I got a great opportunity to guest post over at Homebody Holly last week for her AMAZING Knock off Party!! Here is my knock off in case y’all missed it….a Pottery Barn Knock Off with my farmhouse twist…
Here is the Pottery Barn version…so very beachy…and $249 to boot!
I wanted more of a farmhouse look instead so I took some items I already had. An old coke crate without a bottom and a couple of barnwood signs I made last year.
I took a saw and cut off the front and back of the coke crate. I found some more barnwood pieces laying about and started laying out my plan on the deck…
I then took some Deco Art craft paints after those barnwood boards…
I use a dry brush paint technique on wood like this to give it a worn appearance without using sandpaper. Just dab a small amount of paint on your brush and then dab most of it off. Go back and forth on your wood in long, rapid strokes over a large area to make the paint stretch as far as possible.
I did one board in white, one in gray, and the third in a pale blue. You cannot buy rustic goodness like this in a store…
I then took another scrap board and nailed each of my signs to it. I nailed from the back so the nail heads were not visible on the front.
Then I just leaned mine against the house on the front porch. This one was 100% made by me! No hubby help with the tools! If I can do it, you can do it! And the grand total for my version…$0…FREE!!
I really love the rustic, farmhouse feel…
Seriously this was super easy! You can make your beach themed if you wish. Or come up with another theme for your rustic sign! Maybe a garden theme with words like grow, garden, spring, etc.
The beauty of these is the more weathered they get….the better they will look! Now that is my kind of outdoor decor!
A gorgeous rustic addition to any porch!
You are welcome at my cottage anytime! And you will be greeted at the door by this rustic, farmhouse knock-off!
~Thanks for stopping by!~
~Angie~
Your sign is wonderful. Love the coke part. Hugs, Marty
This is awesome, Angie! Great job making it by yourself! 🙂 Love this!
That is great!
Cute! I love the Coca~Cola, Welcome sign! You did a great job…
Pat
great job! I just love old coke signs.
I love, love, LOVE this! Brilliant! It looks great. 🙂
This is so cool!
Would love if you linked up to my Delightfully Inspiring Thursday Party, going on right now.
http://delightfulorder.blogspot.com/2011/05/delightfully-inspiring-thursday-party.html
DaNita
Very nice…
I am IN LUV with your cute sign…
Oh my goodness, LOVING everything about this sign!!! Not so sure I’d trust myself to do all the tool work without the hubby though, I’m a little too accident prone! 🙂
-Angela
Oh my goodness gracious … I WANT THIS.
That looks AWESOME!
I’m getting ready to build some kind of pallet art – and this is definitely inspirational!
Great job!
You’ve got a new follower 🙂
~Bec @ littlelucylu
WOW! I love this! Thanks for the tips on the dry brushing.
How do I love this. let me count the ways: 1 for the shabby wood, 2 for the cheap copycat, 3 for the colors, 4 for the shabby wood, 5 for the coke sign, 6 for the shabby wood…Thanks for linking up to Beyond the Picket Fence!
Love this sign! Love the shabby wood, think you`ve heard that a couple of times, but I love it too…
Great job;)
Lovely greetings…
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Angie, your Knock-Off was awesome!! You did a great job recreating that neat, rustic feel. I Featured this yesterday. 🙂
i’ve been looking for something to do with these. i have 5 of those old crates. thanks for the idea!!!
Beautiful knockoff! Thanks for sharing the dry brush technique too!
-caroline @ c.w.frosting
that is such a neat idea and a great way to reuse broken parts of old crates and such.
that looks pretty cool, i would have added the word “TO” on the the second board down from the top, and the word “OUR” on the third board down and on the last i would have added the word “HOME”………(Welcome To Our Home) ….but it does look neat