I have been wanting a big sign for my kitchen. I love Joanna’s sign she has hung in her farmhouse kitchen from the show “Fixer Upper”. I’ve been looking to purchase one and the cost is so crazy. I went to a Vintage Market Sale in Overland Park with my friend Cindi and found really unusual signs for sale that were fairly reasonable. My friend found one that was just the kind of wood I liked but with the words “Hope”. She bought it. I found the words I wanted but not the wood. We walked around for awhile and I found this vendor that had really amazing signs made from metal as well as individual letters. I gathered the letters I wanted and got in line to pay. Ahead of me, there was a woman with a rusty rooster. I asked her where she found it. Raced over to pick one out and got back in line. While paying for my finds, my friend got my attention at a vendor behind me. She was holding up a piece of wood. It looked a little large but she said the vendor had other pieces as well. Collected my letters and the rooster and followed Cindi and the new vendor inside the booth. She had a really old “huge” door panel with a rough finish of blue paint on it. Loved it at first sight. Cindi suggested I lay out the letters and the rooster to see if they fit. They fit perfectly. Bought it and smiled all the way through the flea market to the car. Just what I wanted!!!!

Wood door panel from the Vintage Market.

White washed the wood door panel.

Glued the rusted metal letters and rooster on the panel.

Admiring how it looks on the wall.

I love going to flea markets and getting ideas then making them my own with my personal touch.

I just love it when a project comes together and it surpasses what I envisioned!!