes halfway across each stud. We used quarters (see below)\u0026nbsp; to leave a tiny space between the shiplap. Be sure to leave room on the top for your 1X4\u0026nbsp; trim piece.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-LKIbCX5eXoc\/WrwTprlYyMI\/AAAAAAAA27Y\/dKw-Gsmbg2Yf_HgEktq-qBuwCBCyT9PfQCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/how%2Bto%2Bmake%2Byour%2Bown%2Bheadboard%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"640\" height=\"427\" title=\"how to make your own headboard\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"how to make your own headboard\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-v_XVoswfaxo\/WrwTqFLGtrI\/AAAAAAAA27c\/CGkP0iJcwVcLR2_-cD-uQQv93wqMl2qlACHMYCw\/how%2Bto%2Bmake%2Byour%2Bown%2Bheadboard_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-f2WsWjs9I9U\/WrwTqmh6ryI\/AAAAAAAA27g\/3IDFNMWUr6wjCet0V1WRV39AU3YT2P2gACHMYCw\/s1600-h\/how%2Bto%2Bmake%2Ba%2Bshiplap%2Bheadboard%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"640\" height=\"460\" title=\"how to make a shiplap headboard\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"how to make a shiplap headboard\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-_lQBfpFcM78\/WrwTrKdDmLI\/AAAAAAAA27k\/3-0YcplFA5Q05u5E4Ig_w9sqH3Rb74rSQCHMYCw\/how%2Bto%2Bmake%2Ba%2Bshiplap%2Bheadboard_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E2. Once you’ve double checked that your trim pieces will fit on the top and sides, go ahead and nail the shiplap boards to the 2X4 studs on each side. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-dqp62IjCMMU\/WrwTrgLJtGI\/AAAAAAAA27o\/ThnT8i6UrQcOfoAwGmlnkWk7m9rxe5MKQCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/diy%2Bwooden%2Bheadboard%2Bwith%2Blights%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"640\" height=\"406\" title=\"diy wooden headboard with lights\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"diy wooden headboard with lights\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-5z2Li22TAfc\/WrwTsModnQI\/AAAAAAAA27s\/GBNiakpyrZ8rjnE4QmU7V--EnxIGz9bhACHMYCw\/diy%2Bwooden%2Bheadboard%2Bwith%2Blights_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E3. Then, attach the trim pieces to the sides and top with the nail gun.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-8EymO4lfIxs\/WrwTsv2q2DI\/AAAAAAAA27w\/-r4Eqhk2a24GScNyPHhPbdiYp0rE5ysRQCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/how%2Bto%2Bbuild%2Ba%2Bheadboard%2Bfor%2Ba%2Bbed%255B3%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"500\" height=\"732\" title=\"how to build a headboard for a bed\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"how to build a headboard for a bed\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-rTlGF9xaNck\/WrwTtEznJ8I\/AAAAAAAA270\/Z0HstnPAfOcIqEUhD0-pKnYOr-QXxQSRwCHMYCw\/how%2Bto%2Bbuild%2Ba%2Bheadboard%2Bfor%2Ba%2Bbed_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E3.\u0026nbsp; Yay! Now you can paint it or stain it. I did a mixture of Minwax classic gray stain with a little provincial – and just did one coat.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-L-KhB_Vejg8\/WrwTtdyzbtI\/AAAAAAAA274\/UiasAEN1Nv4TeF7XwLxqraJy5aYO61dcACHMYCw\/s1600-h\/wood%2Bheadboard%2Bshiplap%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"640\" height=\"296\" title=\"wood headboard shiplap\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"wood headboard shiplap\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-8XsDIcm4ZQE\/WrwTt9VhZII\/AAAAAAAA278\/0yyUvpA9NdciEHv5-ph0cvrv13M3r0S9wCHMYCw\/wood%2Bheadboard%2Bshiplap_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-0d4h5siwlbw\/WrwTue5UITI\/AAAAAAAA28A\/bM6fyTXjezQ4z13_FCG263y0zjfbEx7xwCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/how%2Bto%2Bmake%2Ba%2Brustic%2Bwood%2Bheadboard%255B6%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"336\" height=\"480\" title=\"how to make a rustic wood headboard\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"how to make a rustic wood headboard\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-AppOvIBwGBo\/WrwTu7KXDSI\/AAAAAAAA28E\/G9CzISg-mRUfYG_3S2hbYCFlawLIq7mewCHMYCw\/how%2Bto%2Bmake%2Ba%2Brustic%2Bwood%2Bheadboard_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E4. Now, for the light!\u0026nbsp; I got the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/4122671\/type\/dlg\/https:\/\/www.worldmarket.com\/product\/aged+zinc+ethan+wall+sconce.do\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAged Zinc Ethan Wall Sconce at World Market for $24\u003C\/a\u003E back at their Friends \u0026amp; Family sale in the fall. It looks like it is out of stock right now, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2uq2YX0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ebut here is another option on Amazon\u003C\/a\u003E. Just be sure it has a cord, unless you are handy with re-wiring.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/4122671\/type\/dlg\/https:\/\/www.worldmarket.com\/product\/aged+zinc+ethan+wall+sconce.do\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"480\" height=\"480\" title=\"aged zinc ethan wall sconce\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"aged zinc ethan wall sconce\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-kx0iSBT4xYo\/WrwTvcGAKTI\/AAAAAAAA28I\/fu3N3wFYD4o8ttzLikT83tIgxIkIryOCgCHMYCw\/aged%2Bzinc%2Bethan%2Bwall%2Bsconce%255B5%255D?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI just drilled a couple of holes close to each other until it was big enough for the switch to fit through.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-yqmG0bwSFrg\/WrwTvz8CpoI\/AAAAAAAA28M\/YvlpjPsiymEe6ne5-X4XuUa0s_FTN-HBwCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/014%255B3%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"320\" height=\"480\" title=\"014\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"014\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-pbL6dLYFKqs\/WrwTweFrTvI\/AAAAAAAA28Q\/v3VRDTxIwxkps3Fp4oHy24O0JfuSavLUgCHMYCw\/014_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe on-off switch that is already on the cord is so handy but it didn’t come down far enough, so I remembered an extension cord I stashed away when we got rid of our Christmas tree\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-OtpXrkJvAQY\/WrwTwksTX8I\/AAAAAAAA28U\/5TOnzRNGdVIlTBtjQ1VCG3ujazuI3cX8gCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/016%255B3%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"640\" height=\"427\" title=\"016\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"016\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-yTJqjR1ipRA\/WrwTxYAbYyI\/AAAAAAAA28Y\/vVtbDRH0zy0bNg5iQ5vU6bjE6gkJELMcQCHMYCw\/016_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003Ethat had an on\/off switch so we plugged it into that and then screwed in a little mug hood to hold it in place. Now he can turn it on and off easily. You \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GGFf9Q\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ecan also buy extension cords with on\/off switches.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-9QeJqTKZGvU\/WrwTxgvgBYI\/AAAAAAAA28c\/n8bvg8wbi4Itdcfpio5BBpFbO0KO2QfDgCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/017%255B5%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"300\" height=\"857\" title=\"017\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"017\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-X3YzUAyBqYk\/WrwTyGLGGYI\/AAAAAAAA28g\/y08QnXdon3UT6H-JfOBLAPETnMA7d6pDwCHMYCw\/017_thumb%255B5%255D?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHere is what it looks like from the side:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/--ZrQMW3E4R0\/WrwYexee_bI\/AAAAAAAA2-A\/B1Aspf4EQGMzoh_NivnsPZFpW44-9wzFgCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/diy%2Blightswitch%2Bon%2Bheadboard%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"320\" height=\"480\" title=\"diy lightswitch on headboard\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"diy lightswitch on headboard\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-KmCCTEGarzo\/WrwYfdAnasI\/AAAAAAAA2-E\/lOeKcr1LmeQ3XdLYPQkTuzVw35YTSe6swCHMYCw\/diy%2Blightswitch%2Bon%2Bheadboard_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E5. How to attach a headboard to a metal frame:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-TcARV8DP_jU\/WrwTzr6aqeI\/AAAAAAAA28s\/QPqc4P57AggLFOahTbt82h0kmAX4Ia86wCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/how%2Bto%2Battach%2Ba%2Bheadboard%2Bto%2Ba%2Bmetal%2Bframe%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"368\" height=\"480\" title=\"how to attach a headboard to a metal frame\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"how to attach a headboard to a metal frame\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-4VRhQtRQJEA\/WrwTz1jDOLI\/AAAAAAAA28w\/G3dpmFS_IQAoRpX1k2-zwZ0hVhOqKGdEwCHMYCw\/how%2Bto%2Battach%2Ba%2Bheadboard%2Bto%2Ba%2Bmetal%2Bframe_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe used some \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/4122671\/type\/dlg\/https:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/Everbilt-14-x-3-4-in-Zinc-Plated-Steel-Pan-Head-Phillips-Sheet-Metal-Screw-8-Pack-806671\/204275206\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewide machine screws (#14 3\/4 inch)\u003C\/a\u003E to attach it to the 2X4 studs on the top and bottom and that’s it! You can make it for under $60 with the coolest light ever and that saves you thousands compared to this similar one! ;)\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-w-ejWrd1NEI\/WrwYf8LoB2I\/AAAAAAAA2-I\/XyXcaD7zuts5IKkLUZq2n_LyJRDXnKInQCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/how%2Bto%2Bmake%2Ba%2Bwood%2Bheadboard%2B%255B10%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"400\" height=\"699\" title=\"how to make a wood headboard \" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"how to make a wood headboard \" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-B9JFJphyZso\/WrwYgHHLXNI\/AAAAAAAA2-M\/KDOV5lnq81Qh85vEi6yydxUPpGil20wTwCHMYCw\/how%2Bto%2Bmake%2Ba%2Bwood%2Bheadboard%2B_thumb%255B3%255D?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGood luck!! You can do it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-G7j7zSkHwz0\/WrwT0ZB-YNI\/AAAAAAAA280\/Fnh-K-EURGQaaYSS9bP-tQy7ktBjmg36ACHMYCw\/s1600-h\/signature%255B4%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"141\" height=\"83\" title=\"signature\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"signature\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-6BiIda743bw\/WrwT03xJozI\/AAAAAAAA284\/e0ribRS8Q4s7RYOqFggKQSroABssGg1DQCHMYCw\/signature_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/4557820108282700638\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2018\/03\/how-to-make-wood-headboard-with-light.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/4557820108282700638"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/4557820108282700638"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2018\/03\/how-to-make-wood-headboard-with-light.html","title":"How to Make a Wood Headboard with Light"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-AuRAnMnth14\/WrwXwL0yL8I\/AAAAAAAA290\/Y4Q8Glpi73IXgNWffXLEoHuc_HPLRRelwCHMYCw\/s72-c\/how%2Bto%2Bmake%2Ba%2Bwood%2Bheadboard%2Bdiy_thumb?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-3897680972231548873"},"published":{"$t":"2018-01-24T12:47:00.002-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-24T13:00:37.452-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"family room"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"under $10 and under 1 hour"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Easy DIY Blanket Ladder"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EI’ve wanted a blanket ladder and couldn’t find one that was the right size or the right price ($100? no thank you!) so I decided to take matters into my own hands.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-DtPfYWQpJL8\/Wmjg8ougwmI\/AAAAAAAA2MQ\/rMasLahSi2QyYrfb8-phpCFpUmDXNltMQCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/blanket%2Bladder%2Bdiy.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-DtPfYWQpJL8\/Wmjg8ougwmI\/AAAAAAAA2MQ\/rMasLahSi2QyYrfb8-phpCFpUmDXNltMQCEwYBhgL\/s640\/blanket%2Bladder%2Bdiy.jpg\" width=\"256\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFirst, decide how tall and wide you want your ladder to be for the space it will be in. I made mine the full length, 8ft. and then made the rungs about 16” wide. If you will be using chunky blankets, you will probably want to fold them and measure how wide they are before you cut. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/4122671\/type\/dlg\/https:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/1-in-x-2-in-x-8-ft-Furring-Strip-Board-160954\/100009348\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGo to Home Depot or Lowes or your favorite lumber store and get 3-4 furring strips for $1.32 each.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp; At my store they are next to the cedar fence boards.Remember, you can have the helpful employees cut them right there for you!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-df66xoCq2Rw\/WmjhTqEF7RI\/AAAAAAAA2Ms\/t-BZccAjd80qpTgzRmjdP1qSPxsVWlISwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/furring%2Bstrip.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-df66xoCq2Rw\/WmjhTqEF7RI\/AAAAAAAA2Ms\/t-BZccAjd80qpTgzRmjdP1qSPxsVWlISwCLcBGAs\/s400\/furring%2Bstrip.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ETake time to choose some good ones that are straight and have less knots (unless you are going for that look!) You may want to get a couple of extra in case of mistakes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-UfmzyI7jyWQ\/Wmjg-ornsqI\/AAAAAAAA2M0\/4amLPUQlQLwp80naJqTvh4J_sYmFfiqFACEwYBhgL\/s1600\/how%2Bto%2Bbuild%2Ba%2Bblanket%2Bladder.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"795\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-UfmzyI7jyWQ\/Wmjg-ornsqI\/AAAAAAAA2M0\/4amLPUQlQLwp80naJqTvh4J_sYmFfiqFACEwYBhgL\/s400\/how%2Bto%2Bbuild%2Ba%2Bblanket%2Bladder.jpg\" width=\"198\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI took 20 minutes to sand them down with my electric sander – I just liked the look better. Here is the sanded on the left and the non-sanded on the right.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-V2iwUgKYhZQ\/Wmjg9cvEMTI\/AAAAAAAA2MY\/-ZPL_wEIx-I6oO7MGeu4cYjVLXv73tBgQCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/blanket%2Bladder%2Binstructions.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-V2iwUgKYhZQ\/Wmjg9cvEMTI\/AAAAAAAA2MY\/-ZPL_wEIx-I6oO7MGeu4cYjVLXv73tBgQCEwYBhgL\/s400\/blanket%2Bladder%2Binstructions.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThen I used the cement lines in my garage to straighten it up – I spaced the rungs 12 inches from the top and bottom and then about 15 inches apart. I measured the distance with the ruler, but just eyeballed it for straightness, of course you could use a corner ruler or a level.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2psve5WK9cI\/Wmjg9ktpe8I\/AAAAAAAA2Mw\/fb6CaGB3igAhiMTlTv8z83s_EbZroCvkACEwYBhgL\/s1600\/blanket%2Bladder%2Bwood.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"554\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2psve5WK9cI\/Wmjg9ktpe8I\/AAAAAAAA2Mw\/fb6CaGB3igAhiMTlTv8z83s_EbZroCvkACEwYBhgL\/s640\/blanket%2Bladder%2Bwood.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EI used a drill and these \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/4122671\/type\/dlg\/https:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/Everbilt-6-1-5-8-in-Phillips-Bugle-Head-Self-Drilling-Drywall-Screw-1-lb-Box-208-Pack-116012\/205142696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eblack 1-5\/8” drywall screws\u003C\/a\u003E ( I just got a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/4122671\/type\/dlg\/https:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/Everbilt-6-1-5-8-in-Phillips-Bugle-Head-Self-Drilling-Drywall-Screw-1-lb-Box-208-Pack-116012\/205142696\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ecouple of the small packs for $1.18, the link goes to a box of them\u003C\/a\u003E) to attach it all together. I chose the black because I knew they would be exposed and I liked the look of them but the screws actually ended up going in smoothly and not cracking the wood. Yay for drywall screws!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-35eyBWh7_hI\/Wmjg9WB6nlI\/AAAAAAAA2Mw\/gxt0GMlFztI9NgjEtKgR_OfkU6UXMKThACEwYBhgL\/s1600\/black%2Bscrews%2Bfor%2Bblanket%2Bladder.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1465\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-35eyBWh7_hI\/Wmjg9WB6nlI\/AAAAAAAA2Mw\/gxt0GMlFztI9NgjEtKgR_OfkU6UXMKThACEwYBhgL\/s400\/black%2Bscrews%2Bfor%2Bblanket%2Bladder.jpg\" width=\"365\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ESo they look like this when all is said and done:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-QpSYbEvJPIA\/Wmjg-CcOxlI\/AAAAAAAA2M4\/0XAfLJ8f_7wQNoxaPntrP4dhNRfUVkNJACEwYBhgL\/s1600\/screws%2Bblanket%2Bladder.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1092\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-QpSYbEvJPIA\/Wmjg-CcOxlI\/AAAAAAAA2M4\/0XAfLJ8f_7wQNoxaPntrP4dhNRfUVkNJACEwYBhgL\/s400\/screws%2Bblanket%2Bladder.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EI just used some leftover gel stain (this is Minwax hickory gel stain) – wiped it on, then wiped it off with paper towels until it looked right and that was it.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-DtPfYWQpJL8\/Wmjg8ougwmI\/AAAAAAAA2M8\/nSaLYSN8l28dLiO8BGmDdHwog523S6kggCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/blanket%2Bladder%2Bdiy.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-DtPfYWQpJL8\/Wmjg8ougwmI\/AAAAAAAA2M8\/nSaLYSN8l28dLiO8BGmDdHwog523S6kggCEwYBhgL\/s640\/blanket%2Bladder%2Bdiy.jpg\" width=\"256\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EIt’s a great winter project to keep extra cozy blankets close at hand (or just to look pretty)! This ladder cost me $6 and some change since I already had the stain on hand, I just bought the wood and screws.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-M9hAUpwALfg\/Wmjg-ij8lBI\/AAAAAAAA2M4\/BsOtu_nmrXgM-LbKLstD7hreocPTFN9lgCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/easy%2BDIY%2Bblanket%2Bladder.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1018\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-M9hAUpwALfg\/Wmjg-ij8lBI\/AAAAAAAA2M4\/BsOtu_nmrXgM-LbKLstD7hreocPTFN9lgCEwYBhgL\/s400\/easy%2BDIY%2Bblanket%2Bladder.jpg\" width=\"253\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;  \u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i43.photobucket.com\/albums\/e375\/lissylee77\/signature-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/3897680972231548873\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2018\/01\/easy-diy-blanket-ladder.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/3897680972231548873"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/3897680972231548873"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2018\/01\/easy-diy-blanket-ladder.html","title":"Easy DIY Blanket Ladder"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-DtPfYWQpJL8\/Wmjg8ougwmI\/AAAAAAAA2MQ\/rMasLahSi2QyYrfb8-phpCFpUmDXNltMQCEwYBhgL\/s72-c\/blanket%2Bladder%2Bdiy.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-5866361034262898556"},"published":{"$t":"2017-11-09T12:08:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-11-17T17:56:08.099-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"christmas"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"under $10 and under 1 hour"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"how to make a hand-lettered DIY wood stain sign for under $10"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-tIhNI0PKu1o\/WgSngPMo1AI\/AAAAAAAA0wc\/Z9PLCS6zkv0Vv2gsHOSkpZpK6zJ3-KglwCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/it%2527s%2Ba%2Bwonderful%2Blife%2Bsign%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"549\" height=\"480\" title=\"it's a wonderful life sign\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"it's a wonderful life sign\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-N3aHaHXyOS4\/WgSng5w5tsI\/AAAAAAAA0wg\/zzXJ76ayJSI0VOHlOJQ69OXMdrEBFKjfwCHMYCw\/it%2527s%2Ba%2Bwonderful%2Blife%2Bsign_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHello friends! I have been wanting to tackle this project for a long time and I’m happy to report that it worked so I’m going to share how to make one of your own in under $10 since you most likely have many of these items around the house. And you don’t have to paint the letters or have a fancy craft cutting machine because we’re using an engineer print that I’m going to give you the free download for!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMaterials needed:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E* 2 – \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/4122671\/type\/dlg\/https:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/1-in-x-2-in-x-8-ft-Furring-Strip-Board-160954\/100009348\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E1 X 2 X 8 wood boards (furring strips) I got mine for $1.05 at Home Depot – you may want to pick up an extra in case of mistakes\u003C\/a\u003E. Take time to choose good boards but remember some imperfections are okay, this is more of a rustic frame.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E* 2 or 3 foam core boards – \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/mjtk\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EI get mine for $1 each at the Dollar Tree\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E* engineering print picked up at Staples or wherever you like to have them printed (see below) The 24X36 at my store is $3.59\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E* your choice of stain – I had some leftover from a project and used a mixture of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2Ax6DRS\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMinwax Provinicial\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2AyhpHN\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMinwax Classic Gray\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E* hot glue\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E* double stick tape\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E* finishing nails – I used 1.5 inch in my nail gun. If you don’t have a nail gun, you could use wood screws, just be sure to make pilot holes first so you don’t split the wood.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHere we go:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1. Order your \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/documents.staples.com\/ASP1\/SmartStore.aspx?QxwAkrpHdoTpJQ4\/NUWILGhXVTrEwdxHw8Lxmdsq0ed5ORARK3ida94N9LnWhlVT#!\/CategoryHome\/243\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eengineering print at Staples\u003C\/a\u003E or another print shop. The foam boards are 20 X 30 so get the 24 X36 size and we will cut it down. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1iXU3DUoFCUqPfPxZ7G_E6LckxJgg927k\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHere is the download for the It’s a Wonderful Life sign\u003C\/a\u003E and I also included a \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1hTm0gWZpXwiASbWX8d9Vm028TtS8fzEl\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Edownload for a Joy to the World horizontal option\u003C\/a\u003E --- \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ZlldH3qZPb33tpQKQJ32jUwpXcvggrv8\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EJoy to the World vertical\u003C\/a\u003E --- \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/10zLhN3AWvZ4RRoxwoo7qGCimrG-Vrnmi\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EO Come Let Us Adore Him vertical\u003C\/a\u003E because I realize everyone in the world may not be as infatuated with that movie like my family is.\u0026nbsp; Just upload the image to Staples and then choose the 24X36 in black and white in the horizontal orientation and pick it up in the store.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-9FSS0yRVx2Q\/Wg-FJaybk-I\/AAAAAAAA1A4\/d7QBPUZyyfIKJMnoxxa0vBY17IbuVqYqACHMYCw\/s1600-h\/christmas%2Bsigns%2Bto%2Bprint%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"629\" height=\"480\" title=\"christmas signs to print\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"christmas signs to print\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-UNSd_CRZog8\/Wg-FJjYz2EI\/AAAAAAAA1A8\/p2lkEXoDKeMO9K_6zmqpYfaM606f2kH3QCHMYCw\/christmas%2Bsigns%2Bto%2Bprint_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-P1R8TombzXA\/WgSnhELf7WI\/AAAAAAAA0wk\/8-DURB8rG-Mv48aZGqNNDkjuTq3HdwYqgCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/foam%2Bboards%2Bto%2Bmake%2Bdiy%2Bsign%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E2. Hot glue the foam boards together. I used two, you could add another if you want your sign to be thicker.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-P1R8TombzXA\/WgSnhELf7WI\/AAAAAAAA0wk\/8-DURB8rG-Mv48aZGqNNDkjuTq3HdwYqgCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/foam%2Bboards%2Bto%2Bmake%2Bdiy%2Bsign%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"640\" height=\"385\" title=\"foam boards to make diy sign\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"foam boards to make diy sign\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-sygHgcENn7A\/WgSnhwvQKeI\/AAAAAAAA0wo\/P6pVdfFnFqQMBQQPvh68fgY4LyCuBpf4QCHMYCw\/foam%2Bboards%2Bto%2Bmake%2Bdiy%2Bsign_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-eLQO2ax46_Y\/WgSniUzba4I\/AAAAAAAA0ws\/ODuRIj2gd_YJJmEIF4ZEc-wgz6-qfZRuwCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/it%2527s%2Ba%2Bwonderful%2Blife%2Bwood%2Bsign%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E3. Place your print on top of the foam boards and make creases where you want to cut.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-eLQO2ax46_Y\/WgSniUzba4I\/AAAAAAAA0ws\/ODuRIj2gd_YJJmEIF4ZEc-wgz6-qfZRuwCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/it%2527s%2Ba%2Bwonderful%2Blife%2Bwood%2Bsign%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"640\" height=\"386\" title=\"it's a wonderful life wood sign\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"it's a wonderful life wood sign\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-oLaqEuacCWw\/WgSnixPXnqI\/AAAAAAAA0ww\/ru9sOQObz70ncIxW7dfpatM6aHGWHYzxQCHMYCw\/it%2527s%2Ba%2Bwonderful%2Blife%2Bwood%2Bsign_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E4. Cut the print and then attach it to the foam boards with double stick tape.