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Rustic Farmhouse Magnet Board and Frame

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My son is in first grade and brings home lots and lots of art projects from school. He requested a magnet board for his room to show off the latest and greatest creation.  Since his bed was built from a salvaged barn, I thought shiny galvanized metal and new pine might look funny by his very rustic bed.  I remembered seeing my friend Mindi use Better with Age stain on some of her projects and really liked the look. While checking out Better with Age on Amy Howard Home, I noticed that she also has a zinc patina solution to make new sheet metal look old – sweet both problems solved.  (I really want to try and do a console table top with that zinc patina, so this project is a good trial for that!)

I had a partially used piece of galvanized sheet metal laying around from a previous project, that I cut down to size with tin snips. Very shiny.

This metal was really the determining factor for the size of the magnet board. The metal piece I used was 24″ x 36″ after I cut off the top. You can really make the board and frame whatever size you want, just make the inner frame fit the metal.

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Vertical Succulent Garden DIH Workshop

**This post is sponsored by The Home Depot**

When it comes to home decor, the engineer in me is always looking for the WOW factor.  I am drawn to design elements that defy the odds and make you stop and wonder ‘how does that work’.  That must be why I love the upcoming Home Depot DIH (Do-it-herself) Workshop project, a Vertical Succulent Garden. This is such a fun project that can be used outdoors or indoors.  The texture of the succulents will bring fun character to any space.

Vertical Succulent Garden – April Home Depot DIH Workshop Project

One of my favorite things about DIY’ing is that any project can be customized into you own unique creation.  I’ll be doing just that at an upcoming virtual party next Monday (April 17 @1 pm EST), where a few uber talented blogging friends and I will reveal how we customized our Vertical Succulent Planter for our homes.   – Stay tuned, you won’t want to miss it.

Check out my Triple Arrow Version —> Here

The Home Depot is offering a DIH workshop to teach you how to make this cool vertical succulent planter and will help you become comfortable with the power tools needed to create it.

About the workshops:

  • The Home Depot offers Workshops at all of their locations for do-it-yourselfers of all ages and experience levels.
  • There are three types of Workshops offered – Do-It Yourself (DIY), Do-It-Herself (DIH) and Kids.
  • Customers can learn how to build décor projects, how to make easy home repairs and how to operate tools through demonstrations and step-by-step instructions.
  • Visit http://workshops.homedepot.com to learn more.
  • The Home Depot would love to hear about your workshop experience – give your feedback Workshop Feedback Survey

Gather your girlfriends and Register for the Workshop – Thursday, April 20 at 6:30 pm

Make sure to get registered to attend the free workshop at your local Home Depot on Thursday, April 20 at 6:30 pm!  ——> Register Here

Share your project creations with hashtag #DIHWorkshop

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DIY Decorative “Vintage” Wood Ladder

Last fall I helped my good friend with a few DIY wedding decor projects for her step-daughter’s wedding.  The wedding turned out so beautiful. It was held at a venue with a large open grass field and a unique old barn as the backdrop. The colors for the wedding were mint, gray, white and champagne and all of the decor had a rustic flare to tie in with the barn.  One of the DIY wedding decor projects was for a vintage wood ladder inspired by this one.  I made the ladder rails and steps a little bit wider than the inspiration ladder to make it easier to place decorations on the steps.

Free plans to build a DIY decorative vintage wood ladder. This vintage inspired ladder makes a unique display for weddings and home decor.

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Kitchen Backsplash Shelf and Organizer

Everything is always cuter in mini size, including corbels.  These cute little mini craftsman corbels are the anchor of my kitchen gadget organization project – a backsplash shelf.

Clear the countertop clutter and have all of your essential kitchen gadgets organized and handy. Free plans and tutorial to build a DIY kitchen backsplash shelf and spice organizer.

Hang the mini corbels on the wall under the kitchen cabinets to make a backsplash shelf. An under the cabinet backsplash shelf is a great way to organize your frequently used kitchen gadgets, while keeping your kitchen countertop clear from clutter. The shelf makes a handy place to store your favorite mugs or kitchen gadgets.

Clear the countertop clutter and have all of your essential kitchen gadgets organized and handy. Free plans and tutorial to build a DIY kitchen backsplash shelf and spice organizer.

Easily customize the shelf length and hooks for your space.  I’m excited to have a place to keep my EVOO for cooking, plus all of my frequently used cooking spices. The spice and oil bottle caddy can be customized for your bottles.

Head over to Ryobi Nation for the free plans and tutorial.

Clear the countertop clutter and have all of your essential kitchen gadgets organized and handy. Free plans and tutorial to build a DIY kitchen backsplash shelf and spice organizer.

 

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Clear the countertop clutter and have all of your essential kitchen gadgets organized and handy. Free plans and tutorial to build a DIY kitchen backsplash shelf and spice organizer.

*This post is brought to you by Ryobi, all opinions are my own.

5 Drawer Dresser Changing Table

For my first two babies, I used a simple stand as a changing table, it was the exact size of the changing pad but had zero storage. I had plenty of closet space to hold all of their stuff.  When baby #3 was coming along, I realized that I had to do something for storing for her stuff, since the other two filled up what storage space I had.  Babies need so much stuff, diapers, wipes, special shampoo, bum stuff, clothes clothes clothes, accessories, it never ends. 🙂 I decided to build her a dresser/changing table. I should have started on it earlier but didn’t know what design I wanted to make.

Earlier my neighbor had redone a few of her daughters rooms with bead board. They had the bead board go about 2/3rds up the wall, so this meant they had a lot of 1/3 sheets of bead board left. She gave me a number of the 1/3 sheets. I thought it would be fun to use up some of the bead board with this dresser. I turned the bead board to go horizontal to give the changing table a little more of a planked wood look.

Free plans to build a DIY 5 drawer dresser/changing table with bead board detail.

Warning – Make sure you secure dressers to the wall for children’s safety.

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The beautiful minty-blue paint color is Amy Howard Home One Step Paint – Barefoot in the Park!

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