Barn Wood for EVERYONE

As I previously mentioned, we were able to snag a truck full of barn wood from friends of the Holsworth's before they burned down their barn this winter. Let the projects begin!

For my first project, I made these arrows without any true direction ('punny') or ideas of where to put them. And then I thought- THAT TERRIBLE BATHROOM! They did not fit with the stained glass, so I prioritized that the arrows were more suitable in our home than the stained glass. 

With a little soap and water and a light sanding, these pieces add the perfect character to our house. (Luckily I enjoy the rustic cozy theme of wood) We were able to use a small door from the barn to hang right over our fireplace. And we used the large barn door as our headboard behind our bed.

 We considered rotating the barn door horizontally to give the illusion of a bigger room, but we were not up to the challenge of building a base/ drilling the door into our wall (since this is not our permanent master bedroom) so we simply slid the door behind our bed and there it stands.

My grandpa handed down his gardening wagon to us when we moved, and I have attempted to dress it up for each of the seasons, and I will admit that I think that this arrangement is my favorite.  My paint pens did not take to the barn wood very well, therefore I simply used chalk to write my "welcome" letters, and viola! Our very own Welcome barn wood sign. 

Since I had an adorable barn wood sign for the outside of our house, I needed to add some to the inside! My inspiration, once again, came from Pinterest. I sanded this sign a little more than the others to make the wood appear more brown than gray to match our kitchen, and I used chalk to create a weathered look of worn letters.