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-jKdiTwtqakg\/WgSnjbpZX5I\/AAAAAAAA0w0\/kc0Es2jUV64i6XvrC8Wu0DgWU65F4ZKhACHMYCw\/s1600-h\/it%2527s%2Ba%2Bwonderful%2Blife%2Bprint%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"640\" height=\"427\" title=\"it's a wonderful life print\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"it's a wonderful life print\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-keFO6tKiku0\/WgSnjvXTajI\/AAAAAAAA0w4\/4B6ze_Yp7v4oyMCapzcs14lYmZBe2p1nACHMYCw\/it%2527s%2Ba%2Bwonderful%2Blife%2Bprint_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E5. Line up your boards along the foam core and mark where you want to cut. If you don’t have a power saw, you could pre-measure and have them cut at the store. Mine were 20 1\/8” for the shorter sides and 31 3\/8” for the top and bottom pieces. Double check to be sure they all line up.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Wi3fnjApOJM\/WgSnkCJ4l3I\/AAAAAAAA0w8\/1qt7B-TME4gwAOBXnXlmdK0gxEDUduYewCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/diy%2Bwood%2Bsign%2Bwith%2Bprint%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"640\" height=\"312\" title=\"diy wood sign with print\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"diy wood sign with print\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-dj7d01Flyy0\/WgSnkiqNOoI\/AAAAAAAA0xA\/E0cvADO0JzgHSDWwbUG687Uvin8OHIEEQCHMYCw\/diy%2Bwood%2Bsign%2Bwith%2Bprint_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-VUEVSUo-g68\/WgSnlKPnZwI\/AAAAAAAA0xE\/x61pI5LUsPsVvk1B_UYld9_tr5TZkh5IACHMYCw\/s1600-h\/wood%2Bsign%2BDIY%2Bchristmas%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"640\" height=\"390\" title=\"wood sign DIY christmas\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"wood sign DIY christmas\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-LHdVaNYnMQ4\/WgSnlkS5RsI\/AAAAAAAA0xI\/28LUIXFIu8cMLNFbbycU-SvojAgDNT0AQCHMYCw\/wood%2Bsign%2BDIY%2Bchristmas_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E6. Stain the boards. I use a disposable foam brush and made a custom mixture of Minwax provincial and Minwax classic gray until it looked right. I brush it on and then wipe off with a paper towel. Let dry completely, usually outside or in the garage so you don’t have to smell it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-EPauSCEg3MI\/WgSnmEf-ctI\/AAAAAAAA0xM\/QInm9yQBp5oxGCwX22yaBJsl8VsgOTjRwCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/wood%2Bstain%2Bdiy%2Bsign%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"640\" height=\"404\" title=\"wood stain diy sign\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"wood stain diy sign\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-xxhrAyG8zMo\/WgSnmiemd1I\/AAAAAAAA0xQ\/-1wma-8WBvYUkzfkH31CaPcP8nP270OugCHMYCw\/wood%2Bstain%2Bdiy%2Bsign_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E7. Then, nail the boards together with your nail gun, or you could use wood screws – just make sure you make pilot holes first so you don’t split the wood. The boards just kind of hold the foam core and print in.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-5B690eZcIiE\/WgSnnP3zn0I\/AAAAAAAA0xU\/lGhRWSB0Etc5DJXmtG7w5TNXs2k8U2JPwCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/diy%2Bwood%2Bstain%2Bframe%2Bsign%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"640\" height=\"427\" title=\"diy wood stain frame sign\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"diy wood stain frame sign\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-TOq4Y6BZYjw\/WgSnnzc2uhI\/AAAAAAAA0xY\/vf6JnJ8vKB8oTvnZRw-5ESZaxr4LBQfhgCHMYCw\/diy%2Bwood%2Bstain%2Bframe%2Bsign_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd there you go!! Be so proud that you saved some major money! Prop it up on a mantel or shelf or add a hanger on the back if you will be displaying it on the wall.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-g96mH_3MzwA\/WgSnoI2JoXI\/AAAAAAAA0xc\/26m3URL7Xs0SYnA5fLgjtVym0AZbGrTKACHMYCw\/s1600-h\/diy%2Bsign%2B320%2Bsycamore%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"640\" height=\"349\" title=\"diy sign 320 sycamore\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"diy sign 320 sycamore\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-qdeiLMU2HHg\/WgSnosGKQCI\/AAAAAAAA0xg\/Aes8_sIDK90zW6pioxv--Odrc21jPaC4gCHMYCw\/diy%2Bsign%2B320%2Bsycamore_thumb?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHere is one to pin for later:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-XD5AyTmc4Ao\/WgSnpJiPwRI\/AAAAAAAA0xk\/AErxjS5-2bMh7tlFhCzCBEul8aP-DPo7wCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/wood%2Bsign%2Bdiy%255B5%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"320\" height=\"482\" title=\"wood sign diy\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"wood sign diy\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-1UJzjPOZ59I\/WgSnpg_2EVI\/AAAAAAAA0xo\/f5fSF9aYd7YYsA6KMH0mIIj8gVSwaCSmgCHMYCw\/wood%2Bsign%2Bdiy_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThanks for stopping by, feel free to leave any questions in the comments below! Oh, and yes! A few of you noticed that the \u003Ca href=\"\/\/goto.target.com\/c\/115753\/81938\/2092?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2Fp%2Fartificial-sage-pine-garland--6ft----hearth-%2526-hand%25E2%2584%25A2-with-magnolia%2F-%2FA-52583231\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Epine garland – it is indeed from Chip \u0026amp; Joanna’s Hearth \u0026amp; Hand line at Target. ♥\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-hCHqQJKSDwg\/WgSnp6Pq6mI\/AAAAAAAA0xs\/i2jLPSIIB4E08DWKxD256cCMw1CFPhG6QCHMYCw\/s1600-h\/signature%255B5%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"141\" height=\"83\" title=\"signature\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"signature\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-JSIGe6JPjjM\/WgSnqQp61PI\/AAAAAAAA0xw\/vjB-fydOczMGvHtshQR5JZkCKQzkHxSHwCHMYCw\/signature_thumb%255B3%255D?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/5866361034262898556\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2017\/11\/how-to-make-hand-lettered-diy-wood.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/5866361034262898556"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/5866361034262898556"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2017\/11\/how-to-make-hand-lettered-diy-wood.html","title":"how to make a hand-lettered DIY wood stain sign for under $10"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-N3aHaHXyOS4\/WgSng5w5tsI\/AAAAAAAA0wg\/zzXJ76ayJSI0VOHlOJQ69OXMdrEBFKjfwCHMYCw\/s72-c\/it%2527s%2Ba%2Bwonderful%2Blife%2Bsign_thumb?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-4698153868513663294"},"published":{"$t":"2017-04-26T11:56:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-10-10T09:21:19.669-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"bedrooms"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"girls bedroom"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"painting"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"DIY EASY board \u0026 batten tutorial"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"We did a simple board and batten treatment on one of the walls \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2017\/05\/pink-gold-teenage-girl-room.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ein my daughter’s room\u003C\/a\u003E. It is a super easy way to add a little dimension and character to a room, especially one that’s painted white! Here’s how we did it:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-UGaINMI6dgs\/WQDfMpU-02I\/AAAAAAAAw4Q\/N07J57TNwboILVJehwNWx72PywhZkI1eQCHM\/s1600-h\/easy%2Bboard%2Band%2Bbatten%2Bwall%255B6%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"easy board and batten wall\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-uOUEn8N9cYo\/WQDfNSLtTwI\/AAAAAAAAw4U\/GZxk1MFZJZMtiLDl0_IKqtk_NAd3iaq8QCHM\/easy%2Bboard%2Band%2Bbatten%2Bwall_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"easy board and batten wall\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGo to Home Depot \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/4122671\/type\/dlg\/http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/Primed-MDF-Board-Common-11-16-in-x-1-1-2-in-x-8-ft-Actual-0-669-in-x-1-5-in-x-96-in-MDF1X2X8\/202179978\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eand picked up 12 of the 11\/16” X 1 1\/2” primed mdf\u003C\/a\u003E (we only used 10 but it’s good to have extra) Figure about one per foot.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-qhmUXcWao6U\/WQDfN2xgluI\/AAAAAAAAw4Y\/lAJ6MB7hsRwGnH6RD-7RZaGMv1OfIsmaACHM\/s1600-h\/diy%2Bboard%2Bbatten%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"diy board batten\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Kx7AQkvABBU\/WQDfOhlNUMI\/AAAAAAAAw4c\/6FAyf6jJ8r4cIshuqFPN9l9Ga5aS7-CfQCHM\/diy%2Bboard%2Bbatten_thumb?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"diy board batten\" width=\"270\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/4122671\/type\/dlg\/http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/OREPAC-OP-403-1-2-in-x-4-in-MDF-Base-Moulding-HDFB403\/204721817\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethen three of the the 4” craftsman baseboard for the sides and top\u003C\/a\u003E of the wall – we already had the same size for the baseboard on our bottom.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-p4HJdPCtdbk\/WQDfPYVJ3iI\/AAAAAAAAw4g\/z1k1lauLLwIqxhrJiMBJK8M8Wi4NwnB3QCHM\/s1600-h\/board%2Band%2Bbatten%2Btutorial%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"board and batten tutorial\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-3nD6rohNEAE\/WQDfP1CQ1RI\/AAAAAAAAw4k\/HpGkC3AWiiMCYKrzVSUVBXiKwGjPsPyUQCHM\/board%2Band%2Bbatten%2Btutorial_thumb?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"board and batten tutorial\" width=\"270\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E1. Paint the wall – \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sherwin-williams.com\/homeowners\/products\/SW7008-alabaster#\/7008\/?s=coordinatingColors\u0026amp;p=PS0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewe used Sherwin-Williams Alabaster.\u003C\/a\u003E It’s a great white!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E2. Cut and attach the baseboard to the top, bottom (if needed), and sides. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2owX8Qd\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EWe use a simple nail gun\u003C\/a\u003E that we’ve had forever. Measure twice, cut once! I had to make another trip back when I cut a board (or maybe 2!) too short. \u003Cimg alt=\"Sad smile\" class=\"wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-sadsmile\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-rB2xC-Pvd_o\/WQDfQhCiXrI\/AAAAAAAAw4o\/ZAKnhNQXbf8E0lObbiAloxEdytl9HvNxACHM\/wlEmoticon-sadsmile%255B2%255D?imgmax=800\" style=\"border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E3. Then calculate how far apart you want your vertical boards to be, taking in account electrical outlets. Ours are about a foot apart. We used my daughter’s music theory book held horizontally, she was glad we could get some use out of it. Getting the cuts just right so they fit snugly without much of a gap is tricky.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E4. Fill in gaps, edges,\u0026nbsp; spaces, and nail holes \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/4122671\/type\/dlg\/http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/DAP-Alex-10-1-oz-Painter-s-All-Purpose-Acrylic-Latex-Caulk-18609\/100078928\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewith latex caulk (we used 2 tubes)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E5. Paint over everything with the same color you used to paint the wall.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-EvVEaTtNCjk\/WQDfRPufmYI\/AAAAAAAAw4s\/bRBu3_kuPsEoRBx4W9laNVwqwHZMxuDtgCHM\/s1600-h\/board%2Band%2Bbatten%2Bwall%2Bbedroom%255B2%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"board and batten wall bedroom\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-7eWPz15Yht8\/WQDfR3ScccI\/AAAAAAAAw4w\/xidCm3y7h1U1D7N6wJHiooLWl7FMMsZswCHM\/board%2Band%2Bbatten%2Bwall%2Bbedroom_thumb?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"board and batten wall bedroom\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHer room is coming along, (\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2017\/05\/pink-gold-teenage-girl-room.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EUPDATE: See the finished room here\u003C\/a\u003E!) I’m having a hard time finding curtains that work! We also are going through everything that we’ve been stashing in the closet and getting rid of ALOT. It feels so good! Hopefully we’ll be able to share it with you soon --\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-ALjZzTEqg8U\/WQDfSWp76aI\/AAAAAAAAw40\/R2axkVLY6yEztW5c7ybANX8q8vPY0uVogCHM\/s1600-h\/signature%255B4%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"signature\" border=\"0\" height=\"83\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-3hClBt4eteQ\/WQDfTORKkVI\/AAAAAAAAw44\/uyz-uG_AOUwLEzp6GhDGNV0q-5FtDQ1lQCHM\/signature_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"signature\" width=\"141\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/4698153868513663294\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2017\/04\/diy-easy-board-batten-tutorial.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/4698153868513663294"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/4698153868513663294"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2017\/04\/diy-easy-board-batten-tutorial.html","title":"DIY EASY board \u0026 batten tutorial"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-uOUEn8N9cYo\/WQDfNSLtTwI\/AAAAAAAAw4U\/GZxk1MFZJZMtiLDl0_IKqtk_NAd3iaq8QCHM\/s72-c\/easy%2Bboard%2Band%2Bbatten%2Bwall_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-7256296904707724081"},"published":{"$t":"2016-07-27T14:28:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-09-01T12:13:16.125-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"little makeovers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"party"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"porch"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"cart makeover"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Wqjf3vUAwvQ\/V5kZSsksyNI\/AAAAAAAArYQ\/8uC3U8A7WM0AYJpw34DmoeiiVWA9Zp5xwCHM\/s1600-h\/cart%2Bmakeover%255B12%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"cart makeover\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-yXNjfv36I1c\/V5kZUvPUZuI\/AAAAAAAArYU\/EuwJcfrBPdU_TD4HJwXW2SNR87iRED-DwCHM\/cart%2Bmakeover_thumb%255B3%255D?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"cart makeover\" width=\"391\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI told you that I \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2016\/05\/make-room-for-what-you-love-brass-lamp.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewent through all my treasures for our youth yard sale and only kept the things\u003C\/a\u003E I knew I would realistically get to. This was one thing I kept: do you remember \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2014\/10\/autumn-thrifty-treasures.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethis $9 cart from the thrift store??\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-ejSbFK8tmWc\/V5kZVU7ztxI\/AAAAAAAArYY\/6rxphYOZkRM4z_AtNGtgjMWSggfNGvrXACHM\/s1600-h\/kitchen%2Bcart%255B7%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"kitchen cart\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-SXow3A0x4oI\/V5kZV5FSk_I\/AAAAAAAArYc\/kllgYE6FdE0ZNcSJcoj1jYunztbJYfYcwCHM\/kitchen%2Bcart_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"kitchen cart\" width=\"532\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI kept it because I think it still has so much potential!\u0026nbsp; I peeled off some of the top layers of veneer until it was smooth and removed those big old wagon wheels. I also removed the side leaf one the one side.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-2EUgeTDLilg\/V5kZWfu-PZI\/AAAAAAAArYg\/RHuOkb1zRJAW1i4zoc9vCHgeWp4lymftQCHM\/s1600-h\/cart%2Bmakeover%2Btop%255B4%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"cart makeover top\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-NAkqdjQP-QA\/V5kZW2B6voI\/AAAAAAAArYk\/cFtqLLCtLGsoG8suGX607gb6szqHqoA-ACHM\/cart%2Bmakeover%2Btop_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"cart makeover top\" width=\"562\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThen, I just spray painted \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/linksynergy.walmart.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=ldxubqVIWNY\u0026amp;subid=\u0026amp;offerid=223073.1\u0026amp;type=10\u0026amp;tmpid=1082\u0026amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.walmart.com%252Fip%252FRust-Oleum-American-Accents-Ultra-Cover-2x-Satin-Smokey-Beige%252F48810172\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eit a rustoleum color – smokey beige.\u003C\/a\u003E The cool industrial \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/4122671\/type\/dlg\/http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/Everbilt-3-in-Steel-Swivel-Caster-4035345EB\/203672178\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewheels were from the Home Depot for $5 each\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor the handle, I just spray painted it \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2awq7NS\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ean antique brass color\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-KzB51wdI8xA\/V5ke9zbpdHI\/AAAAAAAArZI\/gnLGs3nkbcE\/s1600-h\/cart%252520makeover%252520handle.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"cart makeover handle\" border=\"0\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-yX7xw6OWL8c\/V5ke-kM6-_I\/AAAAAAAArZM\/Wp2TAnDry1M\/cart%252520makeover%252520handle_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"cart makeover handle\" width=\"350\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo, for about $30 we have a great little cart to use \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2016\/06\/patriotic-porch.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eout on the porch\u003C\/a\u003E, or for parties for drinks or for parties to set up supplies. :)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-bY6o7LVoFjM\/V5kZYV40ZXI\/AAAAAAAArYw\/VS3rTk1ldAA0SybKwa8iBt1_PwZp0oIzgCHM\/s1600-h\/cart%2Bmakeover%255B14%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"cart makeover\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-FlVWS_Mz77w\/V5kZY_tD4MI\/AAAAAAAArY0\/mKZV0Ar19T03nWmeUMYLYakpxOWgosSiwCHM\/cart%2Bmakeover_thumb%255B5%255D?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"cart makeover\" width=\"391\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt’s been so hot here, but at least it’s good spray paint weather in the garage? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-DMP5lSRq9rw\/V5kZZMWV_QI\/AAAAAAAArYI\/msdjlausPOg\/s1600-h\/signature%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"signature\" border=\"0\" height=\"83\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-k1QgE1NFNds\/V5kZZ7GSFBI\/AAAAAAAArYM\/HczgsPFEdGQ\/signature_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"signature\" width=\"141\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/7256296904707724081\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2016\/07\/cart-makeover.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/7256296904707724081"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/7256296904707724081"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2016\/07\/cart-makeover.html","title":"cart makeover"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-yXNjfv36I1c\/V5kZUvPUZuI\/AAAAAAAArYU\/EuwJcfrBPdU_TD4HJwXW2SNR87iRED-DwCHM\/s72-c\/cart%2Bmakeover_thumb%255B3%255D?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-8995830415925928254"},"published":{"$t":"2016-06-09T09:19:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-12-29T08:51:20.797-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"outside"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"porch"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"summer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Pottery Barn Flag DIY"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-BAxYmpDKSJM\/V1mI5t0MeJI\/AAAAAAAAqyU\/fLZ7ayvrNCE\/s1600-h\/diy%252520pottery%252520barn%252520american%252520flag%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"diy pottery barn american flag\" border=\"0\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-PxWw9GfP69U\/V1mI6e-94iI\/AAAAAAAAqyY\/ofBnxHcEgEE\/diy%252520pottery%252520barn%252520american%252520flag_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"diy pottery barn american flag\" width=\"572\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHello! I have always loved the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/pottery-barn.7eer.net\/c\/106635\/267848\/4332?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.potterybarn.com%2Fproducts%2Fpainted-american-flag%2F\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPottery Barn American flag\u003C\/a\u003E – I actually made one \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2012\/06\/painted-american-flag-pottery-barn.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eback in 2014, but the stars always kind of bugged me\u003C\/a\u003E so I wanted to give it another try, making it the same size as the PB one but not pay the $159 price.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-ln_l_lwmNQI\/V1mI67mA4eI\/AAAAAAAAqyc\/lq2evYIik0o\/s1600-h\/pottery%252520barn%252520flag%25255B2%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"pottery barn flag\" border=\"0\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-XaUkltuVhlc\/V1mI7TnAPmI\/AAAAAAAAqyk\/b_TXJbjv_9o\/pottery%252520barn%252520flag_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"pottery barn flag\" width=\"558\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJust go to your local home improvement store and pick up a 4X8 plywood panel. This project would be great to do with 2 friends – go in on all the supplies together and you can make it super cheap or you may have a scrap piece of wood that you could use?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-YcheebjH1Hc\/V1mI79KVGQI\/AAAAAAAAqyo\/mh9ZbqeZbsU\/s1600-h\/plywood%252520panel%252520for%252520american%252520flag%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"plywood panel for american flag\" border=\"0\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-fRSlkl_e9RU\/V1mI8VCsq-I\/AAAAAAAAqyw\/IQXtTsHybUQ\/plywood%252520panel%252520for%252520american%252520flag_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"plywood panel for american flag\" width=\"578\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThey will even cut it for you for free --\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-3JxvPU9AZIg\/V1mI9M9FWtI\/AAAAAAAAqy0\/5QNaDQoWYYg\/s1600-h\/20160525_093356%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"20160525_093356\" border=\"0\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-NrNCaJ1k0wg\/V1mI9qMvwfI\/AAAAAAAAqy4\/Jo6ybfhQ4HU\/20160525_093356_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"20160525_093356\" width=\"578\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eso have them make a cut every 26” and you will have 18” left over that you can use for another project.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-xHbkqPopfXw\/V1mI-Fxtn1I\/AAAAAAAAqzA\/a03vgWThHf0\/s1600-h\/cuts%252520for%252520pottery%252520barn%252520flag%25255B6%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"cuts for pottery barn flag\" border=\"0\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-p0utUBRY05w\/V1mI-oDydoI\/AAAAAAAAqzE\/um_jBgOuwG0\/cuts%252520for%252520pottery%252520barn%252520flag_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"cuts for pottery barn flag\" width=\"578\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat will make your flag 26”X48”. Now, the key for the stars is to use a stencil! I \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thestencilsmith.com\/catalog.php?item=2588\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Efound this shop online that sells the star stencils perfect for the flag. They have changed the sizes since I ordered, but I would get the 18” size for this flag.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPlace the stencil in the upper left hand corner of the flag and tape it off. Then paint the rest of the flag white. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sherwin-williams.com\/homeowners\/color\/find-and-explore-colors\/paint-colors-by-family\/SW7008-alabaster\/#\/7008\/?s=coordinatingColors\u0026amp;p=PS0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EI\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sherwin-williams.com\/homeowners\/color\/find-and-explore-colors\/paint-colors-by-family\/SW7008-alabaster\/#\/7008\/?s=coordinatingColors\u0026amp;p=PS0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eused Sherwin-Williams alabaster for the white.