Farmers Market Loaf Bins
- Lori Saenz
- Jun 22, 2017
- 4 min read
Inspiration comes from many places, so when I was looking for some Farmhouse Flair, I went to Pinterest. Pinterest provides loads of ideas if you have lots and lots of time, patience, and a good memory to remember where you 'pinned' your next great revelation! I found ideas similar to my project on Pinterest, but they all seemed to need just a little 'somethin-somethin'. So let me share the steps with you to create your own Farmers Market Loaf Bin.
First, you need to get yourself a good piece of wood: your garage, Home Depot, or sometimes the side of the road on those morning walks with your best friend! Mine measures 31" X 11.25".
Tip: Most Home Depots have a section in their stores with wood that is 70% off, and yes they will even cut it for you free.
Next pick up 3 loaf/muffin pans from your favorite thrift store. 1.00 each at most Goodwills!
Sand down your wood, focusing on edges and corners.
Stain your wood with color of choice. I started off with "Ebony" by Varathane, but it was way too dark for me. So I let that dry and sanded it down, once again focusing on edges & corners. I added a turquoise stain called "Vintage Aqua" (same brand) on top of this and blended it in over the dark stain. Think of this like applying and blending makeup to create a totally different color then what you started with. I am actually better blending stain & paint then applying makeup haha!
This is where my little 'somethin-somethin' came in. I stenciled a detailed farmers market sign to the top of the board. Stencil from Hobby Lobby...one of my favorites!
Tip: If you haven't discovered the OOPs paint at Home Depot, let me save you some $$$$. At the end of one of their paint aisles they have shelving where they display all the paint that was mixed up for customers, but for one reason or another never sold. It's a hit or miss depending on the day (Mondays are great after the weekend), but an 8oz sample of Behr paint is only 50cents! I used a creamy white OOPs paint here that I had on hand.
At this point is when I add my 'loop' for hanging. 2 screws and some wire and you have yourself an extremely strong hanger. You can always improvise with a coat hanger or some twine works great too.
Lastly, its time for the loaf pans. So in the craftin' world, errors in planning...or maybe I should say "not planning" happen a lot, and you just need to improvise and change direction a bit. Happens to the best of us! This is probably the 10th project like this I have made, and this particular one is going to Mercy, my daughter-in-law to be, for her birthday. Well I knew I had all the supplies, so I dove right in, big mistake! Something looked off as I started to stencil, but I couldn't place it and continued on anyway. By the time I was ready to drill the loaf bins to my board it dawned on me that this board only measured 25" long instead of the 31" it should have been. Insert the word "stupid" here and move forward. New plan, this project would have only 2 loaf bins instead of 3, and Mercy would love it just as much, because she is just that sweet! So here is how you secure the loaf bins to the board.
Mark where you want your screws to go on your loaf pans with a sharpie and hammer in a starter hole with a nail/screw.
Position your pans on your board, no right or wrong here. I like my bins to be 8-9" apart from the top rim of the pan to the top rim of the next pan. This one is exactly 9". Drill pilot holes through the holes you pounded in your loaf pans, straight into your board. Lastly drill your wood screws into your newly drilled pilot holes securing your loaf pans to the board. My Ryobi Drill is my best friend at this point! You can skip the pilot holes if you prefer, I just think it makes the drilling much easier. These are the exact wood screws I used; I use them for a lot of projects.
And that's it on your Farmers Market Loaf Bins!
Happy Birthday Miss Mercy!
Hang your board, fill it up with fruit, towels, dried flowers, etc and ooh and aah at it everytime you pass by. Maybe you'll even eat a little more fruit! The following slideshow has pictures of a 3-loaf bin, as well as a cute little 'Paris' one I made with mini muffin pans-perfect for a girl's room and all her makeup, jewelry, nail polish, etc.
Hope you enjoyed this weeks post. Stay tuned to next Thursdays post when I repurpose this old Cheese Box I found when my hubby and I went 'junkin' & 'thriftin' in Louisiana!
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