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DIY Farmhouse Curtain Rod & Corbels

February 7, 2017 1 Comment

I think every work space should be inspiring, cozy and pretty. I have set my mind to creating this kind of space for myself with a very limited ( pretty much non existent ) budget. Before I even started creating my office, I knew I wanted to make another set of these DIY Drop Sheet Curtains. They’re literally 10 bucks a panel, and probably my favourite curtains I’ve ever owned. But we had a problem, we needed a 9′ long curtain rod and those things ain’t cheap. I wanted something over 1″ thick and I was looking at over 100 dollars. That really wasn’t in my budget so I went on Pinterest to find something we could make out of scraps.. because we have a lot of those and they don’t cost us a dime! I’ll have the link for the DIY Curtain Rod at the bottom of this blog, so keep scrolling if you’re wanting that.

Super Easy DIY Curtain Rod Made of out wood & made to look rustic and distressed. DIY Corbels for farmhouse room www.whitepicketfarmhouse.com Maison De Pax DIY Curtain Rods

DIY Farmhouse Curtain Rod & Corbels. Super easy & Cheap DIY www.whitepicketfarmhouse.com DIY Curtain Rod, DIY Corbels

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DIY Farmhouse Curtain Rod & Corbels. Super easy & Cheap DIY www.whitepicketfarmhouse.com DIY Curtain Rod, DIY Corbels

 

It took us under an hour to make the corbels & curtain rod. In the tutorial below, she purchased he corbels at Home Depot for under 10 dollars each. We had scrap wood, so we just carved our own.

DIY Farmhouse Curtain Rod & Corbels. Super easy & Cheap DIY www.whitepicketfarmhouse.com DIY Curtain Rod, DIY Corbels

My only thing is, I can’t really see my gorgeous new corbels as our little alcove in our bedroom is pretty tight so we have it 2″ away from each side of the wall.

DIY Farmhouse Curtain Rod & Corbels. Super easy & Cheap DIY www.whitepicketfarmhouse.com DIY Curtain Rod, DIY Corbels

DIY Farmhouse Curtain Rod & Corbels. Super easy & Cheap DIY www.whitepicketfarmhouse.com DIY Curtain Rod, DIY Corbels

DIY Farmhouse Curtain Rod & Corbels. Super easy & Cheap DIY www.whitepicketfarmhouse.com DIY Curtain Rod, DIY Corbels

I wish I had a better lens on my camera because I just can’t capture how pretty it is. It adds to much depth and character to my little office space.

DIY Farmhouse Curtain Rod & Corbels. Super easy & Cheap DIY www.whitepicketfarmhouse.com DIY Curtain Rod, DIY Corbels

DIY Farmhouse Curtain Rod & Corbels. Super easy & Cheap DIY www.whitepicketfarmhouse.com DIY Curtain Rod, DIY Corbels

I’m loving my space so much. I mean, there are a few decor things I have to changed & add and of course, gotta paint those yellow walls white. But overall, it’s the best space I’ve ever had to work. Lately I’ve been spending so much time in it since I’ve been doing school, blogging, Essential Oils and of course, The Rugged Home ( I market for them )

Want to make the same curtain rod? Head on over to Maison De Pax  for the tutorial and while you’re there, literally drool over everything Rachel does. Not only is her home amazing, but her photography is stunning.

As always I’m so thankful that you took time to stop by the blog today. It’s one of my outlets to be able to blog when I get an idea and I’m so thankful that so many of you seem to enjoy what I have to say. What I’m trying to say is.. I’m glad I’m not hearing crickets.

In the next few days I will be working on a DIY Pillow case that I’m literally swooning over. Have you seen these all over Instagram lately? I’m creating a no sewing machine tutorial for all us non artsy folks.

Lavender & Grace
Lavender & Grace

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Filed Under: diy Tagged With: Corbels, DIY, DIY Curtain Rod, Woodworking

Our DIY Church Pew

February 5, 2017 1 Comment

I can’t believe I’m writing this post, guys. I mean, I’ve wanted a church pew for literally so many years and I’ve actively been searching for one for over a year in local thrift stores, salvage yards, online, craigslist – you name it. I actually was about to purchase one from Barn Door Decor ( my favourite shop ever )  when my brother brought over to pew arms. I mean, what are the odds right?! He’s currently my favourite brother, shhhhh don’t tell Josh.

Here’s what they looked like Glen building them into a pew.

Our DIY Church Pew www.whitepicketfarmhouse.com

They weren’t that high.. I think maybe 26-28″ high, so Glen had to add an additional foot onto the bottoms. They weren’t in the best condition so I thought if Glen ended up not being able to use them, I was going to paint em’ white and use them as decor. So now I’m on a hunt for some equally as stunning architectural salvage pieces.

I gave them a good sand down, but I wasn’t able to get into the grooves that well and I hate using harsh chemical compounds, so I just left them as is and kind of incorporated it into my piece. The really hard part was getting our new white pine to match these maple pieces. I mean, do you know how hard that is?!