\u003C\/a\u003E For the paint, you can pick up paint samples when you get the plywood for $3-$4 dollars each and it should be plenty for this project. They should all have the paint formulas in their computers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-s-bFDL1TD1M\/V1mI-_mNjcI\/AAAAAAAAqzM\/zYs94ZPS78A\/s1600-h\/how%252520to%252520make%252520pottery%252520barn%252520american%252520flag%25255B7%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"how to make pottery barn american flag\" border=\"0\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-ZynJA_suJJg\/V1mI_k-ZQhI\/AAAAAAAAqzc\/0kzaLbwMQkE\/how%252520to%252520make%252520pottery%252520barn%252520american%252520flag_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"how to make pottery barn american flag\" width=\"794\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThen, paint the blue square – \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sherwin-williams.com\/homeowners\/color\/find-and-explore-colors\/paint-colors-by-family\/SW6244\/#\/6244\/?s=coordinatingColors\u0026amp;p=PS0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EI used Naval by Sherwin-Williams\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-ZBWJJSK4OF0\/V1mJAAtZx7I\/AAAAAAAAqzg\/TU6S7Z7-USk\/s1600-h\/012%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"012\" border=\"0\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-yrgp-QxZTJs\/V1mJAmZg_zI\/AAAAAAAAqzk\/J6XUbLyOuNc\/012_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"012\" width=\"578\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI used an old posterboard to cut a 2” strip to mark my flag stripes on the board. Since your board is 26” wide, it will be perfect for thirteen stripes that are 2” wide. My red paint color \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sherwin-williams.com\/homeowners\/color\/find-and-explore-colors\/paint-colors-by-family\/SW6328-fireweed\/#\/6328\/?s=coordinatingColors\u0026amp;p=PS0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eis Sherwin-Williams Fireweed\u003C\/a\u003E, I love this shade of red! \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/12\/christmas-porch-decor-ideas.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EI have also used it on my Christmas chalkboard\u003C\/a\u003E and my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/05\/painting-week-boys-room-desk-makeover.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eson’s desk chair.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA tip for making crisp stripes: after you tape them off with painter’s tape seal them with a little mod podge, let dry, and then paint over it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs you are painting, you can make it solid or do a more distressed look.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Fh9Co1HjbnQ\/V1mJBCKwtyI\/AAAAAAAAqzo\/ZhIsPxf-9Pw\/s1600-h\/013%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"013\" border=\"0\" height=\"794\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-3jU6Agj7ukU\/V1mJBoi3xQI\/AAAAAAAAqzs\/BrfE-mHskVs\/013_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"013\" width=\"1311\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThen you take your stencil and secure it with painter’s tape and use a sponge brush to dab\u0026nbsp; the white – don’t use too much paint! I load the brush with paint, then get most of it out on the posterboard, then over the stencil. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-XaTUiEcDxOQ\/V1mJCAF2OhI\/AAAAAAAAqzw\/QSpa06OSVJA\/s1600-h\/017%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"017\" border=\"0\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-u1uJ7BctPoo\/V1mJCt3UdGI\/AAAAAAAAqz4\/OytUaqSAqXo\/017_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"017\" width=\"578\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd there you go! It’s all ready for your summer festivities :) \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-ejE2nBc3fZk\/V1mJDF-DaVI\/AAAAAAAAqz8\/JPFZXvSbKxE\/s1600-h\/pottery%252520barn%252520american%252520flag%252520diy%25255B7%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"pottery barn american flag diy\" border=\"0\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-JL0G9nLZbKI\/V1mJDkR9oEI\/AAAAAAAAq0I\/7aw4dEXDUNM\/pottery%252520barn%252520american%252520flag%252520diy_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"pottery barn american flag diy\" width=\"794\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETotal I spent:\u003Cbr \/\u003E$25 for stencil\u003Cbr \/\u003E$25 for the plywood\u003Cbr \/\u003E$9 for the paint\u003Cbr \/\u003E$5 for tape\u003Cbr \/\u003ETotal: $64, but if you do it with 2 friends, it will only be $22 each! Once I had all of the supplies, it took me 2-3 hours total (including paint drying but I could do other things in that time)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-YNDg48AH7Ps\/V1mJEEoHqkI\/AAAAAAAAq0Q\/5I1M_mKjPw4\/s1600-h\/diy%252520pottery%252520barn%252520american%252520flag%252520for%252520summer%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"diy pottery barn american flag for summer\" border=\"0\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-_-DNV2wmzH4\/V1mJElVya5I\/AAAAAAAAq0U\/E7xi62SVLuk\/diy%252520pottery%252520barn%252520american%252520flag%252520for%252520summer_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"diy pottery barn american flag for summer\" width=\"572\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E3 cheers for the red, white, and blue! I’ll show you my patriotic porch soon and we are seeing some great ideas from the Parade of Homes that it will be fun to share! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-cEC2mFuD-yQ\/V1mJFOErXwI\/AAAAAAAAq0Y\/7HKv1FO-VVI\/s1600-h\/signature%25255B5%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"signature\" border=\"0\" height=\"83\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-5LrDcGfbI9E\/V1mJFrAqCCI\/AAAAAAAAq0c\/t4UFwJhFil4\/signature_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"signature\" width=\"141\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/8995830415925928254\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2016\/06\/pottery-barn-flag-diy.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/8995830415925928254"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/8995830415925928254"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2016\/06\/pottery-barn-flag-diy.html","title":"Pottery Barn Flag DIY"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-PxWw9GfP69U\/V1mI6e-94iI\/AAAAAAAAqyY\/ofBnxHcEgEE\/s72-c\/diy%252520pottery%252520barn%252520american%252520flag_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-5610149642396804922"},"published":{"$t":"2016-04-21T10:13:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-08-27T16:58:21.300-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"little makeovers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"outside"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"windows"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"DIY outdoor curtains"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-ZF2Y4BBMVDU\/Vxj8tB22wXI\/AAAAAAAAqWc\/BOe0ztfT3jMzDsqZT0gfggB3T-LZwb-3gCHM\/s1600-h\/outdoor%2Bcurtains%2Bdrop%2Bcloth%255B8%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"outdoor curtains drop cloth\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-iRxnEoMa2x4\/Vxj8tpZikJI\/AAAAAAAAqWg\/gIoBwSzstNs1uQ9qZ_Pik9FXEe4PS0N-wCHM\/outdoor%2Bcurtains%2Bdrop%2Bcloth_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"outdoor curtains drop cloth\" width=\"431\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI have been wanting to put up something to block the setting sun on our back porch since we moved in. It’s hard to have conversation and enjoy your meal when the sun is glaring in your eyes, right?\u0026nbsp; And we have lived here for 2 years and we’re just getting around to it which is right on Melissa schedule. :)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESince there was no place to mount regular curtain rod brackets and they don’t make tension rods long enough, we decided to go with a really inexpensive route is to use electrical conduit tubing! \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/4122671\/type\/dlg\/http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/Allied-Tube-Conduit-3-4-in-EMT-Conduit-101550\/100400406\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EYou can find this in the electrical section and they come in different lengths of tube. \u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-O6ju4OJd_Qw\/Vxj8_iI6rKI\/AAAAAAAAqWk\/M13Y5R8qOf8\/s1600-h\/emt%252520tube%252520for%252520curtain%252520rod%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"emt tube for curtain rod\" border=\"0\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-CBVaI8cPXXE\/Vxj9AB8DLeI\/AAAAAAAAqWo\/dXYV1aE8r9k\/emt%252520tube%252520for%252520curtain%252520rod_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"emt tube for curtain rod\" width=\"350\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe got the 3\/4” X 10 ft poles (only $3-$4!!) but the length we needed was just over 10 feet, so you can just \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/4122671\/type\/dlg\/http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/3-4-in-Electric-Metallic-Tube-EMT-Set-Screw-Coupling-5-Pack-26282\/202288508\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ebuy these connectors (the proper name is an EMT set screw coupling)\u003C\/a\u003E and connect your tubes together.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #9c9991;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-6LAFS-BvYf0\/Vxj9AiFJcgI\/AAAAAAAAqWs\/7L_spvT_TC8\/s1600-h\/emt%252520connectors%252520for%252520curtain%252520rod%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"emt connectors for curtain rod\" border=\"0\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-mo1VWnQk8Tc\/Vxj9BP2O3QI\/AAAAAAAAqWw\/S6ciGiQ5pHY\/emt%252520connectors%252520for%252520curtain%252520rod_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"emt connectors for curtain rod\" width=\"350\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou can have them cut it for you in the store, or take it home and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1QpT71w\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Euse a regular old hacksaw to cut through it\u003C\/a\u003E. I laid them out in the garage and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/linksynergy.walmart.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=ldxubqVIWNY\u0026amp;subid=\u0026amp;offerid=223073.1\u0026amp;type=10\u0026amp;tmpid=1082\u0026amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.walmart.com%252Fip%252FRust-Oleum-American-Accents-Ultra-Cover-2x%252F37326858\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Espray painted them a black\/oil rubbed bronze\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-6vLC-k8L3s8\/Vxj-jZMWM1I\/AAAAAAAAqXo\/ADN3-QBbohA\/s1600-h\/spray%252520paint%252520emt%252520conduit%252520curtain%252520rods%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"spray paint emt conduit curtain rods\" border=\"0\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-NGFhtKI63Pc\/Vxj-jygullI\/AAAAAAAAqXs\/rnvvqNK9ayw\/spray%252520paint%252520emt%252520conduit%252520curtain%252520rods_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"spray paint emt conduit curtain rods\" width=\"578\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo mount them \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/4122671\/type\/dlg\/http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/Everbilt-1-3-8-in-Oil-Rubbed-Bronze-Metal-Pole-Sockets-2-Pack-18661\/203330645\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewe just used closet pole sockets in oil rubbed bronze.\u003C\/a\u003E To mount to the exterior hardy board siding, we needed to use special decking or cement board screws. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-jXsheJFt1OU\/Vxj-kbwHGmI\/AAAAAAAAqXw\/9JDWi90PF7Q\/s1600-h\/closet%252520pole%252520sockets%25255B14%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"closet pole sockets\" border=\"0\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Dkux6qTZLjU\/Vxj-kjOrTDI\/AAAAAAAAqX0\/n8m6K3zNNm0\/closet%252520pole%252520sockets_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"closet pole sockets\" width=\"240\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-7xTHHryxpoU\/Vxj9CtijVII\/AAAAAAAAqW8\/3Qo3WQw-XYE\/s1600-h\/diy%252520outdoor%252520curtains%25255B8%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"diy outdoor curtains\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-dLvtbD25YC8\/Vxj9Dd8K9UI\/AAAAAAAAqXA\/vkY9jNWX7-0\/diy%252520outdoor%252520curtains_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"diy outdoor curtains\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor the curtains, drop cloths seemed to make most sense since they are a heavier material, and I can just unclip them at the end of the season. And did \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Sw3JjT\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EI mention they are only $20 for both? We used the 9X12 dropcloth,\u003C\/a\u003E cut down the seam (the seams have been right down the middle \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/05\/curtains-for-long-big-windows_27.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Efor all the of the drop cloths I have used, thank goodness!)\u003C\/a\u003E and then hemmed them using a basic straight stitch on the sewing machine. Or you could totally use hot glue or \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1r22e3P\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eiron on adhesive\u003C\/a\u003E to hem. Then, just hang with some curtain rings (if your rings need to go over the connector, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1WfDIaM\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eyou’ll want to use 2” rings\u003C\/a\u003E). You can’t even hardly see where we connected the the 2 tubes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-jTiQarByYsQ\/Vxj9D0Yt7xI\/AAAAAAAAqXE\/7AfjyTwyowU\/s1600-h\/outdoor%252520curtains%252520drop%252520cloth%25255B9%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"outdoor curtains drop cloth\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/--JIKvI_GwFc\/Vxj9EdCBrtI\/AAAAAAAAqXI\/6ZUIj5biQ6E\/outdoor%252520curtains%252520drop%252520cloth_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"outdoor curtains drop cloth\" width=\"431\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThey keep the sun from the deck in the evenings (this was an afternoon picture!) and add a bit of homey-ness to the porch. When we’re not using them, I just tie a ribbon around\u0026nbsp; each of them to keep them from flapping in the wind and we will unclip them and store them at the end of the season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-GwOY487G8v0\/Vxj9E3CaXrI\/AAAAAAAAqXM\/2uK7xB2mL2M\/s1600-h\/outdoor%252520curtains%252520diy%252520%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"outdoor curtains diy \" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-P0XFa3JNWcQ\/Vxj9FUk06_I\/AAAAAAAAqXQ\/MyLfCJNarCs\/outdoor%252520curtains%252520diy%252520_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"outdoor curtains diy \" width=\"444\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo, for\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/Allied-Tube-Conduit-3-4-in-EMT-Conduit-101550\/100400406?AID=11556741\u0026amp;PID=4122671\u0026amp;cm_mmc=CJ-_-4122671-_-11556741\u0026amp;cj=true\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E$5 in electrical pipe\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/3-4-in-Electric-Metallic-Tube-EMT-Set-Screw-Coupling-5-Pack-26282\/202288508?AID=11556741\u0026amp;PID=4122671\u0026amp;cm_mmc=CJ-_-4122671-_-11556741\u0026amp;cj=true\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E$2 in connectors\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/Everbilt-1-3-8-in-Oil-Rubbed-Bronze-Metal-Pole-Sockets-2-Pack-18661\/203330645?AID=11556741\u0026amp;PID=4122671\u0026amp;cm_mmc=CJ-_-4122671-_-11556741\u0026amp;cj=true\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E$3 for pole brackets\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Sw3JjT\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E$20 in drop cloths\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/linksynergy.walmart.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=ldxubqVIWNY\u0026amp;subid=\u0026amp;offerid=223073.1\u0026amp;type=10\u0026amp;tmpid=1082\u0026amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.walmart.com%252Fip%252FRust-Oleum-American-Accents-Ultra-Cover-2x%252F37326858\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E$4 for spray paint\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eand \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1WfDIaM\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Esome extra black curtain rings\u003C\/a\u003E I had in my stash, this project was a total of:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E$34\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENot too shabby! This would be a great way to make inexpensive curtain rods as well. Thanks for stopping by – have a good day!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-6i7sXSXanSU\/Vxj8MtUPUOI\/AAAAAAAAqWI\/rpYGKl39gFk\/s1600-h\/signature%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"signature\" border=\"0\" height=\"83\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-dOuUpYOlyuQ\/Vxj8NHnjjxI\/AAAAAAAAqWM\/SrrHzGfk7aQ\/signature_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"signature\" width=\"141\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/5610149642396804922\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2016\/04\/diy-outdoor-curtains.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/5610149642396804922"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/5610149642396804922"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2016\/04\/diy-outdoor-curtains.html","title":"DIY outdoor curtains"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-iRxnEoMa2x4\/Vxj8tpZikJI\/AAAAAAAAqWg\/gIoBwSzstNs1uQ9qZ_Pik9FXEe4PS0N-wCHM\/s72-c\/outdoor%2Bcurtains%2Bdrop%2Bcloth_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-7527543855647197044"},"published":{"$t":"2016-04-13T14:54:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-08-27T16:59:09.650-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"bathroom"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"little makeovers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"organizing"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"easy over the toilet shelves for $22"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/--bGfHOxcBO4\/Vw6ysGCa-kI\/AAAAAAAAqQ4\/Zs1qwepgETY\/s1600-h\/diy%252520bathroom%252520shelves%25255B9%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"diy bathroom shelves\" border=\"0\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-NK3UhK2B9Pc\/Vw6yshMh0jI\/AAAAAAAAqQ8\/V_b7kbiovr8\/diy%252520bathroom%252520shelves_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"diy bathroom shelves\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHello! Just a little project to share\u0026nbsp; today – we have a small toilet room \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2014\/05\/new-home-master-bathroom-tile-ideas.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eas part of the master bathroom\u003C\/a\u003E. I wanted some shelves above the toilet for some storage but wanted simple \u0026amp; inexpensive, so off to get some supplies I went:\u003Cbr \/\u003E2—\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/4122671\/type\/dlg\/http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/1-in-x-2-in-x-8-ft-Premium-Spruce-Furring-Strip-Board-HDSP3010208\/205602402\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E1X2X8 boards (for the support underneath\u003C\/a\u003E) $2.14\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E1—\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/4122671\/type\/dlg\/http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/1-in-x-10-in-x-8-ft-Common-Board-2P1X10X8\/202179944\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E1X10X8 board\u003C\/a\u003E $12.50 \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E1—piece of lightweight \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/4122671\/type\/dlg\/http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/COL386-9-16-in-x-2-1-4-in-x-7-ft-MDF-Casing-HDFB386-7\/203360460?keyword=096037158845\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Edecorative moulding – this is the one I got\u003C\/a\u003E. $6.96\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Ewood screws (I had these)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Ewhite paint (leftover from another project)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETotal: about $22\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you don’t have a saw, take your measurements to the store and they will cut them for you!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-O_2MamrkUZs\/Vw6ytb4-ZpI\/AAAAAAAAqRA\/VysXN02EWdg\/s1600-h\/supplies%252520for%252520over%252520toilet%252520shelves%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"supplies for over toilet shelves\" border=\"0\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-l6KBGIiZLMM\/Vw6yuCh5FTI\/AAAAAAAAqRE\/czIbqTGfADE\/supplies%252520for%252520over%252520toilet%252520shelves_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"supplies for over toilet shelves\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI measured at home and laid my 1X2 under my pine board to double check\u003Cbr \/\u003Eand then I painted everything white with some leftover paint.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-lgWCDeddh1g\/Vw6yukssRiI\/AAAAAAAAqRI\/3-14BuI7pBA\/s1600-h\/support%252520under%252520board%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"support under board\" border=\"0\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-k5tVJWV59d0\/Vw6yvAHsKSI\/AAAAAAAAqRM\/kzejdmOPA20\/support%252520under%252520board_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"support under board\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThen, use a stud finder to find the studs in the wall, a level to be sure that are straight, and screw the 1X2’s into the studs with wood screws. Remember to pre-drill first so you don’t crack the wood! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-AeAhY6vgB2Q\/Vw6yvnP6III\/AAAAAAAAqRQ\/M__nRHeZwsA\/s1600-h\/1X2%252520boards%252520screwed%252520into%252520studs%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"1X2 boards screwed into studs\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-c7-vkLmljPY\/Vw6ywNR0qEI\/AAAAAAAAqRU\/XmpELVQECEk\/1X2%252520boards%252520screwed%252520into%252520studs_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"1X2 boards screwed into studs\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFill in screws with caulk or wood filler, sand down and paint over them. \u003Cbr \/\u003EThen, place the painted white board on the 1X2 supports and screw in from the top to keep it in place.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-v5Dr6L85UNA\/Vw6ywmeyTBI\/AAAAAAAAqRY\/TwKDg42uhL4\/s1600-h\/easy%252520shelves%252520above%252520toilet%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"easy shelves above toilet\" border=\"0\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-gGqwnXoZGwg\/Vw6yxGcI8lI\/AAAAAAAAqRc\/IYZNnwEsuSo\/easy%252520shelves%252520above%252520toilet_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"easy shelves above toilet\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECut your molding to size, and then… I just hot glued it to the front!! Has worked like a charm but of course you could use liquid nails or a nail gun.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-X3XwJNYfpTo\/Vw6yCbN48JI\/AAAAAAAAqRg\/X27LhF7yPDsfJecH7pX1ZhNHCV1iXR4JgCHM\/s1600-h\/easy%2Bbathroom%2Bshelves%255B4%255D\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"easy bathroom shelves\" border=\"0\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-LDP2zCCNYkU\/Vw6yDMYelRI\/AAAAAAAAqRk\/67mxPNuzoH0KTxt8XncFPMYKgG2hEEYhACHM\/easy%2Bbathroom%2Bshelves_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"easy bathroom shelves\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI added some baskets to store some tp and personal supplies, you probably \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2012\/02\/master-bathroom-after.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Erecognize some of the accessories from our previous master bath\u003C\/a\u003E – and that was it. Not counting the trip to the store, it took about 2.5 hours including waiting for paint to dry, etc. And for only $22 since I had paint and screws on hand! Wahoo! You could use this method if you needed shelves in closets, a little nook, anywhere you need extra storage. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHere are some other easy shelving ideas if you are looking for storage solutions:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E* \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2016\/03\/easy-cheap-diy-shelves.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EEasy boy bedroom shelves\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2012\/03\/winners-more-master-bath-questions.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E* Floating master bathroom shelves\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2016\/02\/laundry-room-light-shelves.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E* Laundry room shelves\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E* \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/02\/industrial-shelf-for-boys-room.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EIndustrial boy room shelves\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGo get ‘em! Good luck --\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-kQvJGad45SQ\/Vw6yDRpQUsI\/AAAAAAAAqQs\/zloQARfSvYM\/s1600-h\/signature%25255B5%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"signature\" border=\"0\" height=\"83\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-TtLMjwowTRo\/Vw6yD7yF4zI\/AAAAAAAAqQw\/u-lRH1qSQy0\/signature_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"signature\" width=\"141\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/7527543855647197044\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2016\/04\/easy-over-toilet-shelves-for-22.