Signs From Bed Rails

     I see signs for every scrap of wood. He sees head boards and foot boards as potential benches but I see signs. He seems to get all the 'good' stuff because he can make more financially with his finished product so I can't argue, but I do come across some cool scraps like these former bed rails. The patina was perfect for something more whimsical.

     I usually have a list of favorite phrases waiting to be painted onto a sign.  So once I have that perfect board, I find the perfect font somewhere on-line.  With my trusty quilter's ruler, I draw it out free hand then I hand paint them (no coffee that day!)

     Yes, doing the math, I would be missing a sign.  I turned my back and my partner had it sold before I could get a picture of it.  It was 'Cottage Garden' in green lettering.



Kind of hard to see but it says Shabby Chic.

     I have a real hard time throwing anything away because everything is potentially useful.  I even kept the metal brackets from the ends.  I could use those on my bird houses, although I'm not sure how yet.  I'll think of something.;)



This is the back side of the bed rails where you can see where
the hardware would've gone.