If I had it to again, I think I’d use something fancier, like these from Target. It would have been “easier” (but way slower!) to tape these off, but I trusted my freehand to do a good enough job that it will look “polished and rustic” not “awful and homemade.” I think I ended up somewhere in the middle.Īnd instead of painting the numbers, I picked up a package of cheap adhesive mailbox numbers at Walmart to use. Just make sure your “1” line is really one foot from the ground, not one foot from the bottom of the board.)Īfter that, it was time to paint the rest of the lines. (This may be different for your house, depending on how high you want the board to hang. Then, since the board will hang exactly 6 inches off the ground (because our trim is about 3 inches wide and we want it to be a little above that), we marked the “1” line at 6 inches up on the board. We started by measuring the board, marking off each inch. I like how different our boards turned out looking. I also gave it two coats of Rustoleum clear spray enamel, my favorite top coat because it goes on so smooth and dries super fast.Īfter we finished the prep work, and it had time to dry overnight, we got started on the details once Elizabeth arrived. I could have let it go a bit longer, but I’m pretty happy with the color. I only let it set on there for five minutes or so before wiping off the excess. We used the same finish we used for the map frame. I’m not sure the conditioner helped us get an even coat, as it claims to do, but it did seem to bring out the wood grain a bit, which was nice.Īnd then it got a coat of stain. Chinex Thin Angle Sash Brush, which is great to add to your collection of DIY supplies. While I’m at it, here’s our favorite multi-purpose brush, the Wooster Pro 1-1/2 in. This time, we tried a new product, the MinWax Pre-Stain Conditioner, because Wyatt thought the last time we stained this pine, the grain didn’t turn out all that pretty. Seriously, it’s like baby-bottom-smooth when he’s done with it. (We also loaded up the PVC for my DIY foam roller project, and the bird barrier in the garden. Here’s a quick link for you to add it to your online cart, now. It’s what we used for the mirror frame and our p in board travel map. It’s the cheapest “nice” wood at Home Depot and if you look carefully and long enough, you can find some really nice ones. Wyatt picked out a 6 foot knotty pine board for us to use. Since we’d need drying time, we both selected, sanded, stained, and prepped our board for the final touches (numbers) ahead of time. Then, my friend Elizabeth set out to accomplish a crazy awesome amount of projects this summer and she included the growth chart on her list and asked if I wanted to make one with her.Īs a DIYer who sometimes does projects by myself (thankfully, Wyatt is USUALLY willing to help), I jumped at the chance to have a partner in crime so we went to Home Depot a few days before she got here for a visit to pick out our board. (Here are two examples I liked, here and here.)īut, I had planned to just save this pin until we had kids big enough to be measured…or have kids at all I guess. One such project was the oversized ruler growth chart I’ve seen all over Pinterest. So, we don’t have kids yet, and still, I find myself sometimes wanting to work on projects that are either directly or indirectly related to our future kiddos. Thanks for reading! If you like this post, be sure to follow all our other projects, here! We hope you enjoy our little corner of Blog Land and stop to look around a few other pages, like our DIY Foam Cooler Ottoman, Ruler Growth Chart, our Kitchen Renovation, and my free printables! We’re happy to help explain how this works, and as always, thank you for reading and supporting LovingHere! ~ And, we won’t recommend anything we’re not personally a fan of! Please reach out if you have any questions about sponsorship or ads on our blog. Don’t worry, it doesn’t cost you anything extra. ~ This post contains affiliate links, which means we will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on our direct link.
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