Tamela with ”Haute On Design” has challenged me and 6 other talented YouTubers/Bloggers to join her in the ”The Home Depot Challenge”. I love a challenge when you have to show your creativity. The best part of it all…… is that you have to do it on a very tight budget of only $10. I hope you all will enjoy what we all have created.
The Rules: You can choose from 4 departments:
1. Garden
2. Plumbing
3. Wood/Lumber
4. Tile
In addition, we have to tell you why we chose that department. What are we going to make and show the steps and tell the difficulty of our project. (1 = easy to 5= difficulty) Then you have to show where it is in your home.
My choice was… ”Wood & Garden”! I appreciate the beauty of a finished piece of wood and it allows me to be creative. The strength and durability of it is a learning experience in itself. Some wood’s are easier to work with than others. I also chose garden. I wanted to add visual interest and function.
”Welcome Stand Post”. I’ve seen a similar inspiring post on pinterest and wanted to give it a whirl. I often dress up my front entryway throughout the seasons. What’s more welcoming than having a friendly greeting sign as you walk up to the front door. Instead of a sign I placed my decorative lantern on a plant hanger. It’s fun and whimsey. Let me show you how simple…cheap… and easy it is.
The Hubster assembled the post starting with cutting some left over MDF he had in his shed. Next, he made some cuts with his miter box to add dimension, so the post can be more pleasing to the eye.
Spray Paint was next. After, letting it dry I used medium grit sand paper to give it a worn rustic look. Gently sand the corners until the wood is exposed. We added the plant bracket onto the post to hang my mums. Cute…right?
I rate this project a( 1 ). Really simple to do. Home Depot will cut the wood any size for free. This post can be lots of fun. As the seasons change you can swap out with all kinds of fun whimsy decor signs. Through the process I learned it was not only simple, but super cheap. For everything with my 10% military discount I paid $10.31. OOPS…I know… the budget. But….we have to pay Uncle Sam.
Here’s what I used:
4 x 4 x 6ft post pressure treated ($6.97)
Brad Nails
Spray Paint
Sand Paper
Caulk
Plant Hook ($2.96)
Although this was a $10 challenge with my military 10% discount I still went over by $0.31 🙁
”Now for the fun stuff”! Fresh marigolds and a candle lantern along with pumpkins is truly saying ”fall is here”. I created this vingette on some hay-hay-hay… I got last year from Michael’s at the end of the fall season for only $2 a bundle. I just love how it turned out! This was one project that I truly enjoyed doing. Thank you Tamela! 🙂
”Come on take the challenge”!
See My Video Of The Challenge!
Two thumbs up!!!