If you haven't seen any of these yet - you should just Google "Pinterest Fail" and you will have hours of entertainment at someone else's non crafty expense. I personally am not brave enough to post my own FAILS - however, rest assured there are many. A whole STACK of signs in the garage under the label, "Firewood," that we shall never discuss. NEVER! Because, I, like so many others, only post the pretty stuff here on social media .... life is, after all, sunshine and butterflies.
A few months ago, my Bestie and I decided to share some retail space in a local boutique. Since it was summer, and all our kids were afoot - there was little time to build out or perfect it much - we were lucky enough to stop by and throw our items against the wall. As the weeks have passed, we've had plenty of time to decide how we REALLY wanted the space to look and feel. And then, PINTEREST!
I came across this little pin - and viola! Idea meets DIY Pinterest Instruction. (You can find the actual link via the BYW Pinterest page, luring you further into my social media web....)
First stop, the wonderful Cedartown Home Depot store. I followed the very detailed shopping list, courtesy of the pinner's excellent instructions.
First stop, plywood. Boy, lumber smells gooooood. Am I the only one with this problem? Really?
Home Depot DIY Chick Helpful Hint : It's totally cool to ask for HELP getting down large sheets of materials. ESPECIALLY with wood - be SELECTIVE - look for knots, warping, etc - FEEL FREE to move on to the next sheet in the stack before putting a damaged piece in your cart.
This project calls for (2) 1/4" 4x8 sanded plywood sheets.
There are cheaper options. Sanded plywood gives a nicer finished look for projects that will be "seen", or are focal points.
Next, had the friendly men folk (I do love the kindness of strangers, after all) cut my 4 x 8 sheets of 1/4" sanded plywood into the specifically sized strips.
Home Depot DIY Chick Helpful Hint : the Home Depot employees do not mind cutting wood for you - however, you should always have your specific cut list prepared and ready to go.
This saw is BIG man. BIG.
Since I knew I'd be painting the strips of plywood to match the pin I was using as inspiration - I headed over to the Paint section. Home Depot DIY Chick Helpful Hint: ALWAYS check out the OOPS Paint - and, if you don't need too much - like me - you can always have a "sample" tub of paint mixed of ANY color for less than $3 each.
Loaded those puppies all by myself into the mini van too, yall. All. By. Myself. At this point, bam, the story is over - did y'all read that ? I LOADED ALL THIS STUFF UP BY MYSELF!
Brought everything home - and laid the plywood strips out in the yard in size order. This made it easier to see how the wall eould look with the colors / sizes in place. Slapped some paint and stain on, the boards, the grass and myself - and let them dry right on up. Loaded them all into my van (AGAIN!) and off we went to install.
Aren't these colors dreamy? I am pretty in love with them.
Look how pretty ! We aren't quite finished yet, going to add some 1 x 4 trim pieces around the edges, and then move on to the other wall ! So fun and great visual impact. Aren't my design terns fancy ?
So, from this blog post, you learned :
1. How to shop for plywood at Home Depot.
2. Buying oops paint / sample size paints will save you $$ when you just need small amounts of trendy colors.
3. Look for pins of DIY projects with GREAT instructions.
4. Pa can do anything.
5. Jenna and I are really cute.
More DIY projects coming your way soon !
