In January of this year we started remodeling our 2-bedroom family cottage in southwestern Ontario.
(Update: Find thecompleted Lakesidebeach bedroom makeoverhere!).
you’ve got the option to findour full disclosure here.
The final DIY in this room is this beach-themed farmhouse sign to go above the bed.
When I look at it now, I feel like there should be … after beach.
I may just add them on there still.
I sanded it using a palm sander to remove any splintered wood and make it smooth on both sides.
Next, I sealer the surface with DecoArt Stain-Blocker to prevent the piece from yellowing.
Once dried, I painted the plywood surfaces with DecoArt Americana Satin Enamels in white.
One of the best aspects of a farmhouse sign is the inspiring script, hand-lettered phrase on it.
Although I wish I could freehand my lettering, Im not quite there yet!
you’re free to even refer to fonts you like as reference.
Once I was happy with my phrase and lettering on paper, I took it to my plywood canvas.
I actually had to erase it once to get it all centered.
However, it did the trick for the first pass.
This adhered better and gave the lettering a consistent, smooth look.
Be sure to thicken the downstrokes on the lettering.
And leave the hand lettering to dry fully before moving on to the next step.
I toyed with the idea of distressing the sign at this point, but I decided to leave it.
The clean finish will look quite nice in the crisp and fresh Lakeside bedroom.
I sanded of any rough edges.
Yup, now you know where we get it from.
The wood is beautiful though and perfect for this project.
We repeated this all the way around the sign.
As for hanging hardware, we stripped scrap electrical cables and pulled out some of the copper wire.
We snipped of the excess wire ends.
And there she is!
My little coastal-inspired farmhouse sign.
What phrase would you put on your DIY farmhouse sign?
