Sunna's ideas: Mayıs 2018

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I'm not sure what to really call this thing. It's like a door, but miniature. Heavy like a door for sure :) I'm just using it on my porch, but there are a ton of different ways you can display it and put it in your house. I found something similar to this at a vintage sale I went a few months back, and they were asking gobs of money for it, like $130. Yeah. It was so cute, me and my friend had to make one for ourselves. We made both of ours for about $16 each...minus the wreath and bow. So, total, maybe in the low $20s.

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I've been loving my porch this past year ever since I redecorated it and thought this would be the perfect addition.

The supplies I used:
1 piece of bead board cut at 18x32" (I bought a 32"x48"' piece and cut mine to size)
1 piece of 1/4" plywood 18x24" (I bought a 2x4' piece and cut it to size)
2 - 2x4s miter cut so the longest side is 57"
2 - 2x4s miter cut so the longest side is 23.5"
1 - 2x4 cut at 16.5"
Nail gun/ 1" nails
1" screws
Mending plates
Paint
Java glaze
Vinyl "welcome" (got mine from the Silhouette store)
Ribbon or bow
Hanger
Wreath

First step: If you didn't have the lumber store cut your wood yet, do that. I used my Dremel Ultra Saw to cut both my bead board and plywood to size.

I then lined up the bead board and plywood on the ground and left a little gap in the middle. I measured the length of the two boards first and made that the longest length of the two side 2x4s (57"). I then placed those together an decided on the width of the top and bottom boards. (that's where I got the measurements from above) I made sure my 2x4s overlapped the plywood and bead board by about an inch on the sides.

Once the boards were cut, I laid them on a flat surface and squared them.

I then used mending plates to secure all of them together. You can also use wood glue and a 2" screw through the side to help it stay secure.

I then measured the middle section and cut out the middle 2x4 to fit, which was 16.5". At his point, I also measured about 22" down from the top on both sides and placed the top of my 2x4 on these points. I didn't do this until I realized I needed to at the end, but at this point, use mending plates to secure the 2x4 middle section to the sides.

I placed the plywood on the top and secured it in place using my nail gun.

I then placed the bead board on the bottom and secure that too. At this point, I decided to secure the corners with the screws to give it more stability.

Now that it was all together, I painted it with some white latex paint.

I decided to give it a little wear and distressed the edges and some of the wood with sandpaper.

I used some glaze on the edges and in the middle part on the bead board.

I made my bow and secured it to the center of the middle 2x4. I also added the hanger on the bead board for my wreath.

I chose this "welcome" from the Silhouette design store and cut it out with my Silhouette. I used some transfer tape to place it on the board.

And here it is all done!

You can't see it very well on my porch from this angle, but I think it added the perfect 'welcoming' touch :)

I did end up scrunching up the bow a little bit to give it more bounce. I wasn't too happy with the rigidity of it before.

The wreath I got from Hobby Lobby. I don't recall how much that cost, but I know they still carry it (at least as of me writing this post :) ).

This porch has come a long way since this:

Yeah. It seriously looked like that, maybe worse for years :/ Nothing like a first impression coming into my house, huh? lol Sometimes things just tend to get neglected....which makes it that more fun to spruce them up! :)

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Now that the weather is beautiful outside, I'm starting to spend more and more time outdoors on my porch. This is my go-to place all summer! And now that freezing temps are hopefully in the past, it's also time to start adding some beautiful flowers. Last year, I just used a plain terracotta pot for my porch flowers, but I wanted to spruce it up a little bit this year.

DecoArt came out with a new paint pouring program, which is amazing! The possibilities are endless with these mediums! I wanted a cool paint dripping look with my pots, so I decided to see what it could do on terracotta!

My first step was picking my colors. I used DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paint in Sea Glass and White Wash. I also used the DecoArt Pouring Medium.

Paint Pouring on terracotta pots. DIY patio or porch decor and decorating ideas

I followed the ratio suggestions on the back of the medium, and mixed equal parts of the Pouring Medium with the acrylic paints into a paper cup. If you want a different look, it would be at this point to mix both colors together in one cup, but I decided to do a different direct pour technique.

I ended up having enough paint to do two pots, so this is the first one.

I placed it upside down on some folded up tinfoil, which was also on top of my drop cloth.

For the first pour, I spooned over the White Wash along the bottom of the pot (technically the top now).

I then spooned over the Sea Glass. I didn't know exactly how these would mix, so it was good to see some of the white coming through.

I did have a few spots the paint didn't get, so I decided to spoon some more White Wash onto those spots and a little more on top to break up the Sea Glass.

To dry, I placed the pots on top of a scrap piece of 4x4 wood. I took care drying these for some time since they were going to be in direct contact with water. I seriously waited about a good week.

While it was drying, I did grab some excess paint and painted about 2" in on the inside of the pot. You can wait to do this step once it's dried if you have more paint hanging around that won't go bad within that time.

At this point, you'll want to seal the pots with DecoArt's DuraClear Varnish if the pots are going to be outdoors.

Here's the finished pot! I think it turned out so cool!

The best thing about paint pouring, is that every time you do it, it's going to turn out different. Just check out the my other pot and how it turned out!

Here's a look at the inside. I painted to about where I knew the soil would hit.

And here's where they ended up on my porch. I can't wait for more of those zinnias to bloom! Check out here for my full porch reveal and the tutorial on making these chairs.

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I've been in my house for almost 10 years, and for first 7 to 8 years of that I changed my style like twice a year. I couldn't quite figure out what I liked. Well, now that my house has stayed pretty much the same for a couple of years, I think it's safe to stay I found my style :) That's a great feeling! Don't get me wrong, I love moving things around and giving my space a whole new feel twice a year...but, it feels just as good being content and happy with how things are and not having to adjust anything.

So, what's my style? I would consider it modern farmhouse. This style is so flexible it can almost fit anything. Do I live on a farm? No, but I did at one point own 8 chickens and 2 ducks. I have farms in my neighborhood. But, that doesn't matter :) How many people love the coastal look and live thousands of miles for any ocean, right?

Anyway, over the past few years, I have been making and collecting some of my favorite farmhouse decor items and decided to share them all in one place for you guys! Hope you enjoy and let me know if you have any questions! Click on the picture for the link or tutorial :) There are 37 tutorials, so enough to keep you busy for awhile adding your own farmhouse charm to your house!

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