To Do List Tuesday - trail signs

One of the little things on my list of To Do's is to touch up the trail signs. They are very weathered. So with sandpaper, whitewash paint, and brush in hand, off I went.  I changed one that said "Picnic Shed," which I really didn't like - it's not a shed, more of a patio. I'm pretty happy with how they turned out.

supplies

before

after

 Of course one thing led to another and I got working on one of the other signs that were bugging me. It's a work in progress - not sure how I feel about it yet. The good news is if I don't like it, I can always sand it down and start over.

These were attached to our the pizza kitchen off the deck.
The large one needed some work; the other is getting an update.

 I sanded both and gave them a base coat. This is the one I started working on first. I painted some vines on the frame and then worked on what I wanted it to say.

Almost finished. I haven't painted anything like this in awhile, I'm out of practice. I don't hate it, but I don't love it either  - we'll see what it looks like when I'm done.  

Here it is finished and installed. It turned out better than I anticipated considering I haven't done decorative painting in a few years: