DISTRESSED WOODEN AMERICANA SIGN Mad in Crafts

While I love the wood shim flag that I made for our front door last summer, this sign was too good not to display in a prominent place. I found this “land that I love” sign in the dollar spot at Target a few weeks ago and fell in love. The finished sign ended up being the focal piece of this summer’s front porch decor. I used a cool wet distressing technique to decorate this pretty wooden Americana sign.

If you haven’t been to @target ‘s dollar area recently, GET THERE. these guys are getting a chalky #paint #makeover as we speak.
A photo posted by Jessica (@madincrafts) on May 18, 2016 at 10:01am PDT

The raw wood sign needed a slight makeover to match the rest of our front porch decor, but a little chalky finish paint did the trick.

I wanted the paint treatment on this sign to tie with the planters I distressed last summer. I used the same chalk paint colors, but I distressed the sign with sandpaper rather than using the wet distressing technique.

If you want a glimpse into the painting and distressing process, check out this time lapse video. Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel for more DIY videos like this!

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