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Up-cycled White Washed Picket Fence Backdrop

April 28, 2015 By Trina Miner 17 Comments

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My husband is a pretty easy going guy. When I give him a list of things to fix or create or do for me around the house he is pretty agreeable about doing it.  I love that man.

So when we took our picket fence down, I had a ton of ideas of what to do with the wood. 

And when I posted my February mantel here, I got a lot of emails about the backdrop. Funny, how so many people loved on it and my husband, although he gladly made it for me, very much disliked it.

OK….he hated it.

Oh boy, did I hear complaints about it. 

So here are the directions for making your own…just give them to your husband….or if he isn’t into it, make it yourself….it is so easy.
Picket fence Collage

You need:
wood planks, small nails, nail gun or hammer, wire, eye hooks

To Make:

Lay out your planks {I used 8 to fit my wall space}

Put another plank vertically on top and nail it to all the planks.  Do the same at the other end.

Screw Eye hooks into each vertical plank.

Twist wire onto the eye hooks

Once it was put together I white washed the planks….mix 1 part white paint and 1 part water…brush on and wipe off to your liking.

Hang and enjoy!

I also added a nail to the bottom corner, on the front, to hang a picture frame on it. 

backdrop

Now that I have had this hanging for awhile, my husband doesn’t complain about it anymore. It is even been rumored around here he now loves this hanging over our mantel. 

Hmm, what is next on my list for him?







 

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Comments

  1. Audra @ Renewed Projects says

    May 3, 2015 at 6:20 pm

    Simple, cute, and stunning!
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    • Trina Miner says

      May 3, 2015 at 8:54 pm

      Thank you, Audra!

      Reply
  2. Kate Rigby (@mrsdiggerhound) says

    May 5, 2015 at 2:51 pm

    This is great. I have a hubby like that too. He’s just had to put up a new fence but we had a lot of spare off cuts of wood and now he has made a 3 tier plantar out of it and a storage bench for the shed. It looks really lovely.

    Reply
    • Trina Miner says

      May 5, 2015 at 4:24 pm

      Thanks, Kate! That is awesome that you created all of that from the left over wood. I would love a storage bench in my shed!

      Reply
  3. Kate Rigby (@mrsdiggerhound) says

    May 5, 2015 at 2:53 pm

    My last comment I attached the pinterest address by accident, Doh! ;D
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  4. Meredith @ The Palette Muse says

    May 5, 2015 at 4:18 pm

    My husband has also been known to, um, strongly dislike some of my most creative projects. He usually comes around though. This is gorgeous, and I love how you hung that photo so asymmetrically! Pinning to my DIY Inspiration board.
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    • Trina Miner says

      May 5, 2015 at 4:28 pm

      Thank you, Meredith. I think our hubbies just need to get used to our super cool ideas. Men aren’t big on change, lol!

      Reply
  5. Travel Animal Doctor says

    May 6, 2015 at 6:02 am

    Wow. This is a really great idea. I like the way that you made your fence into a lasting memory to hang. It looks great with the picture on it.
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    • Trina Miner says

      May 6, 2015 at 7:06 am

      Thank you! I really appreciate it.

      Reply
  6. Ariel says

    May 6, 2015 at 5:43 pm

    Such a beautiful backdrop! Love that these are so easy to make too – I’ve made props for things to sit on, but nothing hung, so this will be something new to try! Thank you for the post! 🙂

    Reply
    • Trina @ afewmineradjustments says

      May 14, 2015 at 9:52 pm

      Thank you, Ariel!

      Reply
  7. Brittanie @Simplistically Living says

    May 10, 2015 at 2:01 am

    Great idea! It’d make a perfect backdrop for photographing images for my blog! Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty. We hope to see you again next week.
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    • Trina Miner says

      May 10, 2015 at 9:08 pm

      Thank you! I have used it as a backdrop too.

      Reply
  8. Marilyn says

    May 13, 2015 at 12:15 pm

    This back drop ROCKS…no matter what your wonderful hubby says! 😉
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    • Trina @ afewmineradjustments says

      May 14, 2015 at 9:53 pm

      Thanks for the feature!

      Reply

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