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/7527543855647197044"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/7527543855647197044"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2016\/04\/easy-over-toilet-shelves-for-22.html","title":"easy over the toilet shelves for $22"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-NK3UhK2B9Pc\/Vw6yshMh0jI\/AAAAAAAAqQ8\/V_b7kbiovr8\/s72-c\/diy%252520bathroom%252520shelves_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-82645444379802307"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-16T10:27:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-08-27T17:02:40.194-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"boys room"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"small makeovers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"under $10 and under 1 hour"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"easy artwork for boy’s room"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"My son and I were trying to figure out what we wanted to put over his bed. I loved this idea of a \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/magnoliamarket.com\/our-show\/episode-07-the-north-40th-street-story\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ebasketball hoop mounted on weather wood that I saw on Fixer Upper:\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/magnoliamarket.com\/our-show\/episode-07-the-north-40th-street-story\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"basketball hoop fixer upper\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-BMLR8MrIIX8\/VumJTpz9Z8I\/AAAAAAAAp_Y\/OwIrA9x3IG0\/basketball%252520hoop%252520fixer%252520upper%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"basketball hoop fixer upper\" width=\"487\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1QXKVdE\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewe ordered one from Amazon\u003C\/a\u003E, but guess what? While they were waiting for me to get to the room the boys put it up on the door downstairs and it was THE favorite thing of the winter, they played indoor mini basketball all of the time and it saved us all. \u003Cimg alt=\"Smile\" class=\"wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-FzYxf9-ObOQ\/VumJUFetgMI\/AAAAAAAAp-c\/JCQXf4-4wIw\/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" style=\"border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;\" \/\u003E It \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1QXKVdE\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ereally is a great hoop if you’re in the market for one\u003C\/a\u003E. Or could make a really cute project if you end up doing the hoop for decor thing. I just knew it wouldn’t stay on the wall when I saw my kids dunking on it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-vq7r07eFXGY\/VumJUTsc69I\/AAAAAAAAp_c\/9vAgCrQ6VnE\/s1600-h\/over%252520the%252520door%252520basketball%252520hoop%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"over the door basketball hoop\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-tRJrVa1tviE\/VumJU1kKCOI\/AAAAAAAAp_g\/5t0wbm4Tnok\/over%252520the%252520door%252520basketball%252520hoop_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"over the door basketball hoop\" width=\"357\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI for sure didn’t want to take it down, so we went to plan B. I had remembered seeing some \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/08\/popular-decor-trends-from-parade-of.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eindustrial prints in a boy’s room in the Parade of Homes\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-VOpGaibIlVE\/VumJVSIDHsI\/AAAAAAAAp_k\/Ps9RkWfF3B4\/s1600-h\/industrial%252520prints%252520boys%252520room%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"industrial prints boys room\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-1Z0xyEkdM5I\/VumJV_b8BWI\/AAAAAAAAp_o\/VIkboxz7rgo\/industrial%252520prints%252520boys%252520room_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"industrial prints boys room\" width=\"402\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMy oldest loves sports, so we searched for basketball court and baseball field measurements and found some cool free plans that we sent to Staples and had printed off in 18X24 size for only $2 each. I believe we used \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.sportscourtdimensions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/nba_court_dimensions_h.png\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewere this one for basketball\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pedagonet.com\/quickies\/BaseballGeometry.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethis one for baseball\u003C\/a\u003E. Of course you could search for football, soccer, etc. as well! You can just save them to your computer and then make them the size you want in a photo editing program. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-mknX9haVcZY\/VumJWUcGvmI\/AAAAAAAAp_s\/m1kCE-o3ZqA\/s1600-h\/boys%252520room%252520artwork%25255B8%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"boys room artwork\" border=\"0\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-DF76kt4LP2g\/VumJWzyhecI\/AAAAAAAAp_w\/M_T4D_dyn5U\/boys%252520room%252520artwork_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"boys room artwork\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow for the frames, I picked these up at a local estate sale for $1 each!! They were nice and big with solid wood frames and the mat was a great blue\/gray color. I was so excited! I ended up removing the cream\/yellow mat to make them a bit more modern.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-NZjcUXqSQQc\/VumJXdBPglI\/AAAAAAAAp_0\/Rgeg5eFClNQ\/s1600-h\/artwork%252520for%252520boy%252527s%252520room%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"artwork for boy's room\" border=\"0\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-AcrUwybyJMs\/VumJX_dHS5I\/AAAAAAAAp_4\/IU0IvE-7cBI\/artwork%252520for%252520boy%252527s%252520room_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"artwork for boy's room\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe used \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/01\/lamp-makeover-with-spray-paint-how-to.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eleftover spray paint from this lamp makeover\u003C\/a\u003E to spray paint the frames and then just hung them up above the bed. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-fCCaRcM0XN0\/VumJYRqY0II\/AAAAAAAAp_8\/cRyLIwRtQm4\/s1600-h\/simple%252520artwork%252520for%252520boys%252520room%25255B8%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"simple artwork for boys room\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-fEUXIPm7thk\/VumJYwItV8I\/AAAAAAAAqAA\/cew1WGkIdHk\/simple%252520artwork%252520for%252520boys%252520room_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"simple artwork for boys room\" width=\"420\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis so qualifies \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/search\/label\/under%20%2410%20and%20under%201%20hour\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Efor Under $10 Under 1 Hour!\u003C\/a\u003E You know I love easy, inexpensive projects – we’re finishing up his room this week, finally!!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-H5eyA0ZWJxA\/VumJZdm8LBI\/AAAAAAAAqAQ\/zxiMA8Rj1Vw\/s1600-h\/easy%252520above%252520bed%252520artwork%25255B5%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"easy above bed artwork\" border=\"0\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-qteXNNkwhJY\/VumJaMiF_cI\/AAAAAAAAqAU\/Mk83X_XhHwM\/easy%252520above%252520bed%252520artwork_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"easy above bed artwork\" width=\"574\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI hope you find inspiration for your own home from something shared today~\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-zCKw-wc_9qg\/VumJau2HzPI\/AAAAAAAAp_Q\/as-GoGWU9ws\/s1600-h\/signature%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"signature\" border=\"0\" height=\"83\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-z2ZCOJr200A\/VumJbJyoIMI\/AAAAAAAAp_U\/HJr2Cw5bloI\/signature_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"signature\" width=\"141\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/82645444379802307\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2016\/03\/easy-artwork-for-boys-room.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/82645444379802307"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/82645444379802307"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2016\/03\/easy-artwork-for-boys-room.html","title":"easy artwork for boy’s room"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-BMLR8MrIIX8\/VumJTpz9Z8I\/AAAAAAAAp_Y\/OwIrA9x3IG0\/s72-c\/basketball%252520hoop%252520fixer%252520upper%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-6154529053489000387"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-09T11:02:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-08-27T17:04:07.357-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"boys room"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"little makeovers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"easy cheap DIY shelves"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Ok. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2016\/03\/a-functional-mudroom.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMudroom\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2016\/01\/laundry-room.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Elaundry room\u003C\/a\u003E are checked off, it’s time to head downstairs and start on my oldest boy’s room. We began last spring and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/05\/painting-week-boys-room-desk-makeover.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Epainted his desk and hung the map\u003C\/a\u003E, but then we were trying to decide on how to finish everything and it kind of got pushed to the back burner. So now we’re back!! He wanted some shelves to display some of his favorite things so this is what we came up with:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDecide how many shelves and how long you want them to be. Go to your local home store (we went to Home Depot) \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/4122671\/type\/dlg\/http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/1-in-x-12-in-x-8-ft-Common-Board-458538\/100322337\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eand pick up a 12 ft pine board for $16.\u003C\/a\u003E We were going to do 3 shelves, so we had them cut them (they will do it for free, but I find going in on a weekday is best since the weekend tend to be very busy) into 3 equal pieces. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESand the corners if you want to, and then apply stain. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-8Jw9pdX6mgY\/VuBlMIQno5I\/AAAAAAAAp7k\/ay_x0kCMQ_E\/s1600-h\/diy%252520shelves%252520wood%252520stain%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"diy shelves wood stain\" border=\"0\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-l1H-Ntg3reM\/VuBlMi3Bl-I\/AAAAAAAAp7o\/HIDNOuSnCl4\/diy%252520shelves%252520wood%252520stain_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"diy shelves wood stain\" width=\"578\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe made a combo stain of weathered gray and early american. I just practiced on the underside of the bottom shelf until it looked right.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI just take a pair of mismatched gloves and an old rag to wipe on the stain and go to town.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-0ScSdJLvM2I\/VuBlNMbxGvI\/AAAAAAAAp7s\/uOh--rIxjJo\/s1600-h\/apply%252520stain%252520to%252520shelves%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"apply stain to shelves\" border=\"0\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-p9q_BW64Xx0\/VuBlNl9BtiI\/AAAAAAAAp7w\/Pjp1Dd9pyLk\/apply%252520stain%252520to%252520shelves_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"apply stain to shelves\" width=\"578\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-fMR4wNeXVmM\/VuBlOAcQQcI\/AAAAAAAAp70\/NMHI7UHEaSI\/s1600-h\/stained%252520diy%252520shelves%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"stained diy shelves\" border=\"0\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-oWbeVPQhh8U\/VuBlOrfyhpI\/AAAAAAAAp74\/o84QrqXAM5w\/stained%252520diy%252520shelves_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"stained diy shelves\" width=\"578\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThen, we just took \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/4122671\/type\/dlg\/http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/p\/Everbilt-10-in-x-12-in-Gray-Shelf-Brackets-15192\/202034289\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Einexpensive, industrial looking brackets\u003C\/a\u003E and mounted them to the studs in the wall with small screws. We decided to only do 2 shelves, but found another use for the extra board…working on that!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-XDh5D3ciON8\/VuBlO23YWlI\/AAAAAAAAp8U\/69R0URiLh4Q\/s1600-h\/shelf%252520brackets%252520industrial%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"shelf brackets industrial\" border=\"0\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-bvpieFpOPFw\/VuBlPedQovI\/AAAAAAAAp8Y\/yVgXarB1fTw\/shelf%252520brackets%252520industrial_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"shelf brackets industrial\" width=\"492\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThen, just add your treasures to be displayed, and there you go!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-_fg64bfkr3I\/VuBlP4nOLhI\/AAAAAAAAp8c\/GNQ3OMZcKnc\/s1600-h\/boys%252520room%252520diy%252520shelves%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"boys room diy shelves\" border=\"0\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-zXY2OuzJzQU\/VuBlQRk0nkI\/AAAAAAAAp8g\/NTuTejyDdNI\/boys%252520room%252520diy%252520shelves_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"boys room diy shelves\" width=\"569\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAfter gathering your supplies, you could easily whip these out in a hour (not including drying time) and our total was under $30 including the stain. Yay for easy, fast projects!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-nYw755Vh4ak\/VuBlQwecMzI\/AAAAAAAAp8M\/DG0X3mbP8Hc\/s1600-h\/signature%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"signature\" border=\"0\" height=\"83\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-cjWVkGbHClU\/VuBlRYYiF7I\/AAAAAAAAp8Q\/QHS8QevXsKE\/signature_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"signature\" width=\"141\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/6154529053489000387\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2016\/03\/easy-cheap-diy-shelves.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/6154529053489000387"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/6154529053489000387"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2016\/03\/easy-cheap-diy-shelves.html","title":"easy cheap DIY shelves"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-l1H-Ntg3reM\/VuBlMi3Bl-I\/AAAAAAAAp7o\/HIDNOuSnCl4\/s72-c\/diy%252520shelves%252520wood%252520stain_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-2695907115078554524"},"published":{"$t":"2016-02-17T07:14:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-08-27T17:06:05.923-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"good things to share"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tips"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"how to choose a font"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Hello! Today I want to share a favorite tool that I’ve been using for the past couple of years that helps me choose a font for quotes, signs, graphics, etc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt’s called \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/wordmark.it\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EWordMark.It\u003C\/a\u003E and it shows you all the fonts on your computer typed in the phrase you choose so that you can quickly choose your favorite for the occassion. I think I first heard about it from the wonderful \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.justagirlblog.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EChris at Just a Girl\u003C\/a\u003E and it has been one of my most used bookmarks ever since! I use it all of the time for \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/search\/label\/courage%20for%20the%20week\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECourage for the Week\u003C\/a\u003E quotes, handouts for church youth group, invitations, basically anything I want to find the right font for!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHow does it work? \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/wordmark.it\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGo to WordMark.It\u003C\/a\u003E and simply type your phrase in the bar at the top, hit enter and all of your fonts will begin to appear:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-MCix-IDOkkY\/VsSASyR7hhI\/AAAAAAAAprQ\/KCbuAXT_2nI\/s1600-h\/workmark%252520it%252520type%252520phrase%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"workmark it type phrase\" border=\"0\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-0-VsGlGBLq4\/VsSATVkh2PI\/AAAAAAAAprU\/S4V3Qtjg5LU\/workmark%252520it%252520type%252520phrase_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"workmark it type phrase\" width=\"578\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou can use the top bar to make the font bigger\/smaller or all caps, etc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-0HlQbnczxus\/VsSATtssCDI\/AAAAAAAAprY\/3eZKPG8Jbmw\/s1600-h\/wordmark%252520it%252520example%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"wordmark it example\" border=\"0\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-AwseT7UPMTI\/VsSAUAZupwI\/AAAAAAAAprc\/aW1fbWdY-OY\/wordmark%252520it%252520example_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"wordmark it example\" width=\"578\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJust keep hitting the “load more fonts” bar at the bottom until all of your fonts are loaded and you can pick the one that fits the best.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Eq81uAAO-kQ\/VsSAUcdvojI\/AAAAAAAAprg\/PVE7WX__U5M\/s1600-h\/wordmark%252520it%252520lettering%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"wordmark it lettering\" border=\"0\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-7Ofraw_L7-o\/VsSAU7X3iMI\/AAAAAAAAprk\/mGnuQheWkwM\/wordmark%252520it%252520lettering_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"wordmark it lettering\" width=\"578\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESuch a great, free resource!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you don’t have many fonts that you love, another fantastic place to look is Etsy. I needed a bunch of blown up prints for a celebration a few weeks ago and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/FunnyFoxPrintables\/search?search_query=custom+quote\u0026amp;order=date_desc\u0026amp;view_type=gallery\u0026amp;ref=shop_search\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Efound this shoppe on Etsy that customizes your quotes in popular fonts for $1.50!\u003C\/a\u003E There are dozens of other options in other shoppes as well, but the prices were crazy good here. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThen, you will receive a digital copy of the print they create and you can send them to Costco, Sam’s\u0026nbsp; or your favorite photo printing place and have a beautiful print. Here is one:\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-THbJmBJDx3A\/VsSAVdARouI\/AAAAAAAApro\/zTrftwd22fA\/s1600-h\/etsy%252520custom%252520quotes%25255B2%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"1\" border=\"0\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-7zWwVeKQSV8\/VsSAVkEi6BI\/AAAAAAAAprs\/sniNq_QZVDk\/etsy%252520custom%252520quotes_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"1\" width=\"578\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJust some fun finds I wanted to share with you all – I have no affiliation with either of these, but hope you enjoy them! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-OS0fpMl5mYU\/VsSAWAMm1oI\/AAAAAAAAprw\/PI26jtbfOiI\/s1600-h\/signature%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"signature\" border=\"0\" height=\"83\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-VgKwz7D87I0\/VsSAWfi8HHI\/AAAAAAAApr0\/FpfGsTy8qhM\/signature_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"signature\" width=\"141\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/2695907115078554524\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2016\/02\/how-to-choose-font.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/2695907115078554524"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/2695907115078554524"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2016\/02\/how-to-choose-font.html","title":"how to choose a font"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-0-VsGlGBLq4\/VsSATVkh2PI\/AAAAAAAAprU\/S4V3Qtjg5LU\/s72-c\/workmark%252520it%252520type%252520phrase_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-1947829872577250213"},"published":{"$t":"2015-10-28T12:54:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-08-27T17:30:46.202-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"laundry"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"under $10 and under 1 hour"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"wrapping paper picture mats"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"My NEXT project is to tackle the laundry room. It’s simple and small but I’m not a person that folds laundry in the laundry room. My kids bring it to their rooms to fold, and for ours\u0026nbsp; I bring it out to the kitchen table. :)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn the one side is a soaking sink and then a counter over where the washer and dryer go. This is looking in from the mudroom:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-pikD3v2uZsw\/VjEZyFXBr-I\/AAAAAAAAn98\/ciZosBhVx-k\/s1600-h\/Smith%252520Residence-42%2525202%25255B7%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Smith Residence-42 2\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-lUqfZR5MQ3Q\/VjEZykUfJxI\/AAAAAAAAn-A\/O-wp6AaScZw\/Smith%252520Residence-42%2525202_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"688\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"Smith Residence-42 2\" width=\"387\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eand the other side (looking back at the door to the mudroom) is just a folding counter and that is where I am going to add some shelves!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/--uM5ToyPZ6I\/VjEZ0Qmx1uI\/AAAAAAAAn-M\/PgZ3bH8jJWQ\/s1600-h\/Smith%252520Residence-45%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Smith Residence-45\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-kEcb7AoLyOo\/VjEZ0-uIKyI\/AAAAAAAAn-Q\/ii3K1cb0hZw\/Smith%252520Residence-45_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"Smith Residence-45\" width=\"270\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe shelves need a little color and personality, so here we go:\u003Cbr \/\u003EI was in a cute pharmacy gift shop with my Mom this past summer and fell \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/riflepaperco.com\/shop\/gift-wrap\/birch-wrapping-sheets-rolled\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ein love with this wrapping paper\u003C\/a\u003E and knew I could use it somewhere. My \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1PRmNtm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Emom got this one and is going to frame it\u003C\/a\u003E -- they are so charming!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-BFDvGgI4Qic\/VjEZ1awcrfI\/AAAAAAAAn-Y\/uR09IyKFHMc\/s1600-h\/covering%252520picture%252520mats%252520with%252520wrapping%252520paper%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"covering picture mats with wrapping paper\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-sp3c4WLhwO8\/VjEZ2GsqJHI\/AAAAAAAAn-g\/NSaMp21KTTM\/covering%252520picture%252520mats%252520with%252520wrapping%252520paper_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"427\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"covering picture mats with wrapping paper\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI have \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2011\/05\/how-to-turn-big-framed-prints-into.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eused this method before here\u003C\/a\u003E and loved how it turned out so here we go again! Trace around your mat, cut a hole in the middle and carefully cut 4 triangles to your corners and then tape down\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-FKXr5_jRRTk\/VjEZ2q0I3jI\/AAAAAAAAn-o\/E3tM8Vjr5Zk\/s1600-h\/wrapping%252520paper%252520on%252520a%252520picture%252520mat%25255B7%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"wrapping paper on a picture mat\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-_pg-T8YHAkk\/VjEZ3MAzF-I\/AAAAAAAAn-w\/oYDc3Mp6Dag\/wrapping%252520paper%252520on%252520a%252520picture%252520mat_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"618\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"wrapping paper on a picture mat\" width=\"856\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI just \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2012\/04\/1056-bedroom-gallery-wall.