Scavenger Chic

Reclaimed Wood DIY Vintage Signs

• By Joan
• January 5, 2022
• 3 Comments

Reclaimed Wood Vintage Signs

Welcome back and Happy New Year.  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season.

The last post I shared with you before I took off last month was a vintage style Mistletoe Farms Sign painted on pallet wood.  I may not have been posting but I have been busy this month making even more signs.  Some may even say I’m a tad bit sign obsessed. I have also realized  how many reclaimed items I’ve been using as cavasses for my signs.  

Actually the crab sign is from an old post, but I included it to show the variety of reclaimed items you can use to create your own vintage style sign.

Please use the Mistletoe Farms Sign for your tutorial, but if you do happen to have any questions, please feel free to ask.

This first sign is from an old door found in a junk pile. That dark spot in the middle of the upper panel is actually a splintery hole…I can fix that.

I cut off the top part of the door for this sign, though I do see a smaller sign in my future for that bottom panel.

Plug up the doorknob and lock hole with dowels and fill any remaining cracks and crevices with wood filler.

I slightly tweeked  this Candy Cane sign that I originally found on Wayfair.

The border is not an expensive, one of a kind frame, it’s black paint.

The Candy Cane sign is currently hanging in my living room.  I kinda hate to take it down.

This Sleigh sign was a special order from someone who had seen my post from a Christmas bazaar  back in 2017.  It’s painted on reclaimed, wide plank, oak hardwood flooring. 

This is the other half of a door that was used to create this coffee table. Yes, I’ve had this half  door sitting around since, at least, 2015 and it’s about time I put it to good use.

My original ruby red chalk paint was just a little too red for my vintage sign.  By adding antique wax to the paint, I managed to get the perfect color.

I found the original inspiration for Santa’s Lollipop Place also at Wayfair, The artwork just happens to be on sale right now (early January) in a wrapped canvas if you want to get a jump on next year’s decorations.

For this sign, pallet wood is attached together on the back with even more scrap pallet wood.  Use nails, screws or builders adhesive to attach.

Paint over the pallet wood with black paint then transfer your image with light colored chalk or pastel. 

Good Tidings of Comfort and Joy is everywhere on Pinterest.  I really have no idea who created it first.

My last sign, a Frank’s Crab House sign, is painted on a piece of plywood I found next to a dumpster.  

The original Frank’s Crab House sign is on permanent display at one of my favorite architectural salvage stores in Baltimore, Second Chance.

I originally shared this one with you back in January of 2017.  You can find the complete tutorial here.

Whether you’re using old doors, pallet wood, hardwood flooring, or plywood, a vintage style sign could be in your future.  Just find your canvas, hopefully recycled, and start painting.

To get more inspiration, make sure you check out my Pinterest Page, Vintage Style Signs.

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