This week I might have less trash and spend a little more time polishing stuff.
We attached the 2×2 trim pieces around the edges using clamps and wood glue and then sanded them down to be rounded on the edges once everything was dry.We’ve made this type of counter before and sometimes we’ll uses a few nails from the nail gun to hold everything thing in place too.
A little bit of wood filler helped to smooth everything out and then we were ready to finish it!.We did just a little bit of distressing around the corners to make sure things still looked a bit rustic and farmhousy and then I finished it exactly the same way as.our floors upstairs.
I used the same stain and even the same floor finish for a top coat!I really like that this counter is nice and durable now and really stands up to constant daily use.. One of the things that I insisted on was that the brackets to hold the counter up be really big and chunky and act as a design element in the room.
I didn’t want the whole thing to look flimsy and temporary and be yet another eyesore.
I can take no credit for what Chris came up with, but I really love these brackets!.She talks about different easy ways to grow your own crafting supplies, and what to make with the things you’ve grown, but there are also sections about gathering things from nature and even the grocery store for making your nature-inspired crafts!
I love any book, blog, or other publication, where I can read it and learn something that I can put to use immediately!.Along with the book, Amy sent me some extra little goodies to get me started on some of the projects like some fabric scraps, some beet seeds, and some dried lavender.
I can’t wait to spend a nice sunny few hours out on the deck playing around with some of these projects during naptime!.Some of the projects that stood out to me as things that I definitely want to try are the Spiced Chai Sugar Hand Scrub, The DIY Coconut Oil (seriously!