DIY Monogram Board

 

I promised that I would share what I did with the original growth chart board that I had painted and didn't like...this is it!  I flipped it over, added a giant "C", which I cut out on vinyl using my Silhouette and that's it!  I love the way it looks!  It is exactly what I was going for when I painted it, except when I had it sitting vertically for the growth chart it just didn't look right to me.  

As I mentioned before, I used a scrap piece of wood board from my Kitchen Bulletin Board/Chalkboard to make this.  Then I simply measured out and taped off the areas that I wanted different colours.  I was kind of winging it here, so I just went for it!  

I'll let you all in on a little secret of mine that I discovered and am pretty thrilled about.  I found these small sample size containers of Valspar paint at Lowes for under $3 each.  They can mix whatever color you want from the swatches of colours that they have too!  So, if you need a small amount of paint for your projects I highly recommend doing this.  The paint has worked great for me and I have avoided spending the money on "craft paint", but the best part is that I can pick the exact colours that I want!  Love it.

I think that my son's room is finished for now.  I also added a splash of colour by using elmers sticky tack to stick up some cool wrapping paper inside of the built in closet/dresser in his room.  I would have chosen to use wallpaper or even paint the wall, however since we are renting this was a super cheap idea that is a lot less permanent!

I hope some of these little projects have inspired you to take something you have and make it a little more interesting and fun!