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Etook a dollar store 11X14 frame\u003C\/a\u003E --my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dollartree.com\/household\/home-decor\/frames\/Narrow-Edge-Beveled-Black-Plastic-Photo-Frames-11x14-\/500c542c545p341207\/index.pro?method=search\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Estore still carries these\u003C\/a\u003E -- and spray painted it gold \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1GJS1j8\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewith the best gold color I have found\u003C\/a\u003E ( I buy it at a craft store with a coupon)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-iOJq85N0Flk\/VjEZ36xOUII\/AAAAAAAAn-4\/prMxYPZSCkQ\/s1600-h\/matted%252520pictures%252520with%252520wrapping%252520paper%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"matted pictures with wrapping paper\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-q_T41xRJuUc\/VjEZ4cPCGKI\/AAAAAAAAn_A\/PClu8gURaho\/matted%252520pictures%252520with%252520wrapping%252520paper_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"matted pictures with wrapping paper\" width=\"616\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI filled the frames with a favorite little saying and a black and white pic of my girls and me back in the day (sniff)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-gK3AfxPXv58\/VjEZ4xJOcqI\/AAAAAAAAn_I\/1irluVrzHrs\/s1600-h\/dollar%252520store%252520frames%252520spray%252520painted%252520gold%252520with%252520wrapping%252520paper%252520mats%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"dollar store frames spray painted gold with wrapping paper mats\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-haql0hMjyUM\/VjEZ5psSVKI\/AAAAAAAAn_Q\/TZq9jqhZo1g\/dollar%252520store%252520frames%252520spray%252520painted%252520gold%252520with%252520wrapping%252520paper%252520mats_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"dollar store frames spray painted gold with wrapping paper mats\" width=\"460\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA fun way to add some substance and character to the room without breaking the bank. More to come in the laundry room --\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-IgNJuAjeWf0\/VjEZ6IFdtkI\/AAAAAAAAn_Y\/9tuTEuOPQMg\/s1600-h\/signature%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"signature\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-tHRqM3tGJYk\/VjEZ6kPnVOI\/AAAAAAAAn_g\/H7yEd3cxSdU\/signature_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"83\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"signature\" width=\"141\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/1947829872577250213\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/10\/wrapping-paper-picture-mats.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/1947829872577250213"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/1947829872577250213"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/10\/wrapping-paper-picture-mats.html","title":"wrapping paper picture mats"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-lUqfZR5MQ3Q\/VjEZykUfJxI\/AAAAAAAAn-A\/O-wp6AaScZw\/s72-c\/Smith%252520Residence-42%2525202_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-2066701541349956527"},"published":{"$t":"2015-07-23T14:04:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-08-27T17:37:52.529-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"bathroom"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How to Wallpaper"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cbr \/\u003ESupplies:\u003Cbr \/\u003E* unpasted wallpaper\u003Cbr \/\u003E* new, sharp razor blade\u003Cbr \/\u003E* level\u003Cbr \/\u003E* wallpaper paste\u003Cbr \/\u003E* foam roller\u003Cbr \/\u003E* large surface to spread out on with a covering\u003Cbr \/\u003E* measuring tape\/stick\u003Cbr \/\u003E* wallpaper smoothing tool (see below)\u003Cbr \/\u003E* a clean wall with nails removed, and a (mostly) smooth surface\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI used our dining room table covered with an old sheet: First measure how much you’ll need from top to bottom, adding 3 to 4 extra inches for error and trimming. Make a straight line with a level and cut. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-eHyf9scXvSw\/VbFIjxbxUKI\/AAAAAAAAmjk\/drzRlPow2SQ\/s1600-h\/wallpaper%252520on%252520table%25255B7%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"wallpaper on table\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-FOLnN87Z4rU\/VbFIkdocQ3I\/AAAAAAAAmjs\/VXIz7_tJVI0\/wallpaper%252520on%252520table_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"574\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"wallpaper on table\" width=\"970\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDip your foam roller in the paste and apply it to the back.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-CIps_E95Tjg\/VbFIlFXk_4I\/AAAAAAAAmj0\/UxhKtNhP0U4\/s1600-h\/wallpaper%252520paste%25255B7%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"wallpaper paste\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-mVozeSgQu7I\/VbFIlu2PjNI\/AAAAAAAAmj8\/BJJLm782pKs\/wallpaper%252520paste_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"712\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"wallpaper paste\" width=\"970\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou don’t want it dripping wet, but it should be thoroughly covered. Be sure to get the edges well! Let it sit for 5-7 minutes (follow manufacturer instrutions) carefully fold over so glued side is touching the other glued side and carry it to the room you are wallpapering. If you are using prepasted, you just have to get it wet and it sit to activate.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-7RsO7rsXQZc\/VbFInJmazUI\/AAAAAAAAmkE\/zUOWs5ZrpcI\/s1600-h\/how%252520to%252520wallpaper%252520paste%25255B7%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"how to wallpaper paste\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-JmNk4jktLwo\/VbFInrAlV_I\/AAAAAAAAmkM\/HUFXSsjuHlU\/how%252520to%252520wallpaper%252520paste_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"1055\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"how to wallpaper paste\" width=\"703\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis little $3 plastic tool was a lifesaver -- great for smoothing all over and for working the wallpaper into the edges.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-qzPcwq10wkQ\/VbFIoEAzLAI\/AAAAAAAAmkU\/7H_kSp4eQZU\/s1600-h\/wallpaper%252520tool%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"wallpaper tool\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-XDGqR8Ljo7s\/VbFIor50dYI\/AAAAAAAAmkc\/M39Uf0Vu2jA\/wallpaper%252520tool_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"wallpaper tool\" width=\"359\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBasically, you just line up the wallpaper at the top (make SURE that the top of the wall is a straight line. If you line it up at the top and it’s not straight it will give you major headaches. If you find it’s not straight, draw your own straight line with a level as close to the top as you can and line the paper up with that. You have some time to maneuver and move the wallpaper -- it takes a while to dry. Get it lined up just right and then smooth it all the way down with your handy tool.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor your second piece, line up the pattern so it continues (you’ll have extra on top) My directions said not to overlap but I did just a tiny bit.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-plvOlg9ojak\/VbFIpUbb4mI\/AAAAAAAAmkk\/tDlZ4i9-pEY\/s1600-h\/wallpaper%252520at%252520top%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"wallpaper at top\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-7KVusKhJUOY\/VbFIp0mx1uI\/AAAAAAAAmks\/gzE5vezRe1c\/wallpaper%252520at%252520top_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"377\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"wallpaper at top\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou’ll have extra on the top and bottom (and on the corner on your last piece)-- \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-4xpjrOBpguo\/VbFIqXY84cI\/AAAAAAAAmk0\/eMsgi-dW1Ec\/s1600-h\/wallpaper%252520corner%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"wallpaper corner\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-yoFJ2KXFcms\/VbFIrMEblTI\/AAAAAAAAmk8\/vJt-5DlCe3k\/wallpaper%252520corner_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"wallpaper corner\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Euse a new, sharp razor blade to make a crisp, clean cut. I used the handy wallpaper tool to smooth it to the edge and then held it along the edge and cut against it. I didn’t get a picture of me actually cutting it but here’s the idea:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Z6EGTE6g6zc\/VbFIrv6lARI\/AAAAAAAAmlE\/DBkuEMGikPI\/s1600-h\/cutting%252520wallpaper%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"cutting wallpaper\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-cVGDtyaL2TA\/VbFIsMV0z9I\/AAAAAAAAmlM\/wdaAbpBZy6g\/cutting%252520wallpaper_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"cutting wallpaper\" width=\"281\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #9c9991;\"\u003EI found that some of my edges needed a little extra glue, so I just used my finger to help with that and then smoothed it down. Then I made sure that the edges got extra glue on the next panel.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-cQPDMO535ns\/VbFIs9qbCvI\/AAAAAAAAmlU\/-b9ZKAj0HqM\/s1600-h\/wallpaper%252520edges%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"wallpaper edges\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-9LbXWode9x8\/VbFItbO3lXI\/AAAAAAAAmlc\/pMAWKp9AZkg\/wallpaper%252520edges_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"427\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"wallpaper edges\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt’s really not hard, just takes some time. I would say the 2 walls in the bathroom took about 4 hours total? I would choose it over stenciling in a heartbeat! I hope this helped -- happy wallpapering!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-QDLzNyaStcY\/VbFItwSoZfI\/AAAAAAAAmlg\/peIAlfuZWLw\/s1600-h\/signature%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"signature\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-TxZ_1tD-QwI\/VbFIuamwUoI\/AAAAAAAAmls\/DaVx02bpL5Q\/signature_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"83\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"signature\" width=\"141\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/2066701541349956527\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/07\/how-to-wallpaper.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/2066701541349956527"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/2066701541349956527"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/07\/how-to-wallpaper.html","title":"How to Wallpaper"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-FOLnN87Z4rU\/VbFIkdocQ3I\/AAAAAAAAmjs\/VXIz7_tJVI0\/s72-c\/wallpaper%252520on%252520table_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-2051100703481120296"},"published":{"$t":"2015-07-22T13:35:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-07-27T11:18:43.270-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"bathroom"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"randomness"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tips"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"a really long story about stenciling and wallpaper"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u0026nbsp;Here is the long, drawn out story on the upstairs bathroom:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-onTaChP5bjM\/Va_waIwai7I\/AAAAAAAAmfw\/QP-RCChgD3Y\/s1600-h\/bathroom%252520with%252520wallpaper%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"bathroom with wallpaper\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-n4WBH1PBPeA\/Va_wavRyZAI\/AAAAAAAAmf0\/VtCKmdfzBNM\/bathroom%252520with%252520wallpaper_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"bathroom with wallpaper\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003EI wanted a fun, graphic design on the wall and I have wanted to stencil for a long time. Stenciling is by far the most economical bang for your buck on an accent wall.  \u003Cbr \/\u003EI bought the stencil, I bought the paint, watched some how-to videos and was excited to begin. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003ESoooo, even after lots of practice on poster boards, this is what my stencil looked like: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-jDspe3CDqu8\/Va_wbdzyDuI\/AAAAAAAAmgA\/C1XDHVRm2ws\/s1600-h\/stencil%252520320%252520sycamore%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"stencil 320 sycamore\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Erna76H2AB8\/Va_wb4tys4I\/AAAAAAAAmgI\/klWOCJv_ff8\/stencil%252520320%252520sycamore_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"427\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"stencil 320 sycamore\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003EYou know how you try something and realize that it’s not for you? I knew the bleeding lines would drive me crazy and that it would me a REALLY long time to get it right and I would go bonkers. And probably have to go over it again and again to love it. So, I listened to myself and painted over it and looked at other options.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003EI had seen some wallpapers that I loved, but they were so expensive! After lots of sifting through ugly wallpaper samples online, I found \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wallpaperwarehouse.com\/product-details\/Large-Lattice-CM2383\/1420758362GZEHNXWO\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eone that I loved and was not too pricey\u003C\/a\u003E and I honestly just chose this company because they are in Utah and I thought shipping would be faster. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003EI measured, did the estimate how much you’ll need calculator thing and it said that I would only need a double roll. $68 was do-able! But then they add in a handling fee, and shipping and it was more like $85. Still, not too bad for a fun statement in a room. Plus, it said it was pre-pasted, and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2013\/04\/little-green-night-stand-with-beadboard.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EI had used the pre-pasted beadboard wallpaper many times before\u003C\/a\u003E and (kind of) knew what I was doing. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003EThe roll came in the mail, it was exactly what I had hoped for, except I brought the instructions out and it was telling me how to apply wallpaper paste. Whaaaat? It was supposed to be pre-pasted….I called the company, asked them and they said it was an error, it was NOT pre-pasted and apologized, no discount though sorry and they were going to change it on the website. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003EI had to put it off for a few days because you know what a feat it is in the summer with all of the kids home to make a trip to the hardware store for wallpaper paste!! I got the paste ($15, this is adding up) but then I found a bunch of bushes and plants on a crazy good discount, but they needed to be planted right away, so that took a few more days.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003EI began, and found that pasting wallpaper is not hard, and it was going up beautifully, I was excited…until I ran out with about 8 inches left from the edge!!! Nooooooooooooooo! I was so mad that I didn’t even take a picture, but all of my guests can attest that it was unfinished.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/--rVfWIfw78w\/Va_wcRl_1II\/AAAAAAAAmgQ\/HoqgcKMmyfk\/s1600-h\/wallpaper%252520large%252520lattice%252520carey%252520lind%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"wallpaper large lattice carey lind\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-B662HBl8Qxk\/Va_wc4WLYmI\/AAAAAAAAmgY\/hbYvqGPY51g\/wallpaper%252520large%252520lattice%252520carey%252520lind_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"351\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"wallpaper large lattice carey lind\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003EI had so wanted to finish before school got out. I ordered ANOTHER roll ($85 because I had to pay shipping \u0026amp; handling again) and THEN it was June and probably the busiest month of my life. My family came and we played, we had a temple cultural celebration (I work with the young women in our church -- best job ever), ran a half marathon that my sisters talked me into, went on trek with our youth church group in Wyoming (we recreate journeys that our pioneer ancestors took) hiked a mountain for girl’s camp, then my husband’s family came for our family reunion, and it was just non-stop.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003EThe second roll of wallpaper came and sat in my room for a month, things calmed down, and then I finally took an afternoon to tackle it. I rolled it out and noticed it was different -- it seemed thicker. The packaging was a little different and I read these directions and realized this one was pre-pasted!! What . the . hey?? I don’t even know. Maybe they used to be pre-pasted and now they’re not, or vice versa? \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wallpaperstogo.com\/p-137353-large-lattice-wallpaper.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EI look on other sites and they say pre-pasted\u003C\/a\u003E, I don’t know. I really don’t, and I don’t have the energy to care or find out. I put it up, the pre-pasted was easier, and glory hallelujah the pattern and color were exactly the same. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003EMoral of the story: call and check before you order. Are you sure it’s pre-pasted?? While they’re on the phone, make sure you have calculated correctly and have enough. Don’t stencil.\u0026nbsp; I have some if you want to try it out first! DIY is not all it’s cracked up to be sometimes. But look at what we learned. Pah! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003ETomorrow I’ll show you how to wallpaper with wallpaper paste, but we had to get the story out of the way first, right?? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003EHappy Wednesday~ \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Lzlz9nRBoMg\/Va_wdlPiuxI\/AAAAAAAAmgg\/sTxzgj6uLRY\/s1600-h\/signature%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"signature\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-QXvJXQajztg\/Va_weIfs_BI\/AAAAAAAAmgo\/QUwwy7Rw7Wg\/signature_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"83\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"signature\" width=\"141\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/2051100703481120296\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/07\/a-really-long-story-about-stenciling.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/2051100703481120296"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/2051100703481120296"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/07\/a-really-long-story-about-stenciling.html","title":"a really long story about stenciling and wallpaper"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-n4WBH1PBPeA\/Va_wavRyZAI\/AAAAAAAAmf0\/VtCKmdfzBNM\/s72-c\/bathroom%252520with%252520wallpaper_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-5284864850015413498"},"published":{"$t":"2015-03-10T11:25:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-07-27T11:08:15.484-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"boys room"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"organizing"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"how to make book ledges shelves for kids’ rooms"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"We needed book solutions for the boys’ room! \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2013\/09\/my-kids-top-10-favorite-picture-books.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EI adore children’s books and they are really hard for me to get rid of\u003C\/a\u003E, maybe because they bring so many happy, comforting memories of my parents and teachers reading to me and also reading at night with my own kids.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-qh3WyOmoVcg\/VP8pCuTSNgI\/AAAAAAAAj3I\/_MWORkYx_3M\/s1600-h\/kids%252520room%252520book%252520ledges%252520diy%25255B12%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"kids room book ledges diy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-osXmXU0bxsk\/VP8pDAAqr2I\/AAAAAAAAj3Q\/9NEepwqqoMU\/kids%252520room%252520book%252520ledges%252520diy_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"698\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"kids room book ledges diy\" width=\"465\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe put the series books (berenstein bears, mercery mayer, arthur, etc.) \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/02\/industrial-shelf-for-boys-room.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ein the milk crates on the bottom of the shelf\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"kids book storage\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-T2t6uDTkLnY\/VOTdPjoQzQI\/AAAAAAAAjpc\/99HzVz53xqg\/kids%252520book%252520storage_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor the rest of the books, I used \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/ana-white.com\/2010\/10\/plans\/ten-dollar-ledges\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAna’s plans as a guide to make these super easy book ledges.\u003C\/a\u003E I wanted them it be in full view and have easy access. And I don’t have little toddlers anymore that delight in yanking them out which is convenient but I really do miss it! We do have little nieces and nephews that let us know what they think of our nicely arranged books when they come. :)\u003Cbr \/\u003EI used primed mdf because I didn’t want to paint! And, keep in mind that they will mostly be covered up with books, so they don’t need to be perfect.\u003Cbr \/\u003EMy receipt from Home Depot:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-ZBu3eClJfpc\/VP8pDiGDghI\/AAAAAAAAj3Y\/ZMxsRTlRIrw\/s1600-h\/materials%252520for%252520book%252520ledges%25255B7%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"materials for book ledges\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-NN8SdgIn9mg\/VP8pEIZo4_I\/AAAAAAAAj3g\/54EvZbeJCcc\/materials%252520for%252520book%252520ledges_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"136\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"materials for book ledges\" width=\"496\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/click-4122671-11210757-1398432624000?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.homedepot.com%2Fp%2FBuilder-s-Choice-1-2-in-x-4-in-x-8-ft-Primed-MDF-E2E-Board-F36012408%2F205689462\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHere are the boards I used for the back and bottom.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/click-4122671-11210757-1398432624000?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.homedepot.com%2Fp%2FUnbranded-Primed-MDF-Board-Common-11-16-in-x-1-1-2-in-x-8-ft-Actual-0-669-in-x-1-5-in-x-96-in-MDF1X2X8%2F202179978\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAnd here is the piece I used for the front.\u003C\/a\u003E I had quite a bit left over, but I detest running back to the store so I always buy extra for mistakes. Remember, if you bring the sizes you want, they will cut them in store for free!\u003Cbr \/\u003EI put them together with my little nail gun and some wood glue, but you could use plain old nails or screws (pre-drill holes first)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-ABSVgaysdwo\/VP8pE6hui1I\/AAAAAAAAj3o\/64Vua0k43Zg\/s1600-h\/how%252520to%252520make%252520book%252520ledges%25255B20%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"how to make book ledges\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-Yt5KnaUE-HQ\/VP8pFW3dG1I\/AAAAAAAAj3w\/BinqVPZ5ZEQ\/how%252520to%252520make%252520book%252520ledges_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"796\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"how to make book ledges\" width=\"468\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-j66JJPLqDRo\/VP8pF-q7baI\/AAAAAAAAj34\/JG0oaQRsVlA\/s1600-h\/attach%252520ledges%252520to%252520wall%252520with%252520wood%252520screws%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"attach ledges to wall with wood screws\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-lyXQCx6yasg\/VP8pGi6rTtI\/AAAAAAAAj4A\/Bxle-JKCR5w\/attach%252520ledges%252520to%252520wall%252520with%252520wood%252520screws_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"330\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"attach ledges to wall with wood screws\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMy kids said -- it’s like the shelves at the library! I fit 68 books on these shelves, about 5 deep for around $20 and a couple of hours. And they fit in a little corner by the bunk beds in their room. Aren’t books pretty?? I love looking at them.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-gyoaR4_1slc\/VP8pHEtOHdI\/AAAAAAAAj4I\/oTODttqY55s\/s1600-h\/how%252520to%252520make%252520book%252520ledges%25255B10%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"how to make book ledges\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-ErFcO3VnCWE\/VP8pH3Oer7I\/AAAAAAAAj4Q\/7erfF4nHD10\/how%252520to%252520make%252520book%252520ledges_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"724\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"how to make book ledges\" width=\"540\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EHappy building!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/5284864850015413498\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/03\/how-to-make-book-ledges-shelves-for.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/5284864850015413498"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/5284864850015413498"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/03\/how-to-make-book-ledges-shelves-for.html","title":"how to make book ledges shelves for kids’ rooms"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-osXmXU0bxsk\/VP8pDAAqr2I\/AAAAAAAAj3Q\/9NEepwqqoMU\/s72-c\/kids%252520room%252520book%252520ledges%252520diy_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-1433198967575169390"},"published":{"$t":"2015-03-03T14:40:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-07-27T11:00:05.687-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"boys room"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"paint colors"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"painting"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"above the bed artwork in boys’ room"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EHello! Utah finally decided to have winter, now that it is March. I know you eastern and southern folks are sick of hearing winter so let's talk about something else.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EWaaaaayyyy back in Texas in 2009 I found these \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2009\/09\/weekend-treasures-and-little-makeover.