DIY Antique Moulding Coat Rack

November 6, 2017November 5, 2017 - The Country Wife 2 Comments

This week at Country Wife Chronicles I’m throwing a little country rustic DIY your way.

Temperatures are shifting and the jackets have started to make their way out of the closets. So, a DIY wall-mounted coat rack it is. This one is particularly rustic, because it is actually made from some moulding we pulled out of my grandparents’ old farmhouse.

I can’t take full credit for this DIY, of course, because Wildland Man had an awful lot to do with getting this one done. But I’m pretty confident I could have pulled it off all my by myself if I wanted to. It’s that easy.

Fall Mason Jar Decor

October 2, 2017October 2, 2017 - The Country Wife 2 Comments

So…crafting. Hmmm, how do I explain my convoluted relationship with crafting?

I love it.

I hate it.

I wish I were better at it.

I have great ideas for it…just, zero follow-through.

Until today. Cuz today, I kicked crafting’s butt.

DIY Pallet Deck Table

May 15, 2017July 12, 2017 - The Country Wife Leave a comment

Waste not, want not. That should really be the title of this post. Because if you’ve been reading along the past couple weeks you know that this DIY Pallet Deck Table is project #3 that we got out of just a couple of pallets.

First, Wildland Man and I picked up some pallets to create herb boxes for our deck railing. You can read about that project in DIY Pallet Planters {Part 1}.

Then, we used some of the leftover pallet scrap to make a large square planter box to put flowers out by our mailbox. You can read about that project in DIY Pallet Planters {Part 2}.

Finally, we used what was left of the pallet wood to construct this little table for our deck.

DIY Pallet Planters {Part 2}

May 8, 2017July 12, 2017 - The Country Wife 2 Comments

As a child I used to tend to my mom’s flowers and the few vegetables she had time to plant in the spring.

Well, maybe saying that I tended to them is a bit much. More like watered. Once in awhile. Or forgot and dried up. And probably more like drowned when I finally did get around to watering them. I really wasn’t very good at my job.

DIY Pallet Planters {Part 1}

May 1, 2017July 12, 2017 - The Country Wife Leave a comment

Let me tell you a few of my favorite things about pallets…

They make for a good ole DIY project. And I love me a good DIY project.
They are FREE! (Of course, you might have to search a bit to find them for free or in decent condition to use for your project.)
They have a certain rustic appeal about them, which aligns beautifully with my country-style home décor.
There is no shortage of Pinspiration for pallet projects.
You can make so many things out of just a few pallets. You’ll find that with this particular project, we were able to make three different planter boxes and a small table for our deck out of just about 2½ pallets.