DIY Old Fence Board Patio Sign

A board fell off the fence in our backyard.  It was warped and had been laying in the dirt for months. Because I hoard random broken things I kept it, figuring it would surely be useful for something.  My dad cut it up into pieces for me (when he was visiting), and I threw them all in a bucket in my garage.

When I was cleaning out the garage a few weeks ago an idea came to me.  This is how it happens right?  This is how I move from one thing to the next never actually getting anything done but instead doing lots of random things in between what I should be doing.  This happen to you too right?

I used a little outdoor stain and paint on each piece.  Then I nailed them to two extra pieces of wood I also found in the garage.  I screwed a plant hook in the top of each and then hung them from the deck above rather than drilling into the brick.

Simple. Easy. Free.  (if I already had all the supplies I count it as a free project)

We have a lot of good times back here.

Hmmmm.......maybe I should clean out the garage more often?  It never really gets clean, but it does lead to other random unplanned projects like last summer when I turned our work bench into a potting bench.

Have you used any old, dilapidated pieces of wood for anything?  Anyone else find cleaning to be the breeding ground of nefarious outdoor project plans?

For a closer peek at our summer list you spy on those chalkboard shutters check here.