Driftwood Valance

CoastalBohemian
by CoastalBohemian
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I have a driftwood addiction that I'm pretty sure is unhealthy. I collect it. I use it to build things, bundle it and dress it up with bows and glue, staple and screw it to everything .
Ok, now that I have come clean I want to show you how to upcycle an old fabric covered valance. BTW... there are still a lot of these out there folks.
Remove the staples and the fabric and padding from the valance and you will be left with a clean wooden surface or as I think of it, a fresh canvas.
Insert your image of a wooden valance here since I got excited and jumped into my project and forgot to photograph the wooden valance after the fabric was removed.


To get an idea of what I am working with at this point you can link to this etsy shop post and they can also make you a custom size wooden valance .


https://www.etsy.com/listing/483771567/custom-made-window-valance-rustic-wood?ref=related-0
I started with a 30" wooden valance . I began by using my hottest glue gun and gluing large and medium sized pieces to the base.
Next you'll need to fill all the empty spaces , layering and adding until you no longer see the wooden valance base underneath.You can add small pieces and medium pieces here. You can continue gluing but I hooked up my nail gun and went to town with that. Can you say "Freedom"? What a difference this made.
Afterward, I flipped over the board and trimmed the nails that may have gone through to the other side. The nails from the nail gun are thin , unlike traditional nails and I used a pair of snips to cut them back. My valance already had saw tooth hangers on each side and I was done and ready to hang.
Hope you enjoy this beachy fun idea. Maybe you have just the right place for one of these right now.


Be sure and visit me over on Facebook at Coastal Bohemian . I also have an arts and crafts studio in Myrtle Beach. Check out the monthly calendar for class availability and stop in and say hello.


Michele


Coastalbohemian@gmail.com
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  • MD MD on Jul 22, 2017

    I love it, one question , how do you clean the drift wood after you gather it?

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  • Janelle Anne Piazza Janelle Anne Piazza on Aug 19, 2019

    Omg I love,thos idea!! I just did my bathroom coastal. And have a,lonley window! I live on lake Erie and have lakeglass,rocket and driftwood addiction. Buckets,jars,milexrates all over full !! I love this ,this never crossed my mind! Thank you!! They say to boil the drift wood,like someone said,soak hot water,some add bleach. I usually don't do anything. I have soaked with some bleach to lighten up the color. Keep drift wood ideas coming!!

    • Amy Amy on Apr 03, 2022

      Omg same! Buckets and piles everywhere. Making their way into my house. Lol. I live on the Delaware River. So it’s river glass and rocks and “sticks” (driftwood) lol stix n stonez

  • Caryl Clark Kirk Caryl Clark Kirk on Dec 05, 2019

    I’m a true lurker here...BUT, NOW IM INSPIRED...TY!!!

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