Reclaimed Wood Chic Picket Frame
May 23, 2012 by Aimee • 51 Comments
I love photography, especially pictures of my sweeties. My new favorite diy project is my reclaimed wood chic picket frames. They are awesome wall art and the hardware make it simple to change out the pictures often!
A few months ago I found {this} on the side of the road and knew that it had huge potential…doesn’t all reclaimed wood have incredible possibilities {here}! From the outside this was a thing of total beauty but on the inside it had some major rotting issues and only a portion of the wood could be used.
My hubby cut these down into 18″ tall and 17″ wide frames, then I sprayed
a coat of Rust-Oleum Crystal Clear Glossy Enamel to help control the chipping!
I picked up some mini-clothespins…
and gave them a coat of the same paint that I used on my Anthro Chandelier Makeover {here].
When the spray paint had dried, I used the yellow color in
Then, using an 8×10 picture I measured where I wanted
to place my clothespins and affixed them with my hot glue gun.
I absolutely love taking pictures – as many of you know from my free bloggy
photography course {here}! Being able to switch these frames so easily is the biggest treat EVER!
Here’s one finished…and here it is on my mantel!
Just in case, I had added a sawtooth hook on the back! Are you like me!?!?
Can you not go an entire month without re-situating at least a couple dozen items!?
What a great way to use a road find! I love it:)
That is beautiful! Your creativity strikes again and you created such a lovely piece of art for your home. It’s lovely!
Oh my gosh I love it!! This is just too cute!
Love It!!!!! Pinning it!
Gorgeous! I am so impressed! I need to find something similar!
So AWESOME! I Just Love that!!!
oh my goodnes! Your amazing! It is so darn cute!
I found this dual pain window that is dirty out in a empty field. And i grabbed it and it is sitting my garage cause I know it has mass potential but I dont know where to start. Have any suggestions? Email me at achapins@yahoo.com
Well–I’m I think I’m a little like you. I wish I was switching things up but instead I’m in the thick of just getting our home livable. It seems like we sell once it gets that way, so I kind of dream of just being able to re-arrange or craft vs. ripping up carpet and bleaching sub floors
. Ha ha. Oh well, I love reading your blog. Your photography is GORGEOUS! As is your decorating, of course.
Bobi
http://westernwarmth.blogspot.com
Love the teal color of the clothes pins! Looks amazing!
Super cute! I just might have to pin this so that I can remember the great idea! Thanks for sharing! And yes, I think we all have that “change a billion things every other day” disorder.
Awesome! What a cool use of reclaimed wood.
Fabulous!!Love it!
Great idea….. cute…… what’s not to like?
~Bliss~
I love it too! You can’t waste perfect chippiness, can you?
I pinned it for craft room inspiration. Thanks for sharing!
Adorable!!! You’re so clever!
Terrific! Hugs
Aimee: That is the greatest idea ever..Happy Wednesday..Judy
Great project, cute kiddos! I move stuff around the house all the time, otherwise it tends to ‘disappear’ and I don’t notice things if they are in the same place. My husband teases me about it, but changing stuff around helps me appreciate them more
I love this! I would never had thought to put painted clothespins on something like this but it’s really charming. And how funny that such an old looking box had casters on it.
This is fabulous! Now I’ve got to find a wooden box
This is so amazing. I love what you did with the clothes pins! So stinking cute!
You know you like another blogger’s style when every time you see their projects you get excited and click it because you love it. I love your style, and have quite possibly said this before but who cares! This projects rocks, you are very talented, thank you for sharing!!!
Tanya
Wow! Great idea!
I love this. So, so unique and it looks amazing!
I love these Aimee and your new mantle looks awesome! Thanks for sharing at Pin It and Win It!
Well there they are
Too cute! Laurel
Aimee, that is such a cute idea! I love it. Nice job.
LOOOOOOOOVE this!!!!! XOXO
So cute! Love, Love, Love these!
This is so awesome, love it! I love chippy paint:0)
Super cute results – nicely done.
I love this, especially the clothes pins. I featured it on my blog last night.
WOW! Aimee this is awesome! You take great pictures of your work, too! Very fun!
We would LOVE for you to stop over and link up this awesome idea in our Crafty Saturday Showcase. The Showcase runs Saturday through Thursday. Then our Designers will pick their top linked up picks and feature them on Friday! Stop over and join in the fun! We have a linky for crafty bloggers and ETSY/Business Bloggers!
Have a great weekend,
Susie
http://bowdabrablog.com/2012/05/26/saturday-showcase-craft-projects-3/
What a clever idea! I have some old fence boards waiting to ‘become something’ — adding this to my idea board! Great idea using the clear paint to control the chipping paint and the clothespins to hang the picture . . . genius!
I am so impressed!
This is gorgeous! I wish I could find stuff like this on the side of the road! I’d love for you to share it at my new linky party:
http://naptimedelights.blogspot.ca/2012/05/tuesdays-tidbits-2.html
Thanks -
Sarah
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I have some leftover fence slats, and a saw…guess what project I will be doing this week? Love it! Thanks for sharing.
Such a fun way to recycle! Love the new frame
Oh my gosh! I love it! Seriously. Seriously! Awesome!
such an awesome re-use project, aimee! i just love this! tfs:)
I LOVE this! I blog over at http://www.2crafty4myskirt.blogspot.com and every Friday I feature a fellow crafter! I would LOVE to feature you and this project on an upcoming Friday. If you are interested please eamil me at toocraftyformyskirt@hotmail.com
What can I say but ‘absolutely fabulous’. I love this and think our readers will do also. I would like to invite you to come link it up at our linky party: http://www.finecraftguild.com/party/
LOVE this! Turned out fabulous!
Thank you so much for linking up in our Saturday Showcase this past week! We were thrilled to have you and hope that you stop back in on Saturday and link up more crafty ideas!
Have a super weekend!
Susie at Bowdabra
http://bowdabrablog.com/
Love, love, love!
Totally adorable. I love it. It would be sweet if you shared this with my readers at Show Off Monday @kampen Lane.
http://www.kampenlane.com/2012/06/show-off-monday-9.html
~Taylor-Ann
such a o cool idea!! i especially love the clothespins!
panagiota of Double Crochets
http://www.doublecrochets.blogspot.gr/
Such a sweet idea.
love
Alison
x
What a wonderful idea! I have some old fence boards that I’m making into a table. I hope that I have a few left so that I can try to make one of these! Well done!
Love that! Fantastic!
What a terrific frame. I love the pop of color that the painted clothes pins provide. What a great memento!