5 DIY Craft Projects You Can Make Out of an Old Piece of Fence

Creating fun craft projects out of found materials, like an old piece of wooden fence, is a great way to create salvaged art as well as usefull decor.  Here are some easy craft projects you can make out of an old piece of wooden fence.

1. Wall Art Craft Project – Folk Art American Flag – Paint your entire piece of old fence white with a flat paint. Milk paint would be perfect for this project. Tape off the top left hand corner in a square just like the American Flag. If possible paint your piece so that the wood slats are traveling horizontally. This will make it much easier to paint the horizontal red stripes. If not though, just use more painters’ tape to create this wall art craft project out of your old piece of fence. Once finished let it dry and then lean it on a wall, hang it on a wall. Or even lean it on the fireplace mantel. This is a great way to fill up a large empty wall. If you are somewhat crafty you could paint your entire piece of fence white, let it dry, trace out the shape of the United Sates on your piece of fence, paint the continent blue, and paint a red star or heart on top of your home town. For an easy craft project decoupage a world map onto the fence. Use a sharp knife to cut the edges between the slats and decoupage them down.

2. Pot Rack – This DIY project would work well with a very sturdy piece of old wooden fence. Hang your pot rack from studs in the ceiling if at all possible. Use heavy-duty toggle bolts to secure your piece of fence to the ceiling if you cannot find a stud. Next, screw in stainless steel hooks securely into the wood. You can find these hooks with a screw ready end in the aisle where you find S hooks and chains at your local home improvement store. They are sometimes near the teacup hooks as well. Hang your pots from the hooks. You could also hand the old piece of fence on your wall and use bars with S hooks to hang your pots from.