hello everyone!
I wanted to write a quick post about a project that my Dad and I finished up a while back!
My Dad was at Owensboro Trading Post and found an old wooden ladder...that was rotting, of course!
He got it for $20. He had seen a show where they hung pictures from a ladder. I was shocked. I'm pretty sure had I brought a rotting ladder to his garage, he would have given me that "you're crazy" look. But I loved the idea so I let it go :)
He had to cut the very ends off to get rid of some of the rot. Then we tried a couple of different stains on it. I didn't want it to look super shiny and finished. We decided on a "white wash" stain, a light "satin" sealer, and then lightly sanding it to rough it up a little.
After looking several places for frames, we were at an impasse. He wanted nice, traditional frames. I wanted nothing. I actually just wanted to hang them up without frames. We ended up with a little bit of compromise.
He found a few pieces of old wood at the Trading Post and handmade frames for them. They look old and very simple. I also didn't want them to match the ladder and leave things looking too "match matchy". Though I reminded my idea would have required much less work, he couldn't stand the thought of "bare pictures".
This is the end product!
