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Welcome back for my Week 4 update to the One Room Challenge hosted by Calling it Home.  This week I made major progress in the DIY department without spending much money at all.  In other news, my stash of scrap wood and leftover paint is a bit smaller.  #DIY problems

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I’m slowly making progress on my twins’ “Coastal Cool” bedroom, and this week I’m obsessing over this fabric:

Oaring Around fabric from MintedSource: Minted

It’s called “Oaring Around” in Chartreuse from Minted.  I am in LOVE!  It’s the perfect modern, whimiscal pattern for this room.

I ordered a yard for our Seaside Theater wall feature, but I also want to incorporate this pattern elsewhere in the room.

DIY Oar feature wall art using scrap wood and leftover paint. What a genius and thrifty DIY home decor project!

Enter: my giant wall art plan.  Oh, and the total cost: zero dollars.

Yep.  I made this huge wall art piece using leftover scrap wood and paint from other projects.  Win!

Oaring Around Wall Decor: Supplies

Oaring Around Wall Decor: Instructions

DIY Oar feature wall art using scrap wood and leftover paint.

I mounted my plywood (cut to 48″ x 8″) to two 1×6 boards using finishing nails.  Just be careful to make sure your boards are evenly spaced.  I just used a coin to measure the space between each board and keep it consistent.

DIY Oar feature wall art using scrap wood and leftover paint.

Paint everything white, and then pick an accent paint color.  I used this ” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow”>Folk Art Home Decor chalk paint in crochet yellow.  I couldn’t have found a more perfect paint color match for my Oaring Around fabric.

DIY Oar feature wall art using scrap wood and leftover paint.

Next: using a pencil, lightly trace your oar.  I chose an alternating up-down pattern for my oar pattern, with one oar on the end being tilted.  Laying a tape measure along the bottom piece of plywood will help keep everything on track and evenly spaced.

DIY Oar feature wall art using scrap wood and leftover paint.

 

DIY Oar feature wall art using scrap wood and leftover paint.

Using a craft paint brush, fill in the oar outlines with your accent paint color.

DIY Oar feature wall art using scrap wood and leftover paint.

Oaring Around Wall Decor: The End Result

Aside from the d-rings that I used to mount this, I didn’t have to buy any supplies for this project.  I scored a giant piece of wall art for this room by using leftover supplies and saved a TON of money!

A quick message for all of my DIY-addict friends out there: don’t look at that stash of scrap wood and leftover paint with shame.  View it as an opportunity to make even more awesome DIY projects, and to save a few bucks along the way!  Win!

DIY Oar feature wall art using scrap wood and leftover paint. What a genius and thrifty DIY home decor project!

 

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