A few years ago, Davis and I discovered our local Habitat for Humanity’s “Restore“. I’m sure many of you know what this is, but for those who don’t, this is a place where you can donate home building supplies and home goods to be resold to the public. The proceeds help fund the construction of new Habitat for Humanity homes. Kind of like a thrift store for building supplies and treasures.
Anyways, we found these awesome old white Porch Posts that were very weathered…. and one lucky porch post got a ride home in our little Jetta. We (as in Davis) cut the post into segments and made two candle holders for my mantle. I recently decided to give them a makeover: I lightly sanded them to even out the cracked and peeling paint and then wiped dark wood stain over the entire thing. This highlighted the natural distressing from being used as a porch post for years and made the white paint now off-white as well as sealed the wood. They now stand out nicely on my white mantle.
Hi! I'm Linda, the craft addict behind Craftaholics Anonymous®, a craft blog. Crafting is cheaper than therapy, right? When I'm not DIYing something, I can be found taxiing around our 4 crazy kids or working out. Or shoe shopping... because you can never have too many shoes! Happy crafting! ♥
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These are so dang cute!! I love them! I need to find me some porch posts!
Looks like I need to make a trip over to the Re-store for come old porch posts…they look great with that stain treatment!
Blessings,
Linda
Love these!
I just made some of those too! yours turned out great!
I have been tempted many times to buy similar items….the thing that stopped me was the cost…20.00 and up…great job on yours!
I love these! I have been watching for rails for quite a while and still haven't found any.
Yours look fabulous!
We have a Habitat for Humanity store and I love it! Great project!
Love Love Love these – They are gorgeous! Thanks for the link – I'm off to see if I can find a store around me.
These are so pretty!
Gorgeous, Linda!!!
How do you get the fat candles to sit still?
Have a great weekend!!
Great idea! I love anything that is repurposed. These look great with the candles. Blessings, Tammy
Thy are gorgeous! I love them!
great idea TFS :D
What a great idea! They look gorgeous!
What a great idea! They look gorgeous!
I LOVE this!
I love that! I saw some old stair balusters at a flea market and thought they were so pretty. I passed them up but they would have made beautiful candleholders! Anything to add architectural interest to a bland builder's home.
SO CUTE…im def on a hunt for something like this tomorrow…i hope i find some…this is Adorable!
thanks for sharing
amanda
LOVE IT! I am putting this on my to-do-list!!
Thanks for sharing!
Never heard of a "Restore," but it is a great idea! These are beyond awesome (as always.)
Wow, they look so fancy! I've often thought about staining over painted items, but i was always too afraid to ruin it. what kind of stain did you use?
We have a HFH store by us and I LOVE to go check it out from time to time.
Wow, really nive. Love them. I wish I could find a "Restore" around here.
Oh I so need those!!! We recently got a restore — I am EXCITED!!
What a great idea. I wish we had a restore by us.