If you could give names to the rooms in your home, what would they be? We’ve decided to assign names to the two bedrooms in our small family cottage to give them a little more personality! Today we’re happy to show you how to make a rustic driftwood sign with some beach-found wood pieces and paint! These DIY driftwood signs will be beautiful additions to your beach decor.
Driftwood Sign
Over the last several months we have been renovating our family cottage which we call Graystone Beach. So far we’ve completed the beach-themed bathroom remodel and a coastal-style bedroom makeover. We are now in the process of giving the second bedroom a bright and cheery coastal themed update.
Since we got tired of referring to the bedrooms as numbers one and two, we decided to give them names. The room towards the front of the cottage is now the Lakeside Room whereas the one towards the back is the Orchardview Room (yes, there is an orchard!). And what respectable bedroom doesn’t have a driftwood sign on its door? These driftwood room signs reminded us of these lovely weathered beach signs made by Amanda.
Supplies Needed for a DIY Driftwood Sign
- flat, rectangular piece of sun-washed driftwood
- black craft paint
- small paintbrush
- paper
- pencil
- small cup hooks
- natural twine
- thumbtack or other mounting hardware
How to Make a Driftwood Sign
Clean the driftwood by brushing all the sand off. Or if it’s particularly dirty, consider washing it with soapy water and then baking it in the oven at 220F for 1 hour.
Practice your lettering on a piece of paper. We referred to some of our favorite fonts on Creative Market (specifically Miss Magnolia) for inspiration. Sketch the name of your choice onto paper to help figure out the letter shapes and spacing. You may need to practice this a few times to get the lettering you like.
Using a pencil and the paper sketch as a guide, duplicate the lettering onto the driftwood piece.
Once you’re happy with the penciled lettering, paint over it with a small brush. Go slowly and use thin lines for the first pass.
Fill in any light lines and “thicken” any of the down-stroke lines.
Once dry, attach cup hooks to the top of the driftwood sign, about 1″-2″ from each end.
Tie the twine through the loops creating an upside-down hanging “V” shape. Hang on the door by placing a flat-head thumb tack in the top of the door.
Now you have your very own driftwood room sign! If you’re looking for another pretty way to use driftwood, check out this driftwood art!
- flat, rectangular piece of sun-washed driftwood
- black craft paint
- small paintbrush
- paper
- pencil
- small cup hooks
- natural twine
- tthumbtackor other mounting hardware
- Clean the driftwood by brushing all the sand off.
- Practice your lettering on a piece of paper. Sketch the name of your choice onto paper to help figure out the letter shapes and spacing.
- Using a pencil and the paper sketch as a guide, duplicate the lettering onto the driftwood piece.
- Once you’re happy with the penciled lettering, paint over it with a small brush. Go slowly and use thin lines for the first pass.
- Fill in any light lines and “thicken” any of the down-stroke lines with the paint.
- Once dry, attach two hooks to the top of the driftwood sign. Tie the twine through the loops creating an upside-down hanging “V” shape. Hang on the door by placing a flat-head thumb tack in the top of the door.
This post was originally published on this blog on Aug 4, 2017.
Jane and Sonja
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