I then cut them into 9″ pieces until I had enough for 3 planks for each letter (21 in my case). I gave them a light sand to get rid of any rough edges that were created with the saw.
I went over each with watered down paint to whitewash them. Each plank got two coats.
Tristan really enjoyed helping on this part. In fact he had a huge temper tantrum when I told him we were all done and there weren’t any more to paint…
Once they were dry, I cut up some small scrap pieces to attach the planks together. I first positioned them where I wanted them, then marked the edges so that I knew where to apply the liquid nails. Notice that I left a teensy tiny gap between the planks.
I set bricks on them and let them dry for a few hours. Later, I came back and attached a sawtooth picture hanger to the back of each.
Then all that was left to do was to glue the letters on using liquid nails and hang them on the wall!
I really like how the white letters pop against the wood, it’s the perfect combination.
Adding the different colors to the edges of the letters really adds dimension.
Even though I will always love his old letters simply because they were in his sweet baby room, these are definitely a nice switch for his big boy room 🙂
I didn’t budget for new letters, the cost wasn’t bad. The letters were only $1 each and the wood $10.
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