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E2 cool airplane prints for $1 each at a yard sale.\u003C\/a\u003E I loved them so I studied the signature in the corner and thought it said Biederman, so searched for the artist. It turns out that Jerome Biederman painted World War 2 planes and cars and I happened to find a calendar from 1981 that was full of his paintings on Ebay and bought it. And then saved it for 5 years!! \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-Zbx1KN2_6_k\/VPYqJncE-5I\/AAAAAAAAjy0\/nS306Eps64Y\/s1600-h\/airplane%252520calendar%252520cut%252520up%252520on%252520cork%252520squares%252520%25252B%252520stripes%252520boys%252520room%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"airplane calendar cut up on cork squares   stripes boys room\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-99VwBVm66bo\/VPYqKuhLQrI\/AAAAAAAAjy8\/Qh4lZi2vAs4\/airplane%252520calendar%252520cut%252520up%252520on%252520cork%252520squares%252520%25252B%252520stripes%252520boys%252520room_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"344\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"airplane calendar cut up on cork squares   stripes boys room\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EThe calendar got cut up, I used my cork squares from another Texas \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2009\/07\/well-hello-friends-im-back-kind-of.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eyard sale that I’ve also been hoarding\u003C\/a\u003E and got some big upholstery tacks from the Restore. I tacked up the print and cork square all together with one pin right into the wall and had me some artwork for above the boys’ bunkbed.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"boys room stripes and airplane prints\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-nS2W_wMT7i8\/VPYqLF_6f8I\/AAAAAAAAjzE\/EI4aKK3r5R0\/boys%252520room%252520stripes%252520and%252520airplane%252520prints_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"427\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"boys room stripes and airplane prints\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EThe paint colors are Sherwin Williams Worldly Gray on the walls, with SW Copper Mountain \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2014\/05\/how-to-paint-dressers-my-new-favorite.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eleftover from their dressers\u003C\/a\u003E, and SW Naval.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-mpOBGd2v-bs\/VPYqMBQZP7I\/AAAAAAAAjzM\/5NcPS515Klw\/s1600-h\/above%252520boys%252520bunkbed%252520art%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"above boys bunkbed art\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-BxrVP2gO_Ms\/VPYqM_NlaBI\/AAAAAAAAjzU\/Ne5r4q7_6x4\/above%252520boys%252520bunkbed%252520art_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"427\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"above boys bunkbed art\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EFor straight lines, I bought \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004SQSU6I\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B004SQSU6I\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=320sycamore-20\u0026amp;linkId=YLOWMV2KYY3DPGIZ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethis laser level\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=320sycamore-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B004SQSU6I\" height=\"1\" style=\"border-image: none !important; border: currentcolor !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E when it was $10 on an Amazon sale and then just taped the lines off an then sealed them with some matte mod podge. It dries quickly, then you just paint right over it and when you take the tape off, you have perfectly straight lines with no bleeding.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-Bfon580gN-o\/VPYqNQVk57I\/AAAAAAAAjzc\/4joLYrn9Gso\/s1600-h\/for%252520perfect%252520stripes%25252C%252520seal%252520tape%252520with%252520mod%252520podge%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"for perfect stripes, seal tape with mod podge\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-Vz_hzFg_IL0\/VPYqOD4W-nI\/AAAAAAAAjzk\/tiPLPSxvtM4\/for%252520perfect%252520stripes%25252C%252520seal%252520tape%252520with%252520mod%252520podge_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"427\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"for perfect stripes, seal tape with mod podge\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-DhYEPsrRs9o\/VPYqO6aV-jI\/AAAAAAAAjzs\/_y06MRQPKHE\/s1600-h\/boys%252520room%252520airplane%252520prints%252520with%252520stripes%25255B7%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"boys room airplane prints with stripes\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-YRNM4rVzzhc\/VPYqPm2qjMI\/AAAAAAAAjz0\/dZPLGZYaZiQ\/boys%252520room%252520airplane%252520prints%252520with%252520stripes_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"427\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"boys room airplane prints with stripes\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EBaby steps to finishing the boys room....\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-8bCYQvg4z0E\/VPYqQPO-FsI\/AAAAAAAAjz8\/blN_G6TEwvE\/s1600-h\/signature%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"signature\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-a0tMiFYGLqg\/VPYqQ6eyo-I\/AAAAAAAAj0E\/IlFK57TtWZc\/signature_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"83\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"signature\" width=\"141\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/1433198967575169390\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/03\/above-bed-artwork-in-boys-room.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/1433198967575169390"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/1433198967575169390"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/03\/above-bed-artwork-in-boys-room.html","title":"above the bed artwork in boys’ room"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-99VwBVm66bo\/VPYqKuhLQrI\/AAAAAAAAjy8\/Qh4lZi2vAs4\/s72-c\/airplane%252520calendar%252520cut%252520up%252520on%252520cork%252520squares%252520%25252B%252520stripes%252520boys%252520room_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-2744254459064961844"},"published":{"$t":"2015-02-26T12:49:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-07-27T11:05:30.473-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"boys room"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"little makeovers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"boys’ room reading corner * zinc letters"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EYou may remember the orange chair that I scored from Craigslist when we lived in Virginia. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2014\/10\/under-10-under-1-hour-fall-party-2014.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EWe removed the skirt to update the feel of it\u003C\/a\u003E, but I had a few more things in my boys’ room stash to add here. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-dYZb7M01YzY\/VO94lx4w-YI\/AAAAAAAAjuw\/hFefuuyTJ7w\/s1600-h\/boys%252520reading%252520corner%252520%25255B10%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"boys reading corner \" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-tJ4NIpR5MF0\/VO94mymGRHI\/AAAAAAAAju4\/BuZz36qRT3c\/boys%252520reading%252520corner%252520_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"791\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"boys reading corner \" width=\"432\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2014\/10\/autumn-thrifty-treasures.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Elamp I found at a local thrift store\u003C\/a\u003E this past fall and spray painted it the same color of our family room lamps. But there was a catch when I was spray painting and a huge long story to go with it -- that I will tell another day. :)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EI wanted to do something a little different \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2008\/11\/happy-november-and-boys-room.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethan we did in our Texas boys’ room\u003C\/a\u003E. I used the same table tops, painted them a light blue and paired them with a pair of bike tires that I found at the YMCA thrift shop in Fairlawn, Virginia. I thought they were so cool -- I see them every day in my garage, but they just looked different off the bike and in the thrift store. Then they got packed up and brought across the country because I knew I wanted to use them in the boys’ room.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EThe zinc-look letters are just \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.kqzyfj.com\/click-4122671-1495775?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joann.com%2F12in-paper-mache-letter%2Fxprd78870.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Epaper mache letters from JoAnn\u003C\/a\u003E for around $3 each with coupon and painted\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-Fvpin8hj_q0\/VO94nurDpKI\/AAAAAAAAjvA\/SiEyzZZyigo\/s1600-h\/painting%252520paper%252520mache%252520letters%252520zinc%252520look%25255B13%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"painting paper mache letters zinc look\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-Xnu78PiEt2A\/VO94of-BUvI\/AAAAAAAAjvI\/uZWj_tv0UsA\/painting%252520paper%252520mache%252520letters%252520zinc%252520look_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"497\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"painting paper mache letters zinc look\" width=\"381\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003Ewith some black paint and then overcoated with a mixture of gunmetal and pearl white\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-1k-UQDPw5yw\/VO94pD2yHII\/AAAAAAAAjvQ\/HIVlE9Gz15M\/s1600-h\/paint%252520for%252520zinc%252520letters%25255B5%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"paint for zinc letters\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-1CfKCLFjHGc\/VO94p6sPwkI\/AAAAAAAAjvY\/ZWjtouL6nZQ\/paint%252520for%252520zinc%252520letters_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"365\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"paint for zinc letters\" width=\"587\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EJust kind of brush it on until it looks zinc-y.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-OYi-5jFm-qc\/VO94qfnXM-I\/AAAAAAAAjvg\/UE_ulty4Xvw\/s1600-h\/painting%252520metal%252520look%252520letters%25255B6%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"painting metal look letters\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-KcK5kTRsx7M\/VO94rEH7FSI\/AAAAAAAAjvo\/PQKIMhsYkxE\/painting%252520metal%252520look%252520letters_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"579\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"painting metal look letters\" width=\"386\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EThere you have it!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-aAhXA-URr0A\/VO94rqAq36I\/AAAAAAAAjvw\/SHb64SGP6T4\/s1600-h\/metallic%252520look%252520paper%252520mache%252520letters%25255B9%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"metallic look paper mache letters\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-A3mpaMbsAlU\/VO94scUBluI\/AAAAAAAAjv4\/5ZvrSWLyvOY\/metallic%252520look%252520paper%252520mache%252520letters_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"479\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"metallic look paper mache letters\" width=\"439\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EIt's coming along -- I try to grab an hour here and there to work on their room and I wish I was a magic superwoman and could whip it all out in one weekend, but it’s progress!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-N_QpGPXszcM\/VO94tHs2YRI\/AAAAAAAAjwA\/647et0SKDtQ\/s1600-h\/boys%252520room%252520letters%252520with%252520bike%252520tires%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"boys room letters with bike tires\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-ExKKwHU5d_4\/VO94t9XtXoI\/AAAAAAAAjwI\/uN01wWiAtVA\/boys%252520room%252520letters%252520with%252520bike%252520tires_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"660\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"boys room letters with bike tires\" width=\"440\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-K8_KKXFa4Dk\/VO94uQ68MDI\/AAAAAAAAjwQ\/m0Ooasc6FGg\/s1600-h\/signature%25255B8%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"signature\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-K_fyJR-Px1Q\/VO94vIx4vVI\/AAAAAAAAjwU\/jAgXAW-OVno\/signature_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"83\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"signature\" width=\"141\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E  "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/2744254459064961844\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/02\/boys-room-reading-corner-zinc-letters.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/2744254459064961844"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/2744254459064961844"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/02\/boys-room-reading-corner-zinc-letters.html","title":"boys’ room reading corner * zinc letters"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-tJ4NIpR5MF0\/VO94mymGRHI\/AAAAAAAAju4\/BuZz36qRT3c\/s72-c\/boys%252520reading%252520corner%252520_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-7263270162856512941"},"published":{"$t":"2015-02-19T09:55:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-07-27T11:04:54.121-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"boys room"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"little makeovers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"under $10 and under 1 hour"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"bottle cap art * boys room"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EHere is a quick, fun art idea that I used in the boys’ room.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-9Mr2KCJ8PZo\/VOYVeiCZgiI\/AAAAAAAAjqE\/_ZfA0Lr1vJo\/s1600-h\/bottle%252520cap%252520art%25255B12%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"bottle cap art\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-O27YbqhoPH0\/VOYVfaXbWRI\/AAAAAAAAjqM\/LBDHrl_pcqA\/bottle%252520cap%252520art_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"604\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"bottle cap art\" width=\"430\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EI have had this halloween slate craft thing forever in my “boys’ room bin” It was 90% at hobby lobby for 79 cents\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-VUlUH1KqrJY\/VOYVf73q7JI\/AAAAAAAAjqU\/3StT0Ry6WPE\/s1600-h\/slate%252520craft%25252090%252520off%252520hobby%252520lobby%25255B8%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"slate craft 90 off hobby lobby\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-V-OaEwjQtlA\/VOYVgqPSnXI\/AAAAAAAAjqY\/WBkK241C4Yw\/slate%252520craft%25252090%252520off%252520hobby%252520lobby_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"572\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"slate craft 90 off hobby lobby\" width=\"441\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI also dug out this cool big chief tablet (do any of you remember these??) from a yard sale so I took the scary trick or treat fabric off and mod podged a piece of the school paper onto the slate:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-CAp29lpoQSc\/VOYVhMC_ygI\/AAAAAAAAjqg\/3GgwC68PucM\/s1600-h\/big%252520chief%252520tablet%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"big chief tablet\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-x1J9aKcc6FI\/VOYVhlihHiI\/AAAAAAAAjqs\/3RWzo1y5iEc\/big%252520chief%252520tablet_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"654\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"big chief tablet\" width=\"447\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EI ordered some bottle caps from this nice seller on etsy, just hot glued them on and bam! we have a fun, nostalgic piece to hang above \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2014\/05\/how-to-paint-dressers-my-new-favorite.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eone of the orange dressers\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-DrpNE1jDkw0\/VOYViYzKIYI\/AAAAAAAAjq0\/KQZpENskRYs\/s1600-h\/bottle%252520cap%252520artwork%25255B5%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"bottle cap artwork\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-wUnSQ853kWE\/VOYVi_8gKYI\/AAAAAAAAjq8\/nfe28U5nAhA\/bottle%252520cap%252520artwork_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"725\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"bottle cap artwork\" width=\"450\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/search\/label\/under%20%2410%20and%20under%201%20hour\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDefinitely under $10, under 1 hour\u003C\/a\u003E! (if you have a scary-90% off- slate -gingham- trick or treat -curlz font-craft -from hobby lobby to begin with)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EHappy Thursday!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-oCDf0S1YqUA\/VOYVjUdNg-I\/AAAAAAAAjrE\/R7IMUb8olNU\/s1600-h\/signature%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"signature\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-vPNi7VUYPrQ\/VOYVlNdTYVI\/AAAAAAAAjrM\/C4je8BTO53A\/signature_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"83\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"signature\" width=\"141\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/7263270162856512941\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/02\/bottle-cap-art-boys-room.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/7263270162856512941"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/7263270162856512941"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/02\/bottle-cap-art-boys-room.html","title":"bottle cap art * boys room"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-O27YbqhoPH0\/VOYVfaXbWRI\/AAAAAAAAjqM\/LBDHrl_pcqA\/s72-c\/bottle%252520cap%252520art_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-3519935565872074131"},"published":{"$t":"2015-02-18T11:43:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-07-27T11:04:34.982-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"bedrooms"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"boys room"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"little makeovers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"industrial shelf for boys’ room"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EOur next project: little boys’ room! I wanted shelf in here for some book storage, some Lego creation displays and let’s be honest,\u0026nbsp; for cute stuff we have \u003Cstrike\u003Ehoarded\u003C\/strike\u003E gathered over the years.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-3wGapOiZ7DY\/VOTdIXEByeI\/AAAAAAAAjn8\/IC191NWGtos\/s1600-h\/industrial%252520shelves%252520boy%252520room%25255B8%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"industrial shelves boy room\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-_JKFKn0QaUQ\/VOTdI5xF1NI\/AAAAAAAAjoE\/K25mcV8-Jcw\/industrial%252520shelves%252520boy%252520room_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"684\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"industrial shelves boy room\" width=\"416\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou have seen these type of shelves right? I swear \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B006941Z6E\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B006941Z6E\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=320sycamore-20\u0026amp;linkId=GHZU6AP2GAGVCAZ4\"\u003Eevery store carries a version\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=320sycamore-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B006941Z6E\" height=\"1\" style=\"border-image: none !important; border: currentcolor !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E. Metal frame, particle board shelves. When we moved into our rental last fall, it had no storage. I needed some shelving, so I found some bookshelves on the online classifieds -- this one was $10. It was a perfect place to hold some toys and games in the basement. I always thought it would go out in the garage but I started looking at it and thought it might be cool in the boys’ room. The only part I didn’t like were the cheap particle board shelves:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-pzZeZQuj8nU\/VOTdJk38LxI\/AAAAAAAAjoM\/PvfANygXtgk\/s1600-h\/particle%252520board%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"particle board\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-lwG1WwPVmzc\/VOTdKA7wHNI\/AAAAAAAAjoU\/kmWlXVUqrHY\/particle%252520board_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"405\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"particle board\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENothing that can’t be fixed with a trip to the hardware store! I got a sheet of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dpbolvw.net\/click-4122671-11210757?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.homedepot.com%2Fp%2FUnbranded-Sande-Plywood-Common-1-2-in-x-4-ft-x-8-ft-Actual-0-472-in-x-48-in-x-96-in-454532%2F100017950\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E1\/2 pre-sanded plywood for $35 at Home Depot\u003C\/a\u003E and brought one of the shelves with me so I could have them cut the shelves to size for me (free!) I brought them home and used pre-stain conditioner, then a Minwax stain called special walnut. I didn’t want it super dark, so I brushed it on with a disposable foam brush, then wiped it off.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-rhEaFV15-3c\/VOTdK_CJq8I\/AAAAAAAAjoc\/k9l2y4ZjG_U\/s1600-h\/staining%252520plywood%252520for%252520shelves%25255B7%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"staining plywood for shelves\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-hzmzmS6LsUQ\/VOTdLUxPSbI\/AAAAAAAAjok\/nUtil1ofdfU\/staining%252520plywood%252520for%252520shelves_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"staining plywood for shelves\" width=\"407\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EMuch better!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-w1B7WwweEZE\/VOTdLx4WjJI\/AAAAAAAAjos\/9lSkWycicCg\/s1600-h\/metal%252520shelves%252520with%252520wood%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"metal shelves with wood\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-0j2sRyL5NUI\/VOTdMuFIk1I\/AAAAAAAAjo0\/uKJc6uVYT9c\/metal%252520shelves%252520with%252520wood_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"metal shelves with wood\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThen, my favorite part: accessorizing! The baseballs on top were from a yard sale I hit \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.favoritepaintcolorsblog.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewith Kristin\u003C\/a\u003E in Montana -- a big bucketful for $5! The metal basket was from another yard sale. Heck, everything on this picture was from a yard sale (except the license plate, that came from our car!) I’ve just been saving it until I finally decided to tackle this room.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-mkP54CGoX_Q\/VOTdNB_IDVI\/AAAAAAAAjo8\/79H7QM76xJw\/s1600-h\/boys%252520room%252520shelf%25255B7%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"boys room shelf\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-6OKzblwRrMw\/VOTdNsw9c3I\/AAAAAAAAjpE\/Al1Gfj46IFc\/boys%252520room%252520shelf_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"412\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"boys room shelf\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI framed a picture from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0385376162\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=0385376162\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=320sycamore-20\u0026amp;linkId=GNZU6F2APPF2YEUR\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eone of our favorite books\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=320sycamore-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=0385376162\" height=\"1\" style=\"border-image: none !important !important; border: currentcolor !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E, a radio from Target’s men Christmas gifts last year (??) an old tackle box from a yard sale, deer bookends from Target clearance, travel souvenirs, and of course Wimpy Kid books.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"boy bookshelf\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-FOiUEeWU2SQ\/VOTdOZEe-fI\/AAAAAAAAjpM\/kej52PfEv7g\/boy%252520bookshelf_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"337\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"boy bookshelf\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELego creations from my boys, and on the bottom some cool old milk crates my friend Lydia found from a local guy that was selling them for $5 each.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-Zn_5dKNjeqg\/VOTdPJaM2YI\/AAAAAAAAjpU\/Zx7wA0tp5Ys\/s1600-h\/kids%252520book%252520storage%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"kids book storage\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-T2t6uDTkLnY\/VOTdPjoQzQI\/AAAAAAAAjpc\/99HzVz53xqg\/kids%252520book%252520storage_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"kids book storage\" width=\"564\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt’s a start! So excited to get going on this room -- more coming! