Pottery Barn Inspired, Reclaimed Wood Star diy
- By Joan
- February 26, 2015
- 19 Comments
As a self confessed Scavenger, I am always on the hunt for my next project. This one happened to come from one of my favorite shops, Pottery Barn.
While most people look thru the Pottery Barn catalog thinking…Can I afford that? , I look thru with…Can I make that? These stars were definitely calling to me…you can do it , you can do it.
My first stop was my pile of pallet wood. I sort of have a crisis here, I did not have 10 pieces of pallet wood of equal width. My storage bin and Valentine heart cleaned me out.
I am so looking forward to this snow melting and the temperature easing up so I can restock my supply. But until then, I did have some old oak flooring. Someone had dumped it behind an office building where it was just waiting for me.
For this project you’ll need 10 pieces of equal length of whatever wood you have available.
With a miter saw set at 36° cut one end of each of your ten boards keeping as much of the length intact as possible.
The other end of the board will have a cut of 18°. This is a tricky cut, make sure you keep your fingers far from the saw blade. I held my wood perpendicular to the saw blade and basically free handed the cut. I do not recommend that. Instead I refer you to this post on how to cut acute angles You may want to mark on the boards exactly which side gets the cut. I say that only after I messed up 3 boards cutting on the wrong side, oooops. Again, when you make the cut, cut only the angle leaving as much of the length intact as possible.
With glue and a nail gun attach all your inside corners. I definitely recommend a nail gun if you have one. Because of the angle it would be almost impossible to hold the angle tight while hammering. Once those are secure you’re ready for the outside corners. Again, glue and nail into place.
For my stars, 12 1/2 inch scrap wood makes a 31 inch star. Eight inch pieces of wood makes a 19 1/2 inch star.
As soon as I restock my pallet wood, I am sooo going to make a pallet wood star. Until then, I think I just saved $129.
Stay warm.
Update….I finally found some pallet wood and was able to make another star. I think I liked working with the pallet wood better than the oak flooring because there was no “right” side. Also, the thickness of this wood made the angles easier to cut. I did, however, like the edge the tongue and groove flooring had.
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Joan,
As usual you are AMAZING! Miss seeing you but seeing your creations makes me smile! Great work! Great photos, and great instructions! Thank you!
Say hello to all – Wendy
Wendy, It’s been too long and the neighborhood is not the same as when the kids were growing up. Hope all are well. Stop by some time and I’ll make a star with you 🙂
Saw this over at Catch as Catch Can and just had to check it out. I love it! Well done!
Love these! I look at pottery barn stuff the same way, can I make that? lol! I like the extra detail the tongue and groove gives the star!
I love this! And great tutorial! I’m always looking for ways to save a few bucks 🙂
These are great. Love them.
Bev
How clever and creative to hack these stars. Love the rustic look! I am terrible at math and would have a hard time figuring out the angles. Thanks for the precise measurements.
Hey Donna, It made my head hurt too to do the measurements. I ended up just googling the angle measurements.. I love the internet. 🙂
Hi, I’m visiting from Show and Share. These stars look wonderful. I love the tongue and groove edging.
Love it! I think I need to make this for my mom for Mother’s Day, she would absolutely love it!
I wish I could just scoop these up and take them home! I totally LOVE stars. FANTASTIC job!!!!
love, love, love your stars! Great tips…. I needed to cut some acute angles last week, and didn’t want to chance it on the miter saw, so thanks for that link.
catching you! I appreciate you linking up and linking back.
gail
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Love this! Visiting from 2 uses Tuesday. Have a great day!
You’ve got such talent, these turned out great!
Thanks so much for sharing at AMAZE ME MONDAY!
Blessings,
Cindy
[…] Joan from Scavenger Chic says she is always on the hunt for her next project. While others may flip through catalogs with the intent to purchase, she’s on the prowl for inspiration. Joan found just that when she came across wall stars made from vintage wood at Pottery Barn. Joan says, “I was sure I could make a nice rendition of these stars using salvaged wood that I had sitting around the house. Their price $129 for 2 stars…my price, free.” […]
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Hi. Trying to make your pattern for a star but I don’t think the 18 degree angle is correct? Your picture shows sharper angle or maybe I’m not following you.
Thanks.
If I didn’t explain how I got my cut you may want to follow the link in the post, how to get an acute cut. Hopefully he explained the cut better than I did .