Fall Nesting: Adding a Little Fall to the Kitchen [DIY Decorative Trough] {Day 9}

Here's a little "honey do" project that Josh made for me over the weekend. I've been thinking about several of the decorative troughs that I've seen recently on Pinterest. I used the season as an excuse to convince Josh that I needed one myself.

Josh was perusing Craigslist and saw that someone was trying to get rid of some old wood for free. When he picked it up, the guy told him that the wood was from a set of stairs from a house built in the 1860s. I imagine that this wood was not quite original to the house, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was from the early 1900s.

It came a little rough. We scraped it down and washed it pretty well before using the boards. I didn't mind the rough look, so we kept it as is, but at some point I might paint it.

This project was less of a DIY (do it yourself) than a DIH (do it himself). I told him what I was thinking and he did it. Gotta love that, huh? : )

He kept the length of the boards and used 3 1/2" nails to put it together. Josh nailed three of the boards together to make a gutter shape.

He then cut down one of the boards for the end caps.

And there it is done in all its rustic beauty!

I wanted to bring a little more fall into the kitchen, so I filled the trough with mason jar lanterns, leaves, wheat, and cinnamon scented pine cones. A lot happening in that space!

Linking to:

The Inspired Room's Fall Around the House Link Party
Make the Scene Monday at Alderberry Hill
Just Something I Whipped Up at Project Inspire