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DIY House Numbers

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Hey there! After our exhausting move to North Carolina last weekend, I’m so excited to share with you that I’m joining in with some talented bloggers today for a DIY challenge called Create and Share. It was created by Stephanie of Casa Watkins and it’s a monthly challenge that gives a group of bloggers a DIY project that has the same theme or item.

For this month’s challenge, 30 bloggers were given a choice of three products from Walnut Hollow, a pallet tray, a medium basswood round and a large round clock, and we were asked to give them a new look.

DIY rustic house numbers made from a wood round, wooden numbers and stain. | chatfieldcourt.com

I chose to go with the medium basswood round with the perfect project in mind, DIY house numbers. When we moved into our house 3 years ago, there were no house numbers anywhere to tell new visitors where we lived. After getting too many random strangers knocking on our door looking for a certain address, I finally ordered a house number plaque. Once the holes were drilled into the brick and the plaque was hung, we realized we should have put it under the porch light so that you could see it at night. The mister wasn’t thrilled about putting more holes in the brick, so the plaque stayed put. I’ve wanted house numbers under our front porch light ever since and I knew that the wood round would be the perfect starting point.

DIY rustic house numbers made from a wood round. | chatfieldcourt.com

I’m glad I went with it because it turned out to be a quick and easy project with just a few supplies, and who doesn’t love quick and easy?

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DIY rustic house numbers made from a wood round and wooden numbers. | chatfieldcourt.com

I was going to stencil the numbers on the wood round but found some wooden numbers and decided to go with stain instead of paint. I just brushed the stain on the top and sides using a foam brush and wiped it off with an old rag.

Stained wooden numbers are used to create DIY rustic house numbers. | chatfieldcourt.com

Next, I took my wood round out to the garage and drilled two holes, for the faux leather cord, so I could hang it. I made sure to make the holes big enough to fit a grommet, which was purely decorative and only added to the front holes.

Stained wooden numbers are glued onto a wood round to create DIY rustic house numbers. | chatfieldcourt.com

When the numbers were dry, I used wood glue to attach them to the wood round. I also glued a grommet into each hole and tied my faux leather cord.

To protect my newly constructed house numbers from the elements, I gave the front and back 2 coats of spray polyurethane.

DIY rustic house numbers using a wood round. | chatfieldcourt.com

Once fully dry, it was ready to hang under the front porch light, where it could be seen day and night.

DIY rustic house numbers using a wood round, stained wooden numbers and a faux leather string. | chatfieldcourt.com

It probably would be a good idea to screw the sign to the house to prevent it from blowing around in the wind, but I never got to it before we packed up to move to North Carolina.

I love it…just wish I would have done it sooner.

DIY rustic house numbers using a wood round and stained wooden numbers. | chatfieldcourt.com

Thanks so much for stopping by. Be sure to visit all of the other bloggers that took part in this fun challenge and see how they transformed their items.

Create and Share Challenge in collaboration with Walnut Hollow. | chatfieldcourt.com
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  1. I really like this, Kristi. A simple project with plenty of pizzazz. I like the three dimensional aspect of the wooden numbers instead of stenciling, it works so well with the rustic round. A great solution for avoiding holes in the brick, too. There’s probably some way of weighing the sign down so it doesn’t blow around in the wind, if one wanted to do that, don’t you think? Anyway, it’s beautiful against the brick. Great job — as usual! Hugs, Nancy

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    • Thanks so much Nancy. I was worried that they would look too simple but was happy with the way they turned out. There probably is a way to weigh the sign down without using screws. I ran out of time so I wasn’t able to properly figure it out. As always, I appreciate your visits. xx

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  2. Another great idea Kristi. House numbers are a big deal to Realtors, nothing worse than trying to find a house at dusk and not being able to read the numbers from the car. They also have immeasurable value for Emergency service providers. I love the bold easy to read nature of this. The wood adds warmth and charm. Another great idea!

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    • Thanks so much Tara! House numbers are a big deal. I can’t believe that there weren’t any on the house when we moved in. The new sign made up for it, though, you could even see the numbers from the street.

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    • Thanks so much, I appreciate your concern. 🙂 We are still waiting to move into our apartment so we haven’t even begun the fun job of unpacking yet. 😉 I hope to fill everyone in on our progress soon.

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  7. Great job Kristi. So easy, with the right tools, and expensive looking. I would like to make one of these but as with the front door the numbers have to be uniform in a condo. I am still on a search for a house but the selection is pretty dim in the area I am looking. So happy you had a safe move. Have a great week.

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