DIY Come Together Porch Sign

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Do you remember the DIY challenges I’ve taken part in a few times this year?  I shared the shoe shelves I built into my front entryway closet and also shared the upcycled fan cover light fixture I made for my house.  Well, it’s time for another challenge and this time I’m joining with the At Home DIY bloggers to make it pretty outdoors!  I made a cheery come together porch sign to brighten up my outdoor living space and add a little color to the very bare brick wall that we usually stare at.  Let me show you how I made this simple sign from a thrift store reject!

I have quite a large yard for the suburbs {about a quarter of an acre} and we have a huge patio area.  Part of the patio is covered and I’ve turned it into a cozy seating area.  It’s one of my favorite spaces but I’ve always felt like it needed a bit more color and character.  When you’re sitting on the outdoor couch, you stare straight into a plain brick wall and I’ve had plans to add something to that wall to make the space feel warmer and cozier.

DIY Come Together Porch Sign

I recently saw a West Elm print that I loved and decided to use the styling as the idea for my own sign.

I found this wooden sign for a couple of dollars at the thrift store and knew it would make a perfect base once I covered it with a few coats of spray paint.

I taped off the sides {I liked the distressed look they had} and spray painted the top of the sign with a few coats of white spray paint, completely covering over the letters.  The sign had a few distressed patches in it that show through the paint but overall it was a really great {and cheap} base for the project.

I used my Cricut Maker to create the text in Cricut Design Space and cut the letters out in three different colors of vinyl.  My outdoor living area has pops of blue, green, and aqua, and I opted to throw in some yellow to add a little cheer. 

{Since this sign will be in a covered area, it won’t be exposed to a lot of rain and other weather issues but if you make a sign that will have more exposure, you may want to use outdoor vinyl or coat the sign with some polyurethane at the end.}

Once the letters were all cut, I laid them out on top of a cutting mat so I could line them all up with the right spacing.  The grid lines on the mat make it really easy.  I actually used a small piece of tape on the back of each letter to hold them in place while I laid transfer paper over them.

Once they were all stuck to the transfer paper, I placed them on the sign.  I ended up having a few little bubbles because of the rough texture on parts of the base but for an outdoor sign that may get regularly smacked with a basketball {wink}, it’s fine.

I love the sentiment on this simple porch sign …

… and I really love the color it’s added to that drab brick wall.

I’m planning on spending a lot of time out on our patio this summer, relaxing in this cheery little space.