{Coastal Craft} Hummingbird Cottage 'Finally' Gets a Sign

Long time readers know that our beloved little piece of heaven is fondly referred to as Hummingbird Cottage.  On my to-do list for all of last year was to paint a sign for hanging by our front door.  Well, about a week before Christmas I found a bit of time to get the paint out.

I've been saving some salvaged boards discovered on the beach for about two years and with a tiny bit of trimming they worked perfectly.  Three boards were placed side-by-side, attached together with metal brackets on the back and poof!!... I had the perfect painting surface.  

Prepping the sign is the most important part since it will be outside in the elements of a coastal climate. A coat of Kilz primer, a light coat of green acrylic paint and then brushing of white semi-gloss paint which was left over from our kitchen cabinets - it's ready for stencils etc.  Everything dries pretty fast since I was painting inside so it actually isn't as much work as it sounds!

I had some old brass stencils which I used for the numbers and word hummingbird.  Once stenciled I then used my paint brush to fill in the stencil open spaces (sorry, I didn't take photos, I know - BAD blogger!).

I used a pencil to lightly freehand the word "cottage" on first as well as draw the hummingbird, then painted over them.  24 hours later I added a couple of coats of exterior varnish plus two saw-tooth hangers for the back - DONE!

Our little "cottage" has an official sign...finally.  :O)

Does your beach home have a name? and a sign?

 

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