Blossom
Member
A friend is tearing down an old gray barn and is KEEPING the wood!!!
Any repurposing ideas for booth resale items? Any pictures?
The picture I am posting is NOT the old barn...but it is beautiful.
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TESIE
Member
I have the perfect project.....ship it to me :)
Blossom
Member
Tesie,
You made me laugh! Hey, you are only one state over...Kentucky to Indiana..perhaps he would consider selling/delivering???
Greta
LuAnn
Member
Well my sister's husband came across a lot of barn wood. He made tons of picture frames, shelves and such--so many she was ready to scream. I do like the look of them though--very rustic. Good luck and show us what you come up with.
LuAnn
PS love the picture of the old barns--don't you just love them.
JD made cute wooden seats with some that we have. Bluebird houses. I had JD make a couple with the bent silverware to hang stuff on. They turned out cute...
Oh my gosh, I LOVE salvaged barn wood!! Here's my wish list of crafts:
1. bench (unless not study enough)
2. picture frame
3. frame with mirror - my favorite!! Love that look, and I have seen them in shops for $100 or more...especially if splashed with some paint with the wood showing through
4. Hanging shelf
5. Sign - attach ribbon or twine to back for hanging, stencil/paint your favorite saying..."Mom's Kitchen", etc
Please let us know what you do, & take pics!!
We had an old shed one time - leaned real bad... it was sort of held up by a tree and the bottom of it was pretty rotted out. It had barn paint red over white or white over red - can't remember... hasn't even been that long.... Anyway, when we took out the shed, my son (who was 10 or 11) and I made some bird houses. I cut 'em and he assembled. We used the ugly/badly weathered bottom pieces for the fronts for some and some had the ugly weathered pieces for the back - I'm thinking he got $5 -$10 each and was THRILLED. Held them up with old wire - some just held up with holes already in them. Hubby had a bucket of old bent up nails, etc for perches. They were REALLY primitive. I'm thinkin' he bought blacksmithing tools with his cash.
Blossom
Member
Terrific ideas...keep 'em coming!
rsz_2mg_2993-sheep-graze-near-old-barn.jpg (41.6 KB, 1 downloads) 2 years old This page on facebook has lots of barnwood ideas:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000168923967#!/pages/Hemphill-Barn-Board-Wood-Crafts/182303841709
SecondHandRosie
Member
Can't see it, Barb. Says page is not available.
Shoot! I was wanting to see it, too. Have an old leaning shed that I love dearly that's gonna have to GO.
Hmmm, just try doing a search for Hemphill Barn on Facebook, maybe you can see it that way.
Blossom
Member
Barb,
I am not on Facebook, so could only view a few pictures. I like the ideas I did see, though.
Greta
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