“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.”
William Morris
When you add elements to your home it’s an opportunity to express your personality and even remind yourself what’s important to you and your family.
I have this idea for my breakfast room that includes three rustic signs and this DIY HOPE sign is the second one!
Yep, two down…both made from pallet wood…(the DIY Vintage Silverware LOVE sign came from my One-Word for 2015)
I’ve been trying to figure out if I can cut sheet metal into letters, because that’s the look I wanted. Then the other day, I was in Michael’s and these letters were front and center- perfect!
Making a pallet sign is super easy, assuming you have some pallets.
Simply cut the wood to the desired length and use as many pieces as it takes to get the width you want.
Sand the wood so that all the sharp edges are kind of rounded and the wood is mostly smooth.
Cut smaller pieces to connect the wood. On the back side screw the smaller pieces to each of the long pieces.
The back of the sign…
Now you’re ready to stain or paint!
My sign had to be teal…because if hope was a color, for me, that color would be teal…
(This color is called Vintage Teal
I added more screws for the letters…
And in just an hour I had hope…
I love the color and the texture in this sign…
Two signs down and one to go…I guess you can guess what the next one will say…
Have a beautiful day my friends~ox
judy in carefree says
August 12, 2015 at 9:31 amLove that, Robin! Saw those letters and thought they were great, but I just don’t have room for anything more.
Eileen says
August 12, 2015 at 1:01 pmLove this sign, Robin. My daughter’s name is Hope and she’s the one who loves making things with wood. This might give her some ideas. xxoo
Julie K says
August 12, 2015 at 10:39 pmI love this, Robin! I NEED this! And you’re right…hope is teal!
Laurie Cann says
August 12, 2015 at 10:43 pmLove the sign and I love your shelves.
Cynthia - Clockwork Interiors says
August 17, 2015 at 10:54 amLove this! Great tutorial, as well. Thanks for sharing!
Heart says
August 19, 2015 at 5:32 amBeautiful! It looks really good on top of your window giving that vintage look. I love it!
Laurie says
August 20, 2015 at 12:08 amLove those letters! Your sign is awesome! Thank you for sharing with us at the Brag About it Link Party
Gilly @ Colour Saturated Life says
August 20, 2015 at 8:41 amSuch a simple DIY but really looks amazing in your dining room!
Alli @ Tornadough Alli says
August 20, 2015 at 7:17 pmI love this. I have been trying to get more diyee since we bought our own home but its coming a long slower than I’d hoped. This though, I need this! I can’t wait to give this a try! I’d love for you to come link up at Throwback Thursday’s and share some of your stuff!
Robin says
August 21, 2015 at 9:06 amthanks so much Alli! xo
Wendi @ H2OBungalow says
August 20, 2015 at 7:21 pmI love your signs and they are just beautiful in your nook. I wanted to let you know they were my feauture pick for DIY Sunday Showcase this week:)
Robin says
August 21, 2015 at 9:06 amWendi, thank you so much friend! xo
Audra @ Renewed Projects says
August 20, 2015 at 9:45 pmWhat a beautiful combination of color, materials, and message! Just perfect for that space (and I LOVE those plant shelves across the windows, stunning!).
Robin says
August 21, 2015 at 9:05 amthank you so much Audra have a great day friend ox
Katie says
August 21, 2015 at 7:35 amRobin, I love it!! And I love the teal too. It’s so pretty and unique. Great job!
Katie
Robin says
August 21, 2015 at 9:05 amthank you so much Katie xo
Theresa @DearCreatives says
August 21, 2015 at 6:31 pmI love your signs! And the colors you picked for them.
Cat @ Pocketful of Posies says
August 23, 2015 at 3:17 pmLove your pallet wood signs! They came together perfectly and the letters were a great score! Thank you for sharing at Dream. Create. Inspire. Link! I hope we’ll see you there again this week! Cat
Liz @ Liz on Call says
August 24, 2015 at 4:49 pmYour sign turned out beautiful! Thanks for linking up to the Creative Exchange.