Farmhouse Style Christmas Advent Calendar With Wood Tray
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This advent calendar tutorial is simple and easy to create, but turns out awesome and will add so much farmhouse charm to your Christmas decor!
STEP 1. ARRANGE BIRCH ROUNDS IN TREE SHAPE.
Started by arranging 25 of the small wood rounds in a general tree shape on the tray.
STEP 2. DRILL HOLES IN BIRCH ROUNDS.
Next, drill 1/8” holes in the top center of the birch rounds. The drilled holes will allow the nails to go through so the rounds can hang on the tray.
STEP 3. STAIN TRAY.
Stain tray with a dark wood stain. This will make a dark base underneath the painted surface, which makes it really easy to create the distressed look.
STEP 4. PAINT TRAY.
Using a foam brush, add a coat of white chalk paint. I did paint it on roughly so that it was thinner in some areas and let the darker wood peak through a bit. This helped so I didn’t have to as much distressing.
STEP 5. LIGHTLY SAND TRAY.
Distress the tray with sandpaper to your liking. Since I did such a light coat of paint, I really didn’t have to do much sanding.
STEP 6. HAMMER NAILS FOR BIRCH ROUNDS.
Arrange your birch rounds in the tree shape again and start nailing.
STEP 7. NUMBER BIRCH ROUNDS.
Number your rounds with a permanent marker from 1 to 25.
STEP 8. SEAL RUSTIC CHRISTMAS ADVENT CALENDAR.
Remove the birch rounds from the tray and spray the tray with sealant. Then add the rounds back and spray it again.
I love how this rustic Christmas advent calendar turned out. I’m glad that I decided to stick with my gut and go with neutral tones. Now even if I change up my Christmas decor in the future, this advent calendar will always fit right in.
Hop on over to this blog post to see more detailed information on the tutorial and more pictures of the finished product!
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Great looking project. I love the rustic simplicity of the design.
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