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-hyNIpxKbNdg\/VOTdQHDaepI\/AAAAAAAAjpk\/P7U3UtT5B58\/s1600-h\/signature%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"signature\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-Le38pooP2lI\/VOTdQsx0ruI\/AAAAAAAAjps\/dPuD2_KVyn4\/signature_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"83\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"signature\" width=\"141\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/3519935565872074131\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/02\/industrial-shelf-for-boys-room.html#comment-form","title":"7 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/3519935565872074131"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/3519935565872074131"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/02\/industrial-shelf-for-boys-room.html","title":"industrial shelf for boys’ room"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-_JKFKn0QaUQ\/VOTdI5xF1NI\/AAAAAAAAjoE\/K25mcV8-Jcw\/s72-c\/industrial%252520shelves%252520boy%252520room_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"7"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-2705507387312067507"},"published":{"$t":"2015-01-28T11:33:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-07-27T11:01:45.193-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lighting"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"little makeovers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"living room"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"lamp makeover with spray paint * how to spray paint a lamp"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EYou may have remembered seeing these lamps around and me promising I was going to do something with them! I found the pair (always a plus to find 2!!) at Ross \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"lamp before\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-ZFUV7eMt_eI\/VMkrXu0ahXI\/AAAAAAAAjh4\/zOEkDBi7hs8\/lamp%252520before_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"lamp before\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003Eand they were marked down to $16.99 each, how could I pass them up -- especially when they included the shades? I wasn’t crazy about the taupe-ish color because purple just hasn’t ever been one of my favorites, but I figured some spray paint could take care of that. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-7zpbsS9C_6Y\/VMkrYKRhuVI\/AAAAAAAAjiA\/CeJ7Di_NCMs\/s1600-h\/ross%252520tag%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ross tag\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-PacXpCt2k9s\/VMkrYrVo86I\/AAAAAAAAjiE\/ptfzpOYIXIs\/ross%252520tag_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"399\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"ross tag\" width=\"335\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003ET\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EThis lovely color was at Lowes -- it’s called Valspar cobalt cannon in a gloss finish. I had it in the basement -- I was going to use it for something else (can’t even remember what!) but I thought it would be pretty on these. The temperature was up in the 50’s this week, so I just taped the metal parts off and did about 6 SUPER LIGHT coats because I didn’t want drips. Lightly spray, let it dry for about 10 minutes, lightly spray, leave it, etc.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-EbgxGPxqVkE\/VMkrZBy04vI\/AAAAAAAAjiQ\/Z1lkle33Nso\/s1600-h\/valspar%252520cobalt%252520cannon%252520spray%252520paint%25255B2%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"valspar cobalt cannon spray paint\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-RBm_j8fBNsA\/VMkrZ-9-tLI\/AAAAAAAAjiU\/Q4teBn6DAfw\/valspar%252520cobalt%252520cannon%252520spray%252520paint_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"valspar cobalt cannon spray paint\" width=\"551\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EAnd that was it! I may put a protective finish on it, but I put an automatic plug-in timer (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B006LYHED0\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B006LYHED0\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=320sycamore-20\u0026amp;linkId=SERQZCPABZTNQE4V\"\u003Elike these\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=320sycamore-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B006LYHED0\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E)  on the outlet and they turn themselves on at 5 and off at 11 so no one really touches them.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"lamp makeover with spray paint\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-6YzeAU1WMZQ\/VMkrazjEh4I\/AAAAAAAAjik\/sNJJmp2Tlh0\/lamp%252520makeover%252520with%252520spray%252520paint_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"lamp makeover with spray paint\" width=\"329\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThey can look dark and gray or rich and blue depending on the lighting, as you can even see from the picture here:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-AGrUPrlqsRo\/VMkrbW5ScrI\/AAAAAAAAjiw\/KCU7_wkTVu8\/s1600-h\/lamps%252520with%252520spray%252520paint%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"lamps with spray paint\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-5SLkk10Ikuc\/VMkrcCdMHnI\/AAAAAAAAji4\/o12sHgwpmz4\/lamps%252520with%252520spray%252520paint_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"455\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"lamps with spray paint\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EMoral of the story: don’t give up on lamps just because you don’t love the color. Give them a chance!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-yfDOY7HxGHs\/VMkrclH1wEI\/AAAAAAAAji8\/tojecKfOUCQ\/s1600-h\/signature%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"signature\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-_pYYcuiPqJI\/VMkrdIZQfZI\/AAAAAAAAjjI\/kyBBaIJwDXA\/signature_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"83\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"signature\" width=\"141\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/2705507387312067507\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/01\/lamp-makeover-with-spray-paint-how-to.html#comment-form","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/2705507387312067507"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/2705507387312067507"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/01\/lamp-makeover-with-spray-paint-how-to.html","title":"lamp makeover with spray paint * how to spray paint a lamp"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-ZFUV7eMt_eI\/VMkrXu0ahXI\/AAAAAAAAjh4\/zOEkDBi7hs8\/s72-c\/lamp%252520before_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-7986031279220234060"},"published":{"$t":"2015-01-22T12:48:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-07-27T11:00:41.460-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"family room"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"little makeovers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"under $10 and under 1 hour"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"diy growth chart with canning lids"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EWell this was a fun project because it cost me nothing and was painless and quick! I came across our old growth chart we had brought with us from our previous home (it was just a stick on type) and it made me sad that my kids had grown so much and I hadn’t documented it, so I decided that I was going to do something about it.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-0Gx9Kwb3b4E\/VMFUA6G9ILI\/AAAAAAAAjfg\/NZCKBL4Yrm0\/s1600-h\/growth%252520chart%252520with%252520canning%252520lids%25255B8%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"growth chart with canning lids\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/--4kGClpfthE\/VMFUBikh1fI\/AAAAAAAAjfo\/7ZtZL2ghbMA\/growth%252520chart%252520with%252520canning%252520lids_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"689\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"growth chart with canning lids\" width=\"366\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EI took a board from the garage -- \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2013\/11\/simple-entryway-solutions-and.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethis was actually from our entry way hooks\/shelf in our rental\u003C\/a\u003E (that we took down and repaired the holes because we needed it out of the way for moving furniture) -- it is just a common 1X6 common pine board. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EThe paint was just leftover from our home -- revere pewter and white dove in taped off stripes. Press down hard on the tape before painting to seal it well and remove slowly while the paint is still wet.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-6Z8l5iClLbA\/VMFUCCKR4wI\/AAAAAAAAjfw\/Q9mQcq7gLEU\/s1600-h\/painting%252520stripes%25255B8%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"painting stripes\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-b4dBEBIlmQo\/VMFUCl8WwfI\/AAAAAAAAjf4\/8elvC3l4wcU\/painting%252520stripes_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"431\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"painting stripes\" width=\"325\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EThen, I wanted something fun for the numbers, but really didn’t want to go to the store, so I thought on that a bit and was putting some jars away in the pantry and saw these canning jar rings! Yessssssss. I just spray painted them gold, printed off the numbers in League Gothic font onto white cardstock, hot glued them to the board, then marked the board with a yardstick, level (every inch), and Sharpie\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-Ed5OmkEaEzw\/VMFUDOPnGeI\/AAAAAAAAjgA\/C9xRRg_a1hc\/s1600-h\/use%252520canning%252520lids%252520spray%252520painted%252520gold%252520for%252520growth%252520chart%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"use canning lids spray painted gold for growth chart\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-ucU8Az-CpM0\/VMFUD-bb3AI\/AAAAAAAAjgI\/7OoOIXu0I1A\/use%252520canning%252520lids%252520spray%252520painted%252520gold%252520for%252520growth%252520chart_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"use canning lids spray painted gold for growth chart\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003Eand there we go. I wanted to keep the colors light so we can mark it up with names and dates and I think it’s going on a wall downstairs. We’ll just have to make sure it’s exactly 2 feet off the ground at that first 2 marker. I think we have some high hopes of some height with going that much over 6 feet! \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EI’m going to go ahead and say \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/search\/label\/under%20%2410%20and%20under%201%20hour\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EUnder $10 Under 1 Hour\u003C\/a\u003E, especially if you didn't do stripes, but taping them off may have put me a little over an hour -- I didn’t time myself, it was just here and there throughout a busy day. I did not have to buy anything for this, it was just around the house. I love it when that happens!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-7-lxA8aKFSE\/VMFUEZmMDNI\/AAAAAAAAjgQ\/c_5y20oU1PA\/s1600-h\/growth%252520chart%252520with%252520canning%252520lids%25255B10%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"growth chart with canning lids\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-4x0i5pXKs3k\/VMFUFPIKVLI\/AAAAAAAAjgY\/OlIf5m0AQXY\/growth%252520chart%252520with%252520canning%252520lids_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"617\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"growth chart with canning lids\" width=\"328\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EHave a wonderful day ~ thanks for reading!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-6FJM1rDCIBs\/VMFUFtN4aYI\/AAAAAAAAjgg\/pBEXK_aEh2I\/s1600-h\/signature%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"signature\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-NIdpdk34wuI\/VMFUGGm1_MI\/AAAAAAAAjgo\/PHqy7PTUQDI\/signature_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"83\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"signature\" width=\"141\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/7986031279220234060\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/01\/diy-growth-chart-with-canning-lids.html#comment-form","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/7986031279220234060"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/7986031279220234060"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2015\/01\/diy-growth-chart-with-canning-lids.html","title":"diy growth chart with canning lids"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/--4kGClpfthE\/VMFUBikh1fI\/AAAAAAAAjfo\/7ZtZL2ghbMA\/s72-c\/growth%252520chart%252520with%252520canning%252520lids_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-8035440981416211569"},"published":{"$t":"2015-01-15T11:27:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-01-16T15:15:00.302-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"family room"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"little makeovers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"how to re-cover a chair with fabric"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EHello! \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-00wfdasPjUA\/VLgGXY-cYJI\/AAAAAAAAjbs\/ky3HHkXNfv0\/s1600-h\/chair%252520after%252520new%252520fabric%25255B7%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"chair after new fabric\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-gVB7phqiGSI\/VLgGYOBl7MI\/AAAAAAAAjb0\/u0SdfSf7i-A\/chair%252520after%252520new%252520fabric_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"chair after new fabric\" width=\"371\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EDo you remember the pair of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2014\/10\/autumn-thrifty-treasures.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E$5 chairs that I found at a yard sale this fall\u003C\/a\u003E? They were stained and kind of gross, but I loved the classic shape and the color of the wood.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"thrifty treasures\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-c2ETOJOtz8E\/VEfk8EDcecI\/AAAAAAAAiks\/teOoIDG4Yk4\/thrifty%252520treasures_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EI mostly loved them because by examining them, I could see that I could put new fabric on them without sewing!! I took off the wooden screw caps in the back -- just pop them off. You can also find replacement caps at the hardware store.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-a0Fe_Fx04Fk\/VLgGYiAEYmI\/AAAAAAAAjb8\/34ZJpmYIepc\/s1600-h\/screw%252520cap%252520on%252520chair%25255B7%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"screw cap on chair\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-vPzdioTCQfc\/VLgGZfJP4II\/AAAAAAAAjcA\/zVjbjn37FrY\/screw%252520cap%252520on%252520chair_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"screw cap on chair\" width=\"434\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EThere is the screw underneath:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-IbPlSAkCcYs\/VLgGZ6OdGzI\/AAAAAAAAjcM\/YW2U7xsjBcI\/s1600-h\/screw%252520under%252520wood%252520screw%252520cap%25255B8%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"screw under wood screw cap\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-I1GXXhlWyJE\/VLgGapc8biI\/AAAAAAAAjcU\/UVtI5rLVdS4\/screw%252520under%252520wood%252520screw%252520cap_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"322\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"screw under wood screw cap\" width=\"447\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EWith a screwdriver or drill, removed the cushions and you can cover right over the existing fabric, but curiosity got the best of me and I wanted to see what was under the blue layer:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-jtSfX3G-of4\/VLgGbEQquiI\/AAAAAAAAjcc\/BiLnkY50E_w\/s1600-h\/uncover%252520fabric%252520on%252520chair%25255B7%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"uncover fabric on chair\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-6sOAGi1kYi0\/VLgGb4oAsMI\/AAAAAAAAjck\/FW3sddPknDA\/uncover%252520fabric%252520on%252520chair_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"478\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"uncover fabric on chair\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EI just used my basic staple gun and lined up my fabric by eyeballing it, cut it out and stapled it around so that the wooden frame would hide the staples in the back.\u0026nbsp; On the bottom, it doesn’t matter, unless you care what you see when they are flipped upside down to make a fort.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-keb5xxxXMV4\/VLgGcXtowhI\/AAAAAAAAjco\/mejcKqVypmU\/s1600-h\/putting%252520new%252520fabric%252520on%252520chair%25255B7%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"putting new fabric on chair\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-bQ1enGJ60Uo\/VLgGdQZWd4I\/AAAAAAAAjc0\/zvDayN8BLEg\/putting%252520new%252520fabric%252520on%252520chair_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"putting new fabric on chair\" width=\"299\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EAnd there you have it. It probably took about an hour and a half total for both chairs. I chose a darker indoor\/outdoor fabric with a pattern so that it can be easily wiped down and repel stains. It’s called \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00IO633EC\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B00IO633EC\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=320sycamore-20\u0026amp;linkId=QJJOFCADPC6X2PXG\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ERobert Allen Indoor\/Outdoor Baja Diamond Indigo\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=320sycamore-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B00IO633EC\" height=\"1\" style=\"border-image: none !important; border: currentcolor !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"how to recover a chair\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-4DW_YzWDgV0\/VLgGe0b8-wI\/AAAAAAAAjdE\/CK-y7mWrHOw\/how%252520to%252520recover%252520a%252520chair_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"how to recover a chair\" width=\"301\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EWe keep them by the fireplace unless we need more seating at the table.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"chairs by fireplace\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-BOy7CTLJ4xY\/VLgGfdSmskI\/AAAAAAAAjdM\/qJOIHw9EHlc\/chairs%252520by%252520fireplace_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"chairs by fireplace\" width=\"466\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EThe total was $10 for the chairs + 2 yards of fabric at $10\/yard = $30 for 2 chairs. 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They are made out of dishcloths! These were at TJ Maxx, a pack of 2 was $4.99. Gather your dishcloths, some filling (if you have an old pillow that’s flat or worn, just rip it open), and some heat ‘n bond and an iron. Of course you could sew, but you know I\u0026nbsp; avoid that whenever possible.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EYou just fold the dishcloths in half, \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"how to make easy pillows\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-Kw0c2jkds9w\/VJConzc1J4I\/AAAAAAAAjSQ\/Ks4JMLZI8hE\/how%252520to%252520make%252520easy%252520pillows_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"427\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"how to make easy pillows\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003Eplace the tape down and lightly go over it with an iron to secure it.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-2kS3J6FrvPc\/VJCoodg_m-I\/AAAAAAAAjSY\/TtHf4sn0KIs\/s1600-h\/025%25255B7%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"025\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/--aPcsS3yYxw\/VJCoozNzmmI\/AAAAAAAAjSc\/TunaxAqn5w0\/025_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"427\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"025\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EWhen cool, remove the paper tape part and then the clear fusing will be left\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-6O1KxENk6DU\/VJCopRRNESI\/AAAAAAAAjSo\/evrJlraLvos\/s1600-h\/026%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"026\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-ObJyneT9wUg\/VJCop_K7C6I\/AAAAAAAAjSs\/poJ3ycPQtLI\/026_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"427\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"026\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPress the top down on top of it, and iron about 10 seconds to seal. Do this with 1 short side and 1 long side\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-iYf8b9rIJec\/VJCoqSzTylI\/AAAAAAAAjS4\/XpnVSnmtukM\/s1600-h\/027%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"027\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-LCjaBt9PNyA\/VJCoqx8eNII\/AAAAAAAAjS8\/cj3ue4KBz88\/027_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"427\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"027\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003Eand then on the last short side, stuff with your pillow filling\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-upDi63m15qw\/VJCorbcG8xI\/AAAAAAAAjTI\/2_ax25USo0k\/s1600-h\/029%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"029\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-3ize5U2B6lA\/VJCosNKomOI\/AAAAAAAAjTQ\/3IcX9jPYcAA\/029_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"427\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"029\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003Eand then secure the same way. I found that a flat iron works well for this last part!\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-TOfqDJR5BRA\/VJCossGM7JI\/AAAAAAAAjTY\/jlHlSKCmuVg\/s1600-h\/030%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"030\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-qYLX8ZIk7wU\/VJCotSwvf0I\/AAAAAAAAjTg\/uyDdVNeWvvk\/030_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"427\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"030\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd there you have 2 pillows for under $10 if you have some pillow stuffing around and buy the fusible webbing. The \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2012\/11\/easy-6-christmas-stocking-pillow.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Estocking pillow directions can be found here\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-ZFGe2QZs1uc\/VJCot772sMI\/AAAAAAAAjTo\/8U-LudmHzg4\/s1600-h\/christmas%252520pillows%252520320%252520sycamore%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"christmas pillows 320 sycamore\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-ACQONOggIu8\/VJCoufXyfcI\/AAAAAAAAjTw\/UwAV29ixw5Y\/christmas%252520pillows%252520320%252520sycamore_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"christmas pillows 320 sycamore\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EPerfect for some holiday cheer!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-HCIf4KOqgjA\/VJCovN5MtGI\/AAAAAAAAjT4\/FygmKn9ILvs\/s1600-h\/rocking%252520chair%252520front%252520porch%252520320%252520sycamore%25255B7%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"rocking chair front porch 320 sycamore\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-1sJ-iPkBpLo\/VJCoviIpyaI\/AAAAAAAAjT8\/PSzXw_m5n0k\/rocking%252520chair%252520front%252520porch%252520320%252520sycamore_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; 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display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"glitter merry christmas garland\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPLUS George and Mary had one in their home, so I wanted one!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-IOi9jVbi2lM\/VICTpLYAw6I\/AAAAAAAAjIg\/Cpv_o5txsfI\/s1600-h\/merry%252520christmas%252520banner%25255B5%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"merry christmas banner\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-IuFupK5bkkI\/VICTpkrx_dI\/AAAAAAAAjIo\/q2fXx1zn7Hg\/merry%252520christmas%252520banner_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"349\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"merry christmas banner\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFirst up, you’ll need some chipboard letters. Buy them at the craft store, or \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/154539173\/sale-4-elegant-font-alterable-chipboard?ref=shop_home_active_1\u0026amp;ga_search_query=4%2522%2Bchipboard%2Belegant%2Bcustomize%2Bwords\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EI ordered them on Etsy\u003C\/a\u003E -- this seller let me choose my phrase for $5.99 + shipping. Then, punch holes at the tops of the letters. I could not find my hole punch, so I used a drill. Whatever works…\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-4bzNSrKPcsk\/VICTqUQWXJI\/AAAAAAAAjIw\/h-B325ZOR9c\/s1600-h\/holes%252520in%252520chipboard%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"holes in chipboard\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-FOkWL9v3SUs\/VICTq0uuJSI\/AAAAAAAAjI4\/1oQI9mfIIPQ\/holes%252520in%252520chipboard_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"holes in chipboard\" width=\"573\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003ETo make them hang nicely, you’ll want 2 holes at the top of each letter, even the skinny ones.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EThen, spray each letter with spray adhesive, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-RulrDtAOZ88\/VICTrfQVtZI\/AAAAAAAAjJA\/oZODLHghZjs\/s1600-h\/008%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"008\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-jvb7h33Xv5k\/VICTsCcR5hI\/AAAAAAAAjJI\/J-lpTcEanF0\/008_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"427\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"008\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003Etransfer it on to another newspaper (so the glitter doesn’t stick to all of the extra adhesive on the paper) and shake on your glitter. I used \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002BTQT1C\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B002BTQT1C\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=320sycamore-20\u0026amp;linkId=A5XVNZV7ENVVGI7C\"\u003EMartha Stewart fine glitter in yellow gold\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=320sycamore-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B002BTQT1C\" height=\"1\" style=\"border-image: none !important; border: currentcolor !