We've been in our house now for 2 years and most of the time my front porch looks a little sad. I have fun decorations for most of the fall/winter holidays but not much for the rest of the year. I wanted something pretty simple but also classy for the rest of the year.
I've been completely in love with all the copper decor lately and knew that it was definitely one of the colors I wanted to incorporate into my decor. I had been collecting rustic tins for a while, but thought I could give them a little makeover with some copper spray paint.
My neighbor gave us a couple of pallets that she wasn't using and I knew we could make them into something cute. My hubby and I spent a couple of hours ripping out nails and taking the pallets apart. The first thing we made was the lantern. I liked it so much that I decided we needed something for the other side of the door. I had seen some cute welcome signs on Pinterest and it seemed perfect.
It was much harder that I thought it would be to take these pallets apart, but it was worth the effort.
For the sign, we used 2 boards that where pretty straight and not too dinged up for the front. We left them the original length, which was about 4 feet long. Then we cut a few boards into pieces(about 6 inches long) to use on the back as support.
Next we clamped, glued, and nailed the smaller boards to the back of the 2 long boards.
We secured the boards in 3 spots. Then we let them dry. I loved the color of the boards already because the pallet was from some bags of cement. They had a slight grey color to them. I sanded them a bit and used 2 coats of white wash over them to really make the knots and dings stand out, because I loved the character of the boards. My daughter cut out the "welcome" letters on her cricket, but you could also use
the paper and pen method that I've used in the past.
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