Oar Decor

It's summertime! I'm sure many of you are venturing to beach, lake or river houses.... or maybe you just bought one and are trying to think of fun decor ideas. I have come across lots of cute decorating ideas that involve oars. Vintage or brand new, colorful or natural, oars are a great decor piece. Just look -

 Vintage oars above the fireplace. 

(photo from Elizabeth Anne Designs)

Cute for a kids room!

(photo from Pottery Barn)

In the man cave.

(photo from Karen Akers)

Love the look of this for the ceiling!

(photo from Hickman Design Associates)

Oar Coat Rack

(photo from A Beach Cottage)

Use them above the sofa!

(photo from Completely Coastal)

Love the idea to use as a stair rail!

(photo from AliPar)

Above the bed

(photo from Project Nursery)

Pottery Barn: DIY Version Desk

Nicole wants to build a new table that mimic the look of his inspiration Pottery Barn. When Nicole fell in love with Pottery Barn desk he knew he could not, he decided to create their own DIY version. Using the tables on them Effektiv from IKEA and two wooden file cabinet he found on Craigslist.





Nicole painted the desk and filing cabinets (only $75 for the pair) in Timid White by Benjamin Moore. She removed the legs from the Effektiv desk and created mental metal braces to attach the pieces of the desktop together and to secure it to the wall in the corner. The side portions of the desktop simply rest on the top of the file cabinets. The change between the before and after is dramatic, and Nicole's finished product is a DIY inspiration.