Baby Name (Girl)

This project was made out of love for my daughter.  The project was simple to make.  A screwdriver,paint brush and glue gun are the only tools needed.  The letters were purchased at a local craft store along with the vines, flowers, wood and wings.  I used the paint from the walls and trim to paint the letters and wood.  After painting the letters and wood, I screwed through the back into the letters aligning them how I felt looked nice. After that I screwed hooks to Gand the name.  The last step was to glue the flowers on.  After hanging the name I applied the wings and vines by wrapping them around the letters.  Simple and easy to do.  Took an hour to completely finish.  Hope his inspired you.

Keep The Scraps

I was remodeling a basement when I came across all of these boards that were not needed when demolishing the old drywall from the ceiling.  Instead of scrapping them and throwing them away.  I pulled the nails out, sanded them down and used them as a wall finish.  I stained the boards after installing them and the closet here came out beautiful.

Fabric Panel Wall Accent

I built this for my daughters room to add some color to go along with their black, white and pink zebra print room.  This was very easy to make and takes less than an hour.  The foundation of this panel is 1"x2" boards.  I made this piece 6' wide by roughly 3' high.  You can make yours which ever size you like.  The pattern is fabric I ordered on line and the letters and hooks I bought and the local craft store.  Using the 1"x2" boards I made a rectangle the size I wanted and used screws to hold the boards together.  For added support I added two more boards in the middle of the panel evenly spaced apart to so I could screw the letters in.  After the wood frame is built I wrapped the fabric around the frame.  Starting on one end of the frame, take staples and secure the fabric.  Tighten the fabric and staple the opposite end.  Continue this step on the other sides until its secure.  Attach picture hangers to the back of the frame so you can secure it to the wall.  Any style you choose will do.  The frame does not way that much.  The letter I set in place and traced with pencil to make the design look seamless.  I then painted the letters with black and white paint accordingly.  Using screws I set them back on the frame lining them up with the fabric design.  I used the nails that came with the letter hooks to attach the hooks.  Then I took hercules hangers hooks to hang the panel on the wall.  I straight edge works to line the hercules hooks so the panel is straight.  After hanging the panel I put my daughters dance bags and fidora's on the hooks and voila it's finished.  This is great way of adding accents to a room instead of painting a wall.

Facebook Friends

You can see more photos of the diy projects I have completed on my facebook page under the album "side jobs."  The link is   https://www.facebook.com/OCDADD/media_set?set=a.2896781541498.2125295.1319148358&type=3        I have the project photos in order so you can see the beginning of the project and follow it to the end.  I plan to create an instagram page and pinterest account to expand my followers.  Thank you, and stay inspired.

Television Photo Frame

I built the frame for this television with roughly $50 in material.  This price can vary on the type of lumber used, detail in lumber and size of television.  To build the frame you need to measure the length, width and depth of the television.  Add the length and width to find the total linear feet of lumber needed.  Use the depth to find the width of lumber needed.  A saw is needed to cut the length and width of the lumber.  Use the length measurement to cut the top and bottom.  Then using the width and thickness of the top and bottom lumber cut the sides.  After nailing these together with, finishing nails no longer than the smallest wood thickness, you have the base of you frame.  Crown molding is used to finish the sides.  I used pre fab corners which offer you easy straight cuts of the crown molding without having to make tricky cuts. Nail these pre fab pieces to the corners.  A crown molding that is as thick as the depth of the basic frame is needed using your linear footage to find amount of lumber needed.   Cut the crown inside the prefab corners butt stop and nail to frame.  Lastly, I used a decorative trim on the face of the frame 1" bigger than the frame and crown edge to cover a portion of the television screen.  Measure inside dimensions of the frame and cut trim at a 45' angle and nail to frame.  You can secure the frame to the wall if needed.  This frame floats above the television with no fasteners for easy access to the back panel.