Build a Rustic Style Wooden Box

When the calendar flipped to January

 

I started cleaning out my junk business drawer.

 

It's the month that says "Start Fresh".

 

I don't know how long this organizing will last

 

but I better take advantage.

 

My art table was a mess.

 

Not anymore.

 

 

 

 

I made a rustic wooden box

 

that will hold my paint cans.

 

Here I go again with the Fence boards.

 

They are like my new best friends.

 

I have a family of them living in my garage.

 

Meet Mr. and Mrs. Stainsucker.

 

 

 

Wow, do they soak up the stain.

 

And that makes them my new smelly friends.

 

I had to let them air out a couple of weeks

 

before they could come in the house.

 

Maybe a matte sealer spray would help to block the odor.

 

 

 

 

 

I started with 5 pieces of the fencing

 

looking like this:

 

 

 

 

Drill pilot holes before attaching with screws.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tape off the stripe pattern.

 

 

 

 

Base coat black underneath the red

 

so it won't be pink.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pencil shade the back of the paper

 

that has your number printed on it.

 

Our Lot number is 22.

 

 

 

Switch to a pen now

 

to transfer lettering from the front.

 

It will keep a sharper edge when pressing.

 

 

 

 

Paint with a fine liner brush.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have lots of ideas for this keeper.

 

I can use it as a centerpiece box at Christmas

 

and load it up with ornaments.

 

It can find a spot against my kitchen backsplash

 

and hold blue mason jars of stuff...?

 

I can roll up beach towels,

 

stand them all in a row

 

and put it out on the patio this summer.

 

Looks like I might have to make another one!

 

For now it is keeping my paint cans tidy.

 

I know you're thinking of what you would store in here!

 

Thanks for visiting my blog today,

 

Deb

 

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Lake House Tour

So happy to be here today

 

sharing some bits and pieces of our Lake Home!

 

Debbiedoos started the idea

when she invited me to be on her Tour of Homes.

 

It's fun to get a glimpse of how friends decorate and live in their homes.

So I want to share a few of my home spaces with you,

my creative "home making" friends!

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When Mark and I became empty nesters

 

we moved to the Lake.

 

Living at the lake is mostly about the outdoors.

 

But when you live on a lake in Nebraska,

 

you better enjoy the inside too!

 

 

So this is the lake side view of our home.

(minus a few summer patio plants, red umbrella, tiki torches...)

 

 

 

 

 

Well, you get the idea.

 

It's January

 

and this is our view today...

 

 

 

 

So, come inside

 

and I'll show you the view from the inside out.

 

 

 

 

Now for the inside...

 

 

 

 

 

You can find paint details on The Starbucks Snowman Tray here

 

and The Snowman on Fence Boards here.

 

This is my kitchen.

 

 

 

 

Over by the fridge in the corner

 

we keep a drink station when we entertain.

 

Right now it looks like this.

 

 

 

I painted a digital art poster in photoshop

 

and switched out her summer hat

 

to winter warmers.

 

In the summer she looks like this.

 

 

 

 

We have stained concrete floors which I love.

 

It is so practical to sweep up sand from swimmers.

 

 

  

 

 

If you've visited my blog before

 

you have probably seen this corner many times.

 

I use it to photograph a lot of painted furniture.

 

 

 

 

I have tutorials on the Painted Sideboard, the Barnwood Backdrop,

 

and the Beadboard Plant Stand.

 

You can also find details on the Photo Display Board

 

 

 

At the top of the stairs is my paint table.

 

 

 

 

 

The upstairs is open to the master bedroom in the back.

 

I have my old new Rocker in the corner.

 

 

 

 

Here is one of our bathrooms

 

with the Route 66 Canvas.

 

 

 

 

Love my work area!

 

 

 

 

 

It was fun to show you some of our home spaces.

 

I especially like it when those spaces are filled with

 

chatting and laughter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for coming on the tour!

 

 

 

 

 

Here's to Happy Handmade Homes!

 

Deb



                                          

Linking to:

 

Common Ground 
                                             French Country Cottage                                              

                                                         

Making Tree Growth Charts for Kid's Playroom

I'm excited to share one of the projects I've been working on!

 

It is a Children's Playroom.

 

Overall, it has been quite a large project

 

including

 

Tree Growth Charts

 

Dollhouse Shadowboxes

 

Whimsical Mirrors

 

Chalk/Cork/Pegboards

 

Flowers, birds, clouds, and stars.

 

Today I thought I would show you the Tree Growth Charts.

 

 

 

 

Well, that's a sneak peek

 

because first I want to show you

 

how I sketched it out for wall placement.

 

 

 

 

There will be two large trees,

 

one at each end of the room.

 

The trees will be 5' wide x 7' tall.

 

The items in between are large dollhouse shadowboxes

 

including a firestation.

 

Because the project is not installed yet,

 

I don't have the final photo

 

where the leaves and tree will be mounted on the wall.

 

But I can show you the process

 

and individual pieces as I have them so far.

 

I used quality red oak plywood.

 

(about $20 per 4' x 8' sheet)

 

 

 

I did a freehand sketch directly on the plywood

 

but, believe me, my eraser was hard at work.

 

You could make a large paper pattern first and then trace.

 

Here is a photo of the base standing against the wall.

 

 

 

 

Now a view of it laid out on the floor with the leaves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well, you get the idea.

 

It will be fun to share the photos after installation.

 

I will show you some of the other builds for the room soon!

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

 

Deb

 

 

Linking To:

Savvy Southern Style

I Gotta Create

Beyond the Picket Fence

The 36th Avenue

 Stone Gable

House of Hepworths

Brambleberry Cottage

French Country Cottage