Creative, Fun and Functional Uses For Old Barnwood

Last summer my husband got an idea that turned out to be both thoughprovoking and rewarding.

We wanted to build a multi-purpose shed for storage, workshop, and greenhouse space. After much conception about costs complex we decided to try to save money and recycle at the same time.

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We both love the look of barnwood. So he placed an ad and offered to take off unsafe barns from area homeowners properties. I was surprised at the response we received. Soon we were out looking at a farm that had the remains of a barn, all had been blown over in a storm. We removed some of that structure. Then we moved on to a barn that was still standing, although just barely. We decided to take off that barn too. We worked on site, tore the barn down, denailed the boards and hauled it away load by load back to our home. Soon we had more barnwood than we ever imagined!

The ad was still generating interest and he helped to take off another barn. Ultimately he had to stop because we had run out of ready space to store the wood.

We had gathered a collection of wood including white oak, wormy chestnut, and more. We have enough barnwood for the shed we want to build and more. We are still in the planning stages on the multi-purpose shed which will be started on this spring, but we are using the barnwood for other projects too.

We are always working on our house or yard. It has been in some stage of remodel ever since I moved here 3 years ago. We are now working in the basement which was wholly gutted and started over, we have fulfilled, a family room and laundry room and now we are working on our home office.The final renovation will be the bathroom addition to the basement. That will be a winter project next year. We have decided to use some white oak and chestnut barnwood in the office and bathroom projects.

The office is getting built in shelving and a desk made out of the white oak and the walls will have barnwood wainscotting and chair rail moulding from the chestnut. We have installed beams in the ceiling and the crown molding is also barnwood. This is combined with painted sheetrock on the walls. The look is very institution and it is advent together very nice. And it is by all means; of course not maker beige!

We have built hanging shelves, bookcases, coat racks and photograph frames from the barnwood too. These items have sold at flea markets and festivals.

The most popular selling items have been the hand painted institution barnwood signs in the Scrappy Signs collection I created from left over pieces of barnwood from projects. I make campsite signs, orchad signs, mancave signs pet signs and more. I paint any wording on the signs for any use. It has been a lot of fun creating the various signs and looking the reaction they get when displayed at shows.

Creative, Fun and Functional Uses For Old Barnwood

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