One fish, two fish…house numbers
- By Joan
- July 27, 2015
- 25 Comments
Whether you’re a fisherman, you have a cabin in the woods, you live near a lake, a pond, a stream, the ocean, you love the great outdoors…this is the project for you.
…and not just because of all the aforementioned items, these little fishies are cute, functional, easy to make, and most importantly…free. Using found driftwood and free pallet wood (or any other scrap wood you may have laying around the house) these little guys can be yours.
Start with a few pieces of pallet wood, about a foot (more or less) in length. Draw a fishy shape directly onto the wood.
With a handheld jigsaw or table top scroll saw, cut out your fishy shapes. Fins are optional 🙂
Paint your fish any color that would match your decor. We’re not looking for realism here.
I used stencils to add numbers but you could just as easily hand paint your numbers or screw on metal numbers (but then it wouldn’t be free).
To make it not look quite so stencily, I filled in the breaks of the 2 and 8 with black paint and a small paintbrush.
With a palm sander, the fish were then sanded.
The edges of the fish were finished off with a dark wax, and the fronts with a clear wax. The wax is painted on, then buffed off with a rag.
Holes were drilled in the tops of the fish and in the driftwood then attached with jute.
Luckily my driftwood has lots of holes, so you don’t quite notice the drill bit that broke off and sits in the hole all the way to the right.
If you like the idea but don’t need house numbers, leave the numbers off and they make great cabin decor. Could also add a child’s name for a kids room.
If you like pallet wood and fish and would like to see one other house number idea, you may like this spotted guy.
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this is way cute, love it xx
I’m actually on holiday at the moment by the sea and managed to scavenge some drift wood today. This post has given me an idea of what to do with it, thank you.
Enjoy your holiday. If you get enough, think about making a lamp like my last post. Good luck on your scavenging.
This is a great project!
I was just in a shop this past weekend and they were selling metal fish onto which you could put magnetic metal numbers which I thought was really cute… problem was the fish was $22 and each number was $5 – too much for me to spend.
This is much cuter and has way more character. Thanks for sharing!
I just found you through Elizabeth and Company and I love these fish house numbers! Such an easy project that would add loads of charm to an entry. Thanks for sharing!
I just love this cute, cute idea! You chose my color to paint too….aqua! I don’t live near any water or have a cabin but I have always been drawn to anything to do with fish. I grew up going to the Thousand Islands so fishing was a big part of that. I may have to try this and just hang it in my garden. I have some driftwood out there already.
So easy to do, I think you’ll really enjoy it.
LOVE everything about this. I think there are so many different ways to use this but I really like the house numbers.
Love ’em and pinned ’em.
I love this 🙂 I live at the lake and I think I just might need to make these for my front porch- Thanks for the great idea and tutorial.
Zoe
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What a great idea for a home/cottage by the water – love it! Definitely pinning this idea because some day (hopefully soon) this gal plans on living near the beach!
These are too darn awesome! You never cease to amaze me with your creativity!
Love love love this!
I love these fishy house numbers! I’ve been really into fish lately. I have a wall of fish on the wall in my sons nursery. Anyhoo… I featured your wonderful fish house numbers at this week’s Submarine Sunday Link Party!
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