Hey Everyone! I am so excited to share with you another scrap pallet wood project! I've been getting a lot of inspiration on Pinterest to try some different techniques for making signs and I came across this blog post:http://realitydaydream.com/how-to-make-your-own-barn-boards-diy/. The idea of using random paint colours and stain really appealed to me, I also wanted to have a beachy look! The process was pretty simple: After gluing the boards for the sign together, I painted each board a different colour, then mixed some of the paint colours on it, sanded it lightly after everything had dried and then rubbed some of Minwax's Provincial wood stain to show off the wood grain.
Here's the wood before painting, I love how rustic the wood already was, so much character!
The process for painting the wood was very easy, you can basically just slap it on and try mixing colours, there's no wrong way to do it! I ended up using dark grey, navy blue, succulent (greenish) and off-white paint.
After the paint dried, I roughly sanded the wood down so the grain would show through. Next, I took a cloth and rubbed the wood stain on top to make it stand out. I love Minwax's Provincial stain because it's not too dark and not too light. Once everything was dry, I chose some lyrics from Hillsong's Touch the Sky and cut out the stencils for the wording. I decided to use the off-white paint for the lettering so that it would stand out more than black.
The following photos were taken by my dear friend, Sarah-Ann. She's so talented and really brings out the details in her photos! Thanks again, Annie! :)
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