I love decorating with letters and numbers with significance. I have lots of letter D’s {representing our last name} all over our house and I love decorating with numbers and even ampersands to represent my business. I’ve had a metal number seven sitting on my desk since I went to Canton First Monday Trade Days right after Tate was born. {The seven is for the seven members of our family.} Because it won’t stand well on its own {the number seven is a little top heavy and lacking a good base}, I turned it into really simple framed family number wall art.
I dug a red wooden frame out of the “someday” pile in the garage. If you don’t have a someday pile where you store all those items you know you’ll use eventually, check out your local thrift store. I don’t think I’ve ever been in a thrift store that doesn’t have a huge selection of frames in some random aisle.
I cut a piece of cardboard to fit the frame then backed it with a piece of burlap from my fabric stash and hot glued it in place on the back to hold it taut.
I placed the cardboard back into the frame and then hot glued the number 7 in the center of the burlap and the frame.
To finish it off, I distressed the frame slightly by sanding up the edges and corners of the frame.
I like the rustic tone and the simplicity of it. It’s such a simple project but has great symbolism. Lucky number seven.
Do you have numbers or letters with significance in your home decor?
For another meaningful wall art idea, be sure to check out this simple vinyl monogrammed wall art that’s a perfect way to commemorate a wedding, an anniversary, or any other significant family date.
LOVE it!!!
Nice number, love the wrought iron.
Adorable idea!!
LOVE IT! Did you know 7 is my favorite number? 🙂
I LOVE this project!!
And, since I live in Canton (MI) I was caught by the Canton link and almost exploded when I saw which Canton it was!!! I L.O.V.E First Mondays!! I lived in Dallas for 3 years and spent many First Mondays (I was single back then and had more flexibility in my schedule!) in Canton. When we visit, I try to schedule it around a First Monday trip. YAY!!
Love it!
What is it about a number that just always looks good? Love love the wrought iron!
Very cool!
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What a great idea…our family number is 6 and that’s a fun way to show it off.
If you’d like, come on over tomorrow and share this on my linky Fridays Unfolded at http://stuff-and-nonsense.net
Blessings,
Alison
Very cool–simple but beautiful!
This is so simple and striking in the red frame. Love that it means something to your family, too!
LOVE it, especially the red frame. I have a 4 framed in my kitchen for exactly the same reasons, and it always makes me smile when I pass it by 🙂
Wishing I could go to Canton! Perfect idea for featuring your 7. Thanks for linking up to the burlap party at WhisperWood Cottage!