Driftwood Valance
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.
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.
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Published January 22nd, 2017 5:21 PM
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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!!
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Caryl Clark Kirk on Dec 05, 2019
I’m a true lurker here...BUT, NOW IM INSPIRED...TY!!!
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I love it, one question , how do you clean the drift wood after you gather it?