I first stained our finished pew in early american.. but then you could totally tell where the pine stopped and started. So then I decided to mix Jacobean with some red mahogany. That made it a little better, but still you could totally tell that the woods were not the same. My original plan was to paint the pew white but we are literally snowed in with 17″ of snow at the moment, and I have no patient bones in my body. Serious.

I distressed the whole pew, wiped it down due to dust & then did my white washing technique.

So what I did was this: First watered my little bit of white pain down that I did have. I used 1 TBLS of pure white paint and about 1.5 cups of water. Mixed it, and used it to white wash the entire pew. Then I wiped it down, and then did a few strokes here and there. Ended up looking pretty great. I will most likely paint it white down the road, but it’s working for now. It looks very vintage and ‘beat up’.

& here’s how she is looking right now.

Our DIY Farmhouse Pew we built from scratch. My stain and painting technique to get this wash on the bench to look very antique and beat up www.whitepicketfarmhouse.com

I have kind of a few dilemmas with my entrance. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I love my house but there are a few things I could live without.

First is: Electrical baseboards.. these stinkers are really ugly. So if you look really closely, my blanket on the pew is trying to disguise it.

Second, is that dang tile pad in the entrance. I mean, everything we have ever had in the entrance sits on that thing and makes the bench wobbly. It’s really annoying. Plus, gets messy so quick. It shows everything.. So I’ll have to order a 5×3 jute rug one day to disguise it!

Regardless, the pew is a total show stopper in our home and I’m really glad that I could add something with such appeal. I love love love old, antique, beat up, almost-falling-apart pieces. Some people think I’m weird but I grew up with my mom who also has a love for vintage pieces. She often had pieces that the finish was falling off, legs were rotting off, dents galore – you get the picture.  So I tried my best to make this pew look like it had been pulled out of an old building. The white pine is so hard to make this happen.

Cost of pew? 0 Dollars!

Our DIY Farmhouse Pew we built from scratch. My stain and painting technique to get this wash on the bench to look very antique and beat up www.whitepicketfarmhouse.com

Our DIY Farmhouse Pew we built from scratch. My stain and painting technique to get this wash on the bench to look very antique and beat up www.whitepicketfarmhouse.com

Our DIY Farmhouse Pew we built from scratch. My stain and painting technique to get this wash on the bench to look very antique and beat up www.whitepicketfarmhouse.com

It’s literally my favourite piece in my entire house and someday I want to get some big wicker baskets for underneath the pew for extra storage. Below I’ll post my “vision” for this space. I’ve decided to start making vision boards for my spaces so I literally only buy ( when I can ) the pieces that I have on there. I’m the kind of person that will buy something if It’s on clearance and use that and then not love my space. It’s a bad habit.

Our DIY Farmhouse Pew we built from scratch. My stain and painting technique to get this wash on the bench to look very antique and beat up www.whitepicketfarmhouse.com

Our DIY Farmhouse Pew we built from scratch. My stain and painting technique to get this wash on the bench to look very antique and beat up www.whitepicketfarmhouse.com

I feel like right now in my life, I literally don’t have time for anyone. I’m completely aware that some might not wait around for me to be less busy.. but at the same time I’m going insane. Between being a mama of three, our business, my schooling, blogging ( which I must keep up because it’s my one outlet and I love my income from it ), young living and then cleaning, cooking ( wife things ). Life is hectic.

Here’s a shot of what I want my entrance to look like someday.

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I am going a bit hard on my schooling right now as I do want to finish sooner than later because I probably can only go so long at this speed. But hey, I’m learning so much!

Hope y’all are having an amazing day & thank you for stopping  by my blog.

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Filed Under: diy Tagged With: Antique, Antique Pew, Distressed Pew, Farmhouse, Pew, Wood, Woodworking

Turn New Wood Into Aged Wood

May 17, 2016 1 Comment

You know the kind of people who live on a farm and seem to have old windows, aged wood and all the goodness right at their fingertips? Yah, me neither. Finding vintage or antique pieces is hard work. Glen and I build rustic furniture for a living and we’ve had clients request us to build their furniture out of aged wood or make it look like aged wood. Living in a really humid climate we do not have the best luck with old wood. It normally is cracked and in pretty bad shape. So we came up with an easy way last year to make new wood look like it has been aged for decades. It literally takes under 30 minutes and it’s kind of fun.

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Filed Under: diy Tagged With: Build, How TO Age Wood, Minwax, rustic furniture, stain, Staining, Woodworking

Build A House Bunk Bed

April 3, 2016 25 Comments

I’ve been dying to share this post with you. After searching for the perfect new bunk bed for our boys bedroom, we decided to come up with our own tutorial for a house bunk bed. House Beds are a huge trend right now. I saw my first house bed over a year ago and I fell in love and I swore that as soon as we built our daughter a toddler bed someday, I would make a super cute pink house bed, decorated in cute pom pom buntings and it would be perfect. Well, fast forward a year, and she’s only 16 months, still a ways away from being in a toddler bed. Then I had a idea! We are in the process of decorating our boys bedroom. and we needed to build them a new bunk bed set as their old set was massive and took up half their room. Bunk Beds, Loft Bed, Bunkbeds, Cheap bunk beds, build a bunkbed, Easy bunk bed, House Bed, built a house bed

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