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E(much less expensive at Michaels with a coupon!) and only used about 1\/3 of the bottle after re-using leftovers each time. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EHang with some bakers twine\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-p-eWg3NQIvM\/VICTspv3OPI\/AAAAAAAAjJM\/fzfSIqfWIbY\/s1600-h\/004%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"004\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-cBiK2sDPEAk\/VICTtaOBKCI\/AAAAAAAAjJY\/AdhEk0ccDZM\/004_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"427\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"004\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EAnd you're good to go! Only costs about $10 if you already have the spray adhesive. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-Fwj-q1Yzvtc\/VICTt_XuFlI\/AAAAAAAAjJg\/wWfq3_Yo_kY\/s1600-h\/merry%252520christmas%252520banner%252520pottery%252520barn%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"merry christmas banner pottery barn\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-spJRiwCabgQ\/VICTuke1HYI\/AAAAAAAAjJo\/t1h7MeDai6o\/merry%252520christmas%252520banner%252520pottery%252520barn_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"344\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"merry christmas banner pottery barn\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EMerry Christmas!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-EEuft5BnBNM\/VICTvF9l2dI\/AAAAAAAAjJw\/6S8t-7JTSF0\/s1600-h\/signature%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"signature\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-3L1bOH4ttnk\/VICTv3etgBI\/AAAAAAAAjJ0\/gxOsR84ftuc\/signature_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"83\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"signature\" width=\"141\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-EEuft5BnBNM\/VICTvF9l2dI\/AAAAAAAAjJw\/6S8t-7JTSF0\/s1600-h\/signature%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E* some affiliate links may be used in this post. Please \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/p\/disclosure.html\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003Esee full disclosure here\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E. Thanks :)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/8211427217087184579\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2014\/12\/merry-christmas-glitter-banner.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/8211427217087184579"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/8211427217087184579"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2014\/12\/merry-christmas-glitter-banner.html","title":"merry christmas glitter banner"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-9j_6gAsbE5g\/VICToacknGI\/AAAAAAAAjIY\/13TGQHXYI7c\/s72-c\/glitter%252520merry%252520christmas%252520garland_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-3319993264357082364"},"published":{"$t":"2014-11-24T09:31:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-01-16T15:10:38.070-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"christmas"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"winter"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"pottery barn inspired christmas wreath"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EI saw \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.potterybarn.com\/products\/2887693\/?catalogId=92\u0026amp;sku=2887693\u0026amp;bnrid=3318529\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethis wreath in the PB catalog\u003C\/a\u003E and fell in love, but didn’t love the $299 (gulp!) price tag. So I pulled out a pine wreath \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2011\/01\/easiest-valentine-wreath-ever.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EI’ve been using on my front door\u003C\/a\u003E for the past couple of years and spruced it up a little.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-fo0cGeFDZ9k\/VHNdQx-_2uI\/AAAAAAAAi_s\/o4gkuQFzQnI\/s1600-h\/pottery%252520barn%252520christmas%252520wreath%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"pottery barn christmas wreath\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-CX45YSxGReo\/VHNdRqxM6AI\/AAAAAAAAi_0\/QplT_TfZW6c\/pottery%252520barn%252520christmas%252520wreath_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"pottery barn christmas wreath\" width=\"465\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EI found some magnolia leaves at a local décor shop that were 50% off with their summer stems (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.taipantrading.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETai Pan Trading\u003C\/a\u003E for locals -- you can also find some \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.save-on-crafts.com\/ma.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eat Save On Crafts\u003C\/a\u003E online and lots of etsy sellers sell fresh ones!). I stole some red berries from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2009\/12\/white-table-christmas.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Esome other arrangements I had\u003C\/a\u003E from previous years. Good white berries were most difficult to find?? I went with some from JoAnn Fabrics but am still keeping an eye for some fantastic ones. The jingle bells I had from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2013\/12\/a-reality-christmas-tour.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ea jingle bell wreath I tried to make last year\u003C\/a\u003E, and the pinecones were in my Christmas\/winter bins too.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"christmas wreath pottery barn inspired\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-sltdZZLCNMI\/VHNdXxiYoaI\/AAAAAAAAi_8\/0Q3PIRkH8Eo\/christmas%252520wreath%252520pottery%252520barn%252520inspired_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"462\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"christmas wreath pottery barn inspired\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAnd a little secret: I hung it on the door for the picture, but then put \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2014\/09\/2014-autumn-wreath.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Emy autumn wreath\u003C\/a\u003E back up until after Thanksgiving, because I’m not ready to re-vamp the whole porch before family comes over for Thanksgiving.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"pottery barn inspired christmas wreath\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/--xhKpUdD5A0\/VHNdY-NWofI\/AAAAAAAAjAA\/Zxm4hImtTEY\/pottery%252520barn%252520inspired%252520christmas%252520wreath_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"pottery barn inspired christmas wreath\" width=\"333\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI also tucked some lights in, have you seen these \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-4122671-10368321?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.homedepot.com%2Fp%2FMartha-Stewart-Living-9-ft-36-Light-Battery-Operated-LED-White-Ultra-Thin-Wire-Bundle-of-2-BA03-W036-A1B%2F202371873\u0026amp;cjsku=202371873\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewire battery operated fairy lights\u003C\/a\u003E?? They are bendable, bright, and have a timer on them so they come on for 6 hours and then automatically turn off for 18. I’ve already used \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-4122671-10368321?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.homedepot.com%2Fp%2FMartha-Stewart-Living-9-ft-36-Light-Battery-Operated-LED-White-Ultra-Thin-Wire-Bundle-of-2-BA03-W036-A1B%2F202371873\u0026amp;cjsku=202371873\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethese from Martha Stewart at Home Depot\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/goto.target.com\/c\/115753\/81938\/2092?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2Fp%2Fphilips-30-count-battery-operate-clear-dew-drop-christmas-lights%2F-%2FA-15316376\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethese at Target for another\u003C\/a\u003E upcoming project. I love them -- make sure you get the warm white, I’m not crazy about the cool white for Christmas décor. I would have included them in my favorite things but I had already written the post.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-7BnR5vubs8A\/VHNdZ7Ni_mI\/AAAAAAAAjAI\/GJHJ4iDpIHg\/s1600-h\/wreath%252520with%252520lights%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"wreath with lights\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-KCdV7PClt2Q\/VHNdcFTwfhI\/AAAAAAAAjAU\/P_LbuxgbA-I\/wreath%252520with%252520lights_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"wreath with lights\" width=\"307\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EThis was very inexpensive for me to put together (about $12?) since I had most of it lying around . Even if you had to buy everything, I think you could easily make it for under $50 and still save yourself $250 :)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThanks for coming by~\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-bemqa_e1WlQ\/VHNddeBF2YI\/AAAAAAAAjAY\/1EyIh8kXB6o\/s1600-h\/signature%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"signature\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-rRGvQ0PickU\/VHNdd769eAI\/AAAAAAAAjAg\/sVi75q1oH9w\/signature_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"83\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"signature\" width=\"141\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E* some affiliate links may be used in this post. Please \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/p\/disclosure.html\"\u003Esee full disclosure here\u003C\/a\u003E. Thanks :)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/3319993264357082364\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2014\/11\/pottery-barn-inspired-christmas-wreath.html#comment-form","title":"7 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/3319993264357082364"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/3319993264357082364"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2014\/11\/pottery-barn-inspired-christmas-wreath.html","title":"pottery barn inspired christmas wreath"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-CX45YSxGReo\/VHNdRqxM6AI\/AAAAAAAAi_0\/QplT_TfZW6c\/s72-c\/pottery%252520barn%252520christmas%252520wreath_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"7"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-8069209512143324708"},"published":{"$t":"2014-09-23T11:45:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-10-16T16:22:16.898-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"autumn"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"little makeovers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"outside"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"2014 autumn wreath"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003ELet’s celebrate the first day of autumn with a fall wreath, shall we?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-IHdVGd0u9Ow\/VCGxB1JtAbI\/AAAAAAAAh9s\/Yi8NGQGBqCE\/s1600-h\/fall%252520autumn%252520wreath%252520320%252520sycamore%25255B10%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003ESimple and easy, that’s the way we like it: \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"fall autumn wreath 320 sycamore\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-850jLc2efiA\/VCGxCrDBZAI\/AAAAAAAAh90\/G74aFBuczLY\/fall%252520autumn%252520wreath%252520320%252520sycamore_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"475\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"fall autumn wreath 320 sycamore\" width=\"396\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EI used berries from Jo-Ann, using 50% off coupon = $1.50 each\u003Cbr \/\u003EI used 6.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"berries\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-Zq8816uNr3k\/VCGxDO87VKI\/AAAAAAAAh94\/mwN54PSG748\/berries_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"berries\" width=\"405\" \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003Esome oak leaves from past years stash,\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-TUYpr_RT86g\/VCGxDjhGJrI\/AAAAAAAAh-A\/qLuVbNBIvRk\/s1600-h\/leaves%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"leaves\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-NzZrJA9oD1g\/VCGxEGqD5pI\/AAAAAAAAh-I\/QIvTUf0mCpU\/leaves_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"leaves\" width=\"582\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003Eand white pumpkin picks from walmart, $1.27, but I just used the pumpkin,\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"pumpkin pick\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-6zF7WMt7GKo\/VCGxqqVPvlI\/AAAAAAAAh-U\/6GYUWjqA4DQ\/pumpkin%252520pick_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"pumpkin pick\" width=\"327\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EPut it together with your hot glue gun on a grapevine wreath and hang on your door. Prepare for crisp weather, cozy sweaters, apple cider, and the smell of burning leaves. Mmmmm, I can’t wait. We’re still in the 80’s this week though…\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-Sthzx52lnRQ\/VCGxrMZTnkI\/AAAAAAAAh-c\/PTokuj_rOPc\/s1600-h\/autumn%252520fall%252520wreath%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"autumn fall wreath\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-a0v5fgzlzio\/VCGxrpsh3vI\/AAAAAAAAh-k\/ZyfoPU6kO34\/autumn%252520fall%252520wreath_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"698\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"autumn fall wreath\" width=\"307\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EHere are some wreaths from years past:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2009\/09\/getting-little-autumn-on.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E2009\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2011\/09\/autumn-wreath.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E2011\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2012\/10\/2012-fall-autumn-front-porch.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E2012\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2013\/09\/easy-fall-autumn-wreath.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E2013\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EHappy First Day of Fall!!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-PxBIKOnuNo8\/VCGxsEmoGfI\/AAAAAAAAh-s\/xnL6dGJBcx4\/s1600-h\/signature%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"signature\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-5dPJbU3sQ5k\/VCGxsg5iILI\/AAAAAAAAh-0\/yRRaTcCDP70\/signature_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"83\" style=\"background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px;\" title=\"signature\" width=\"141\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/8069209512143324708\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2014\/09\/2014-autumn-wreath.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/8069209512143324708"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/8069209512143324708"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2014\/09\/2014-autumn-wreath.html","title":"2014 autumn wreath"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-850jLc2efiA\/VCGxCrDBZAI\/AAAAAAAAh90\/G74aFBuczLY\/s72-c\/fall%252520autumn%252520wreath%252520320%252520sycamore_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-6140447004390581024"},"published":{"$t":"2014-08-28T07:05:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-08-29T16:35:38.540-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"girls bedroom"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"organizing"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"under $10 and under 1 hour"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"easy hook organization board"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EI’m trying to slowly make it around to the kids’ rooms to see what can help them get their rooms in order. Hailey didn’t have anything to hang hoodies, bags, belts, etc. so we came up with a quick, easy solution for behind the door -- under $10!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-QJBD_aHt-jA\/U_8o1hV72FI\/AAAAAAAAhl0\/eUCLudskxCk\/s1600-h\/easy%252520diy%252520board%252520with%252520hooks%25255B7%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"easy diy board with hooks\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-vb47lFX4PTU\/U_8o2E6cPTI\/AAAAAAAAhl8\/1qbLbJzorDs\/easy%252520diy%252520board%252520with%252520hooks_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"easy diy board with hooks\" width=\"413\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EPick up a 1X6 common pine board - this one was 6 ft long and only $3.68. They will cut it to the size you need.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-WXPxUyGU0CE\/U_8o2vh_lYI\/AAAAAAAAhmA\/AwWJRf27vy0\/s1600-h\/common%252520board%252520home%252520depot%25255B10%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"common board home depot\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-zNIaJjr5DHQ\/U_8o3GLarII\/AAAAAAAAhmM\/iPv6NsO5lPI\/common%252520board%252520home%252520depot_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"75\" style=\"background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px;\" title=\"common board home depot\" width=\"489\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003ELook what else I found there (Home Depot) that had me very happy -- hooks are usually expensive!\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-FybeBfDe7sk\/U_8o3jrDxVI\/AAAAAAAAhmU\/cyvbDV2Zthg\/s1600-h\/hooks%252520home%252520depot%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"hooks home depot\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-gWgZiISeeQI\/U_8o4fkncaI\/AAAAAAAAhmY\/ETMuFlTGI_w\/hooks%252520home%252520depot_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"360\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"hooks home depot\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EPaint your board with leftover paint (this is some \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2014\/05\/welcome-to-our-front-porch.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EI had from the cart I painted on the porch\u003C\/a\u003E)-- you could even use craft paint:\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-EGNrPXp41hw\/U_8o43GchfI\/AAAAAAAAhmk\/XUhb7JAyh94\/s1600-h\/paint%252520the%252520board%25255B7%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"paint the board\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-dbMRfG5HV-k\/U_8o5n_YPmI\/AAAAAAAAhms\/feTlMl1PpdI\/paint%252520the%252520board_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"480\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"paint the board\" width=\"443\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EFind some studs in the walls that you will attach your board to:\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-dvCWh01ij_c\/U_8o6BwEzyI\/AAAAAAAAhm0\/XFsucas59ro\/s1600-h\/use%252520a%252520stud%252520finder%25255B7%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"use a stud finder\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-4eTQWQf8iyA\/U_8o7NfOfiI\/AAAAAAAAhm8\/WTBu0aSDQcM\/use%252520a%252520stud%252520finder_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"427\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"use a stud finder\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EPre-drill some holes in your board so it won’t crack when you drill the screws.\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-S1F45P6JOHA\/U_8o7tg2EtI\/AAAAAAAAhnE\/k-SgbbWJTk4\/s1600-h\/pre%252520drill%252520holes%25255B7%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"pre drill holes\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-9MiIhNCSiRc\/U_8o8PTqgoI\/AAAAAAAAhnI\/k1zjOIF9ktE\/pre%252520drill%252520holes_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"427\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"pre drill holes\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EUsing a level, attach the board to the wall with wood screws.\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-oiVSbUiwotE\/U_8o89riYcI\/AAAAAAAAhnU\/OiTLKF_V_Hc\/s1600-h\/level%252520and%252520attach%25255B7%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"level and attach\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-f8JPVwIII04\/U_8o9W7fipI\/AAAAAAAAhnc\/kqrVVIZaTPY\/level%252520and%252520attach_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"354\" style=\"background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px;\" title=\"level and attach\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EThen, we used some washi tape to cover the screws and brighten it up a little, add your hooks using a drill or a screwdriver. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-_FatmIkrKGE\/U_8o-fJw44I\/AAAAAAAAhng\/YHwFwd2LeGo\/s1600-h\/washi%252520tape%25255B7%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"washi tape\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-4YLSM2QhnVg\/U_8o_DVFvyI\/AAAAAAAAhns\/3W4gXRiU6us\/washi%252520tape_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"427\" style=\"background-image: none; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto;\" title=\"washi tape\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EAnd there you go! Ready for action. Adding it to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/search\/label\/under%20%2410%20and%20under%201%20hour\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EUnder $10 Under 1 Hour\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;projects\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-hl8H0QLlhv8\/U_8o_qciHPI\/AAAAAAAAhn0\/zQDIBEdRU5A\/s1600-h\/board%252520with%252520hooks%252520under%252520%25252410%25255B3%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"board with hooks under $10\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-05oB65N8pgA\/U_8pAUvRsGI\/AAAAAAAAhn4\/oso9kqqEbmQ\/board%252520with%252520hooks%252520under%252520%25252410_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"262\" style=\"background-image: none; display: inline; margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px;\" title=\"board with hooks under $10\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EI stocked up on hooks because I know I will be using them in the closets, garage, pantry as we get this place organized!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\" photo signature_zps45983bca.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/i393.photobucket.com\/albums\/pp19\/lissylee\/signature_zps45983bca.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/6140447004390581024\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2014\/08\/easy-hook-organization-board.html#comment-form","title":"20 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/6140447004390581024"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/6140447004390581024"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2014\/08\/easy-hook-organization-board.html","title":"easy hook organization board"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-vb47lFX4PTU\/U_8o2E6cPTI\/AAAAAAAAhl8\/1qbLbJzorDs\/s72-c\/easy%252520diy%252520board%252520with%252520hooks_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"20"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-8779316490885155149"},"published":{"$t":"2014-03-24T11:57:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-03-23T11:31:03.225-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"spring"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"how to grow wheat grass in 2 weeks or less"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2012\/03\/how-to-grow-wheat-grass-for-easter.html\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"how to grow wheat grass in less than 2 weeks\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-ExD-s6eIsfk\/UzBx-fPbEQI\/AAAAAAAAfvQ\/2nZbIz5esAE\/how%252520to%252520grow%252520wheat%252520grass%252520in%252520less%252520than%2525202%252520weeks%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" height=\"551\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"how to grow wheat grass in less than 2 weeks\" width=\"551\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2012\/03\/how-to-grow-wheat-grass-for-easter.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EClick here for the directions I posted for the wheat grass\u003C\/a\u003E. I took these pictures last year to help me figure out the ideal time to plant. I would say 1 1\/2--2 weeks before you want it.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003EHappy planting and planning!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s393.photobucket.com\/user\/lissylee\/media\/signature_zps45983bca.jpg.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\" photo signature_zps45983bca.jpg\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i393.photobucket.com\/albums\/pp19\/lissylee\/signature_zps45983bca.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E  \u003Ccenter\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/feeds\/8779316490885155149\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2014\/03\/how-to-grow-wheat-grass-in-2-weeks-or.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/8779316490885155149"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4094626877865766804\/posts\/default\/8779316490885155149"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.320sycamoreblog.com\/2014\/03\/how-to-grow-wheat-grass-in-2-weeks-or.html","title":"how to grow wheat grass in 2 weeks or less"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11998834833645862095"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-ExD-s6eIsfk\/UzBx-fPbEQI\/AAAAAAAAfvQ\/2nZbIz5esAE\/s72-c\/how%252520to%252520grow%252520wheat%252520grass%252520in%252520less%252520than%2525202%252520weeks%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}}]}});