Memo board with a twist

A few weeks ago, I saw a wonderful idea for creating a memo board out of an old window that Cottage Charm and Family Inspiration showed by linking up to The Shabby Nest's Frugal Friday. Now if you followed that confusing sentence...On her blog, she showed the old window she'd used as the frame for her memo board, and then I thought of the old windows in my garage...

I didn't have one exactly like hers~ hers was one with a sash in the middle~ but I did find this:




I've had this for years, since finding it at a garage sale, but hadn't done anything with it. (With the exception of putting it in the garage.)

Sometimes all you need is a little inspiration to get you going! :) I removed the "window" part of it, and set that aside for another project. I found that the other part made a perfect "window" frame for my memo board. Now, the blogger I was inspired by used bead board on the top with an amazing free hand drawing, and burlap covered with chicken wire on the bottom. I did mine a little different...




It needed a coat of paint first. Then I used smooth, thin birch plywood found at Lowe's (about 1/4 inch thick) and painted the top half with chalkboard paint, then covered the lower half with white linen (a personal favorite!). I covered the bottom part with chicken wire and nailed it to the "frame", and added the decorative trim to the middle. (I found that Jo-Ann's Fabrics has quite a nice selection of trim, but the prices were more expensive...I couldn't say no, however, to the scalloped pattern!)

I have it here on the vanity I am painting. The top is done, but I still need to finish the rest! But does that stop me from decorating on it? :) (No way!) I will put sweet glass knobs on it when I am finished!




This is the same part of the room I showed you a while back when I posted on completing my board and batten project. Now the corner is happily decorated, and I am hanging up the curtains tomorrow. (I love the ones I found, and even more, I love the price I paid for them! Oh, how I love IKEA!)

Well, that is all for me tonight! Thank you for coming by for a visit! I hope you all have a wonderful Monday! :)

Blessings,