DIY Name Signs

Last Summer when we started redoing our boys’ room I knew I wanted some sort of sign with each of their names on it to hang above their beds.  I love the idea of just single initials, but since both my boys have names that start with the letter “N” I knew I needed to do something with the whole name.  At first I looked around online a little and everything that was personalized was so expensive, so I decided to make something myself!  I actually took my boys with me to Hobby Lobby, I know crazy!!, so they could help be a part of the design.  We survived the trip and they love that they got to help pick things out!  I love that these were super easy to put together and adds such a cute touch to their room!  

We found some pallet boards at Hobby Lobby for 50% off, that already had the hanger on the back, and then we looked for some wooden letters that I could paint and fit on the board.  We were also hoping that we would find something that would help tie into the fire truck theme of the bedroom, and we were so excited when we found these cute little painted wooden vehicles.  My boys absolutely loved picking these out, as there were several little wood plaques to choose from, and surprisingly they agreed!  I already had some white paint at home left over from the house, and then I just grabbed a can of red spray paint for the letters. 

First I sanded down some of the rough spots on the pallet boards and then I painted them white.  When they were dry I took fine grain sand paper to distress it a little more around the edges and also on some spots throughout so you could still see some of the wood grain underneath.  It you want more of a contrast you could stain the board first before painting it white.  

For the wooden letters I just took them out back and spray painted them red.  When those were dry it was time to line everything up and glue everything down.  I used Gorilla Super Glue and everything has held really well.  

That’s it!  Simple DIY name signs that cost way less than what I could have bought them for.  And it means so much more to the boys that they got to help!  

Too bad they had to sit in the closet for a few months until we finally finished hanging everything up on the walls in January!  We love the way their room all came together!  

You can see more pictures of the Boy’s bedroom makeover here!  

XOXO

Jen