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Over the weekend we finished a few driftwood frames! We had extra wood from the herringbone coffee table, and David was willing to mill a little more wood (hes a saint, right?), so we decided to cover a few Ikea Ribba frames that we had laying around.

I love how they turned out!


First, we removed the glass and lightly sanded the frame. Using the miter saw, we started in the corner, cutting it at a 45. Put a little wood glue on the back and placed. Then we repeated, using straight cuts for the center.


and clamped in place until the glue set.


and thats it!


I decided to leave the inside edge of the frame black to contrast the white mat, but a fun pop of color would look great too!



Dont want to mill your own driftwood? Why not?? Just kidding :) a large quantity, is A LOT of work!

Try using thin hobby board from Home Depot. Poplar has a variety of wood grain, so it could give a similar effect.

Or stop by Target and check out the Threshold wooden frame, love the variety of wood! 

I love our new custom frames! We have a few more to make that well be selling, if youre interested, check back in a little.

and a few project updates:

I have one more driftwood project to share - we are officially out of driftwood, so this is it, no more milling our own wood, David thanks me :)

Dyeing the Eames chair is also almost done - it was a little more complex than anticipated (it always is, right?) Fingers crossed that it turns out! Look for a post with my process soon!

Finally, my posting has been a little off schedule since were taking care of moving stuff, but hopefully Ill be back to normal in the next month or so. Thanks SO much for sticking with me! :) Youre the best!

If you missed my latest ideabook at Houzz, make sure to stop by and check it out! You also get a peak at our new console table!

A lot of our projects involve power tools, but these custom cork boards can easily be accomplished in any space.