Hall Signs

When I walk down my hall, my neurotic brain is calmed by organization.  My hall is such a small area where 4 bedrooms and 1 bath all have an entry {/exit} within 55 feet of each other, yes i counted...lots of doors in a tiny space right (^ doors to be exact my bedroom has french doors)?  So if you can picture every bedroom but two are cramped into a small space, my home being the perfection of a maze-like-remodeled Arizona home.  If you have ever been or lived in a n old Gilbert farm community home you know what i mead.  This is a home that has been remolded more than once by someone at leaset 3 different families.  Very interesting how each family has a different style so there can be a Ranch-style remodel, French Country remodel, and Spanish remodel all stuffed in a large envelope addressed to yours truly--wow right, but that's a topic for another day.  Let make this clear, i am not complaining i have a lovely home with plenty of square footage but the planning of the add on with 6 doors exiting in one pathway can make a sane lady precarious!  I had to do something to enjoy this space more, as i walk through it several times a day for everything under the sun, i.e. 3 times to lay down little ones for naps, more than 3 times to change diapers, help Dday go potty (my 2 yr old, why Dday? keep reading you will see!), struggle diligently to get Dday dressed...daily, hastily but meticulously pull my hair up in the cute {rushed mom day} knot bun...you get the idea!  So when i saw another blogger post a similar idea like this a few years back when met with my hallway challenge a light bulb came on, like a ray of sunshine from heaven, "Laaaa" and i remembered what she did and had to take my own spin on things.  I wish i could give credit to the original idea, my efforts to blog surf and find hers to show you proved unsuccessful.  I can tell you I made mine a little different than she did-but pretty close.  So here's an easy DIY project for even the beginner crafter!

Supplies: I bought the oval wood plaques and metal brackets at Hobby Lobby.  Used folk art brand "warm white" paint, a chocolate brown and black paints for distressing.  You will also need sand paper, 1 craft hook per sign (hobby lobby), ribbon of choice, and a foam or paint brush.

cost: appx $5/per sign) The metal brackets are half off for $3.99 each when metal wares go on sale!  The wood plaques were $1.99 each reg price (go on sale with wood). 

First, I sanded the plaques lightly by hand and painted them using acrylic Folk Art brand Warm White color and distressed the edges with black and a chocolate brown acrylic color.  Then I sanded the edges for a little more distressing.  Next I created the words I wanted with my vinyl machine using Script MT bold font in black, and placed them right in the middle of the plaque.  (email me for vinyl price quote: hastings.katie@gmail.com). Then, I screwed a craft hook on the center of the signs for hanging.  Last, I centered the metal brackets over my doors and screwed them in, hanging the plaque using ribbon threaded threw the brackets and the craft hook.

The signs I made read: Laundry, Mr & Mrs, my kids names: Dalton, Dax & Dawson, Guest (my guest room), Bath, Closet, Play (play room) and Office.