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Welcome home porch sign
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Welcome Home Porch Sign

Learn how to make a pretty "Welcome Home" sign for your front porch - no tools needed!
Prep Time2 hours

Ingredients

  • 12 in x 4 ft Wood Board
  • 2 in x 2 ft Wood Slat
  • Wood Letters, 7 inches tall H, M, and E
  • Small Wreath to use as the letter "O"
  • Small "welcome" cutout
  • Stain and Paint
  • Wood Glue and Hot Glue

Instructions

  • Cut two "slats" from the smaller wood piece that are long enough to span the width of the main board.
    Two wood slat pieces cut to length to match the width of the wood board.
  • Stain or paint the wood board and two wood slats as desired. Allow to dry completely.
    Wood board and slats stained brown.
  • Paint the letters and the "welcome" cutout white. Spray paint is easiest; acrylic paint can also be used. Allow to dry.
    White spray paint and acrylic paint; wood letters painted white.
  • Glue the wood slats across the top and bottom edges of the board, about 1.5 inches from the edge, using wood glue. Weigh the slats down with something like a can of food for a few minutes.
    Slat glued across the board 1.5 inches from the top with wood glue.
  • Lay out the other pieces and figure out spacing (about 1.5 inches between each element). Glue on the "welcome" cutout and the letters using wood glue. Weigh each item down with something like a can of food for a few minutes.
    Measuring to glue the letters to the sign; weighting down letters with cans while glue dries.
  • Use hot glue to adhere the wreath.
    Mini wreath glued on the sign.

Notes

Display your sign on a covered porch where it will be protected from rain and snow.