We had a big stack of pallet wood that we accumulated. It’s usually feast or famine around here with pallets. I also have a love hate relationship with pallets. Breaking them apart and actually getting good pieces of wood that don’t split and not spending the better part of a day doing it….nearly impossible! So when I get a good pile of pallet pieces going I have to tackle some projects. I had some old hardware laying around so I took some of that pallet wood and created this beautiful Pallet Barn Door Sign.

We cut the pallet wood down, laid all the pieces side by side, and used a couple other pallet pieces cross ways to attach everything in the back. All of the pallet pieces were attached to the back pieces using a nail gun. I added some dark wood stain to the wood, I love how the different types of wood picked up the stain differently.

I added the lettering onto the sign using my Silhouette to create a stencil out of vinyl. Want a tutorial on how I stencil my lettering on my pallet signs? Check THIS one out. I used some chalk paint for the sign because I love how easy it is to work with the stencils. I feel like I have less issues when I use chalk paint. I did some distressing on the letters to go with the whole feel of the sign.

Earlier I mentioned that old hardware I had lying around, well here it is. I acquired these old rusty gate hinges a long time ago and didn’t know what to do with them. I’ve had a few ideas through time but in the end making a sign with them seemed like the best way to display them. I used some E6000 glue and clamps to attach the hinges to the wood sign. I love that stuff!

I choose the saying “Start each day with a grateful heart” because it was a beautiful saying. So often we are swept up in the day-to-day. It’s a nice reminder. All in all the sign came together beautifully! Who knew some pallet wood and old hinges could make such a pretty Barn Door Sign!?

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Looking for another awesome pallet project? Look no further! Check out this Round Pallet Coffee Table…..

It seems it’s getting harder and harder to really enjoy Autumn. After Halloween we seem to be fast forwarding to Christmas more and more each year. I like to try and take some time to really sit and enjoy Fall, Thanksgiving, and all that comes with it. I have loved the saying “Autumn, the years last loveliest smile” for a long time and I decided that maybe I should make a sign to remind us of the good this time of year.

So I made my Autumn Pallet Wood Sign.

The sign started as this pile of pallet wood. I am kind of embarrassed to say that we actually included this in our move from California to Louisiana. I’m sure the movers thought I was certifiable. But I just couldn’t part with all this usable wood!

My hubby cut 4 pieces of the wood for me, I decided to have him leave them rough and rustic.

We just used some pieces of broken pallet boards on the back to connect the 4 pieces of wood. Not really pretty but it serves it’s purpose!

I used my Silhouette to cut the saying out of vinyl. Then I applied to the vinyl to the wood sign. This was a bit of  a painful process because of the roughness of the wood. I just took it really slow and made sure to keep pushing everything back down repeatedly.

Once all the vinyl was down I used some Mod Podge on all the lettering. I did this to prevent as much paint bleeding as possible. Really you just need to use the Mod Podge on the edges where the vinyl meets the wood, but in this case the lettering is so thin that I just went through and used it to cover everything.

Once the Mod Podge was dry it was time to paint. I went into my craft paint stash and grabbed an off white and gold. I used a foam brush to “dab” the paint on instead of  dragging it.

When the paint was dry I removed all of the vinyl to reveal my lettering. There is a little bleeding here and there, but I think overall the Mod Podge did the trick. Especially on wood this rough.

I think the rustic rough wood for this sign is perfect….it seems so appropriate for Autumn.

I love the little gold leaf accent, it just adds a little extra something.

I am so glad that I finally made a sign with this saying……and I absolutely love how the sign turned out!!! Now I have to find a great place for it to go!!!

While you’re here, I’d love if you’d come check out one of my latest projects…..