Awhile back I’d seen an idea on Pinterest to make a wooden doormat, while that one didn’t turn out as expected…aka…FAIL…it did give me another idea.
I decided to cut it in half and make this cute American Flag, which is perfect for our military home 🙂
I started with recycled 2 in by 2 in boards that Mr. B had picked up for me and bought a flat piece of wood to attach them too. I cut the boards 19 3/4 in long with my miter saw, which was the length that I needed to cover the flat board underneath.
I then used drywall screws to attach them to the board. I used 3 screws per board and I attached them from the base (flat board) into the 2×2 boards. That way they wouldn’t be seen on the front. After they were attached I gave them all a real good sanding.
This is the back after it was painted. I painted both the front and back red (because I had planned on using it for the failed project), this is the color that inspired the cabinet project.
I sanded down the red on the front and distress it. I then sanded off the majority of the red on the boards that I wanted to paint white. I used acrylic paint to paint the white boards, the blue box and the white stars. After painting it and letting it dry I did a light sanding to give it a distressed look.
A close up of the distressing
The stars were the hardest part, I decided to go for a shabby look instead of trying to get them all perfect. I found a star stamper I had and I used that and then filled it in more using a foam brush. I sprayed it with light coat of polyurethane to finish it off.
I love the way this ’surprise’ project turned out. I may be able to go back and salvage the failed project later…just haven’t had the motivation yet 😉
It’s finished dimensions are 19 3/4 wide by 12 1/4 high. I may attach something to the back later to hang it (it is heavy) but right now I’m happy just leaning it up against something.
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