DIY Old Sleigh Patent Wall Art
Have you ever thought of using old patents for wall art? I was totally inspired by a recent episode of "Fixer Upper" in which they used vintage musical patents to create neat wall decor. I decided to try to create my own version of patent wall art. This project was so incredibly simple and inexpensive and really added to our holiday decor!
The first thing I had to do was to hunt down an old cool patent. Did you know there was such a thing as Google Patents? They have a site where you can search for thousands and thousands of patents from around the world. Patents for bikes, gardening tools, animal toilets...yes, even animal toilets.
Once you select the patent of your choice, you'll want to click on the "original picture" link and then download or right click and save the image to your computer.
My hubby then whipped up a basic frame from left over fence board. I spray painted it red to add a little more holiday cheer to it.
Once the paint dried, I flipped the frame over and used an upholstery staple gun to attach the engineering print to the back of the frame. We then added a few sawtooth hangers and then hung our new holiday art on the wall.
That's it! I seriously wish all of our projects were this dang easy!
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I saw that episode last week and thought it was a cool idea. I'm glad you told us how to do it.
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Ooohhhhhh........ I LOVE That! What a great ideal, thanks for sharing!
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