DIY Scrap Wood Welcome Sign for Your Front Porch
Craft a DIY porch welcome sign for your front door! This DIY project is budget-friendly and easy to make!
Cost: $10
Ingredients
- fence pickets or scrap wood
- chop saw or circular saw
- power drill driver
- screws and wood glue
- heavy wire for hanging
- sand paper
- tracing paper
- transfer carbon paper
- small paintbrushes
- chalk paint
- clear top coat
Instructions
- Cut each fence board to the desired length. My boards were cut at 31" Sand off the rough edges. Also cut two short pieces to use as bracket to hold the fence boards together. My scrap wood brackets were cut at 20".
- Assemble the pickets by alterneing the boards. Use glue and screws to attach the pickets to the brackets. Be sure the screws do not go throught to the front. Secure each picket to the bracket on the backside.
- Lay our the sunflower pattern on the board and trace the design on the fence board sign using a pencil and the transfer carbon paper. Do the same with the "welcome" design.
- Paint the sunflower and "welcome" on the sign in the desired colors.
- Apply a clear coat of exterior sealer if the sign will be in the elements. This is optional if the sign will be on a covered porch.
- Attach a wire to the sign using a screw with a large head.
Notes
If you choose to use new store bought pickets, you can paint them white using a dry brush technique to add a rustic look.
If you use reclaimed painted fence boards, you can scuff off any loose paint with a sanding sponge.