Before The Husband even finished the farm table I was thinking about centerpiece. I decided I wanted a dressed up version of a wooden trough!
Just imagine all the things you can put in there! For an Italian dinner: line the box with fabric napkins and put in loaves of bread. Add flowers for a spring or summer party, mason jars with silverware or how about having the wooden trough full of toppings for an ice cream bar???
And of course for every-day…my plant crush, a few succulents!
The Husband whipped up this box in no time. Here is a brief tutorial in case you ever want to make one for yourself!
DIY Wooden Trough
First decide on your measurements. Ours is:
32″ Long x 7″ Wide and 5″ Deep
Cut your wood according to measurements. (We used Walnut)
To make scalloped edges The Husband used a piece of scalloped trim from The Home Depot as a pattern.
Use a jig saw to cut the scalloped edges (along one edge of all 4 pieces)
Use a miter saw to cut 22- 1/2 degree angles on all sides if you want the box to be wider at the top …
Use wood glue along the edge of one of the sides...
Then use a Pin Nailer to hold sides together…this is a little tricky on the first 2 pieces, you may need another set of hands.
Cut bottom to size and use the Pin Nailer to hold bottom in place! (we used a less expensive wood for the bottom)
I love this beautiful wooden trough-it’s a perfect centerpiece for the farm table.
Remember my frustration with decorating the mantle for spring? (Posted HERE) I thought another wooden trough would be perfect for underneath the TV.
So the Husband made a smaller one and I watered down some interior house paint and brushed it over the wood- then quickly wiped it off. I wanted a bit of a contrast between the rich wood of the mantle and the wooden trough.
I put faux succulents and moss in that trough.
It adds a subtle visual interest to the strange space under the television and it also hides a long narrow speaker.
There’s so much you can do with a simple wooden trough!
Have the happiest of days my friends…
This looks great and I especially love it with the succulents.
I want a husband who builds things for me. I have to do it all by myself. But at least he cooks and bakes for me.
Julia, but you can build anything!!! xoxo
I love it! Since the hubs isn’t handy, God gave me a handy man son-in-law that I go to with my latest ideas. 🙂 Just started following you on IG!
Elizabeth, those SILs are wonderful aren’t they!?!? xo
Love it!!! Anita at Far Above Rubies blog has one and you should go see all she does with it. Love your succulents in there too. Great idea for under the TV. XO, Pinky
Pinky, I’ll hop on over and check out Anita’s ideas!!!! xoxo
Can’t wait to show Mike’s BFF yet another new project idea!!
Love you!
Love your home and diy projects. Was wondering what kind of pin nailer do you use?
Karen we have a Ingrseol Rand! hope that helps xo