Reclaimed wood old gate coasters for a bigger coffee adventure.
If you think the names of my projects are getting progressively more ‘unique’, you might be right.
What’s an old gate coaster you ask?
I’m not entirely sure!
All I know is, I think coffee drinking should be a full-out adventure! And some quirky reclaimed wood old gate coasters sealed the deal for me.
I actually really love working with wood scraps, because you’re absolutely forced to push creativity out there.
Coffee drinking is an event around here. I’ve made coffee stations and coffee signs, and plenty of other coffee coasters.
But with little itty bitty coasters… well, I dunno. I guess I was ready for something a little more substantially… junky?
Big! Abundant.
The kind where you can plop a smokin’ 2 litre bucket of coffee down, and do it up right!
Slight exaggeration, but you get my drift.
I truly have no idea where the gate reference came from, but I visualized it in my head, and it was good.
So I rummaged through my wood scraps, and rusty, junky brackets and such, and made little ‘gate’ chunks with wood scraps.
Pairing up things sort of authentically. Sort of.
As if a chunk of gate was cut to create a coaster maybe…
Have you bought this one yet? 🙂
How I made these reclaimed wood old gate coasters
1. Clean and sand some reclaimed wood at a size you’re happy with. Cut to size as desired, leaving the coaster ‘wider than a square.
2. Rummage through your rusty junk, and find like minded hardware that could have been used for a door or gate.
3. Clean up the hardware (I used Miss Mustard Seed’s Hemp Oil – affiliate link).
4. Attach hardware to coasters with short, wider headed screws. I did not need to predrill holes, as the screws were super short.
5. Stencil for a little extra old crate detailing if desired.
Stencil used / Funky Junk’s Old Sign Stencils BINGO – STAR 10″.
6. Treat with a furniture wax for wood protection if desired, however I left mine as is.
Tip: Miss Mustard Seed’s furniture wax (affiliate link) offers good protection without deepening the wood tone.
I didn’t plan on stencilling them at first, but after I eyed up that delicious, black hardware, I had to.
This one is meant to say BIN and use a few numbers to resemble crate markings.
I could have left the lines and the star off, but I think they gave this design an extra lift.
How cute is that?
Ask anyone that loves BIG MUGS if they think this is a good idea!
And by golly, here is proof I’m capable of leaving some wood blank!
Aww… such personalities, don’t you think?
Reminds me of Danny and Sandy in Grease.
Old gate coasters, I’ll have you know.
It’s officially a thing as of this very moment.
Aren’t you glad you tuned in today?
And because I’m ‘such’ a blogger…
There are plenty of shots for your personal choosing. Gotta love a selection, yes?
Coffee time just got a whole lot bigger around here.
Let the new coffee junk adventure begin!
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Love all of your projects this is really cute too. Hope you don’t mind me asking but also noticed in the first pic the rug in the background and I am currently looking for one, what is it made of and where did you get it? Thanks for your time and keep up the wonderful work!
Hi Candy! The rug was a thrift store find several years ago. It’s a soft wool, so it’s very soft to the touch. Sorry that doesn’t help you much today!
These are awesome Donna. I really laughed when you said they are like Danny and Sandy, I think you are as nuts as I am! x
These are brilliant – and so are you!!!!
I love pieces of old wood.
My favorite touch on your coasters are the old hardware pieces. On your coffee coaster with the stencil bingo it looks like the hardware on the top right is a little train. I know it might sound funny, but when I first looked at it, I thought how cool! I look forward to making coasters out of wood. Thanks for the post.
The coasters are really cute. I love your style.
Love them!
These are so wildly unique and creative. You clever girl!!! Love them.
These are great! Big enough to have a clipboard hinge to hold a small doily with a cookie…Coffee-Cookie-Yum.
Good morning, Donna,
I’m lounging in my PJ’s, sipping my second cup of caffeine, and reading my fave blogs. I had to stop and tell you how much I adore these reclaimed wood coasters! They are so funky, pretty and useful. Wish I had one now instead of the old magazine I’m using to sit my coffee cup upon. Pinned this, and can’t wait to create a pair.
Doreen @ Altered Artworks
Oh my goodness these are so cute!!
Love the coasters!! Love the hardware! They would fit my big coffee mug very well!
These are fantastic! I want to make some like those just a little bigger to allow room for a small snack plate and use it more like a small tray.
Linda, they were originally going to be ‘tray coasters’, but I didn’t have enough handles in stock… maybe I’d better go buy some and get busy! haha
Great minds…
Only you would come up with something that ingenious, Donna!!!! Great thinking; great idea!
Gee, now I’m starting to wish I lived in a house again (instead of a condo) so I could “muck about” in the basement with bits of wood and stuff and recreate some of your ideas.
My goodness!!! I love these!! You are so talented!
Donna,
I think drinking coffee is an ‘essential’ adventure.
You rolled another Yahtzee! 🙂
I need these!! That awesome hardware collection has me drooling…
Absolutely unique and cool. I love these, and the stenciling is just the right added touch.
What a clever lady you are! This is the first time I have ever seen your blog. Where was I? Don’t know but we will have to fix that today. I will be having surgery soon and reading your blog would be a great way to mend. Plus I can ‘collect’ ideas to try once I’m better. Thank you very much!