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Pottery Barn Inspired Diner Sign

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Pottery Barn inspired Diner sign tutorial created with materials on-hand by Our Southern Home. #rockyourknockoff #knockoff

I am so excited to be participating with a few of my blogging friends in my first Knock Off project!

Be sure to see the other projects at the end of the post!

I've been wanting something above the cow in our kitchen for a while.

I was inspired to create the DINER sign by Pottery Barn.

Pottery Barn sells theirs for $59. Mine cost nothing because I already had the supplies.

Pottery Barn inspired Diner sign tutorial created with materials on-hand by Our Southern Home. #rockyourknockoff #knockoff

I had this leftover piece of wood from the chalkboard menu board that I recently made. It's just a piece of plywood. It is 48 inches long and 9 inches wide.

After printing the letters, I taped them together 2 inches apart.

Pottery Barn inspired Diner sign tutorial created with materials on-hand by Our Southern Home. #rockyourknockoff #knockoff

I painted the board in Everlasting by Americana Decor Chalky Finish Paints.

I centered the font on the board and taped it in place. I also folded over the sides so I could find the exact spot if it came away from the board. I did this first because with the next step, I wanted to place in the correct spot so I wouldn't transfer over any of the oil pastels unnecessarily.

Pottery Barn inspired Diner sign tutorial created with materials on-hand by Our Southern Home. #rockyourknockoff #knockoff

I then turned the paper over to the wrong side and traced the backside of the letters very roughly with oil pastels.

Flip it back over and carefully place back on the board centered. I then trace the letters and the oil pastels leaves an outline. You can find the full tutorial for my font transfer method HERE.

Pottery Barn inspired Diner sign tutorial created with materials on-hand by Our Southern Home. #rockyourknockoff #knockoff

I'm left with my traced letters. Just fill in with paint. I used a flat artist brush and painting in Relic by Americana Decor Chalky Finish Paints.

Pottery Barn inspired Diner sign tutorial created with materials on-hand by Our Southern Home. #rockyourknockoff #knockoff

After I painted the letters, I just eyed it and applied painter's tape for 2 thin pin stripes in Relic as well.

Pottery Barn inspired Diner sign tutorial created with materials on-hand by Our Southern Home. #rockyourknockoff #knockoff

I measured a piece of painters tape 8 inches long and placed it on a piece of cardstock. I cut it out and used as a template to trace. This was faster that taping off stripes on the sides.

Pottery Barn inspired Diner sign tutorial created with materials on-hand by Our Southern Home. #rockyourknockoff #knockoff

All of the painting is complete. I then lightly distressed and wiped away all the dust with a dry cloth.

Pottery Barn inspired Diner sign tutorial created with materials on-hand by Our Southern Home. #rockyourknockoff #knockoff

Before distressing

Pottery Barn inspired Diner sign tutorial created with materials on-hand by Our Southern Home. #rockyourknockoff #knockoff

Using Americana Decor Chalky Finish products I applied clear and then dark wax. You can see the waxing method and tips HERE. These paints and waxes are so affordable and can be found at Home Depot, Hobby Lobby, Michaels and AC Moore.

Pottery Barn inspired Diner sign tutorial created with materials on-hand by Our Southern Home. #rockyourknockoff #knockoff

The dark wax really gives and aged, vintage look.

Pottery Barn inspired Diner sign tutorial created with materials on-hand by Our Southern Home. #rockyourknockoff #knockoff

 

Pottery Barn inspired Diner sign tutorial created with materials on-hand by Our Southern Home. #rockyourknockoff #knockoff

 

Pottery Barn inspired Diner sign tutorial created with materials on-hand by Our Southern Home. #rockyourknockoff #knockoff

To use my letters visit each link to save or print:

Letter D 

Letter I

Letter N

Letter E

Letter R

Welcome to a Country Christmas breakfast room by Our Southern Home.

 I hope you are inspired! Be sure to check out the other projects below!

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  5. Christy, I just love your Diner sign! You did a beautiful job on it, and it looks smashing in your lovely kitchen. You are a talented woman.

    Thank you so much for joining Grace at Home–it means the world to me. I’m featuring you this week!
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  14. Great knock off, Christy! And free? Nothing is better than free! After I did my first knock off, I thought this was so easy…I created a fabulous project with no thought required since it was someone else’s idea…just call it a knock off ha ha. It’s a wonder I don’t do more of them. Yours is perfect! XO
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  17. Thank you so much for the great tutorial! I am so happy to see your painted your letters the old fashion way instead of using a die cut machine. šŸ˜‰

    I would love for you to share this project at my Show Me Saturday party this weekend. We go live at 7:00am EST. My readers would love this!

    ~ Ashley
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  22. I love you sign–great job! I have the Americana Dark Wax but haven’t tried it yet. So far I’ve painted a TV stand, two Night Stands, and a side table with Americana Chalky paints. On a few, I just sprayed on satin Poly. But on the side table I used the Americana varnish on the top (where things will sit), and then I sprayed poly on the legs–both out of laziness and to stretch my varnish so I have plenty for other projects.

    I love the Americana Chalky paint and accompanying products. So, SO glad for a company to produce this kind of paint/wax/varnish at an affordable price!!!!!

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  7. […] Christy from Our Southern Home had been wanting a sign to go in her kitchen for a while and finally came across the perfect inspiration piece from Pottery Barn. While their Diner Sign retails for $59, Christy was able to make hers for FREE using materials and scrap plywood she already had. Christy shares her oil pastel method for transferring the text as well as the letter files so you too can easily make your own PB-inspired kitchen sign! […]

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