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Whitewashed Barn Star

Published: Jun 11, 2015 · Modified: Jul 11, 2015 by Ashley Phipps · 438 words. · About 3 minutes to read this article. · 12 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads and sponsored posts · This blog uses cookies · See our privacy policy for more info Filed Under: Craft, Holiday

Happy summer!  With summer comes the 4th of July and we love to celebrate our country on this special day!  We also love to do a few 4th of July projects here at Simply Designing and so today I am happy to share this really cute and oh-so-simple Whitewashed Barn Star project with you!  Plus I am sharing over 85 AMAZING Patriotic Ideas with you to as part of a blog hop with some of my amazingly talented blogger friends!  If you are visiting from another site, from the Red White and Blue blog hop, or if you are just stopping by, I would love for you to take a moment to follow me HERE.  You really don't want to miss out on all the fun and creative ideas I share here!  So sign up here and then let's get this project going!

Whitewashed Barn Star - fun and easy 4th of July project

Whitewashed Barn Star

To create this whitewashed barn star, you will need:

  • Barn Star
  • Paint in red, white and blue
  • Paint brush (I used three different ones to make this quicker but you can use one.  Just be sure to let it dry completely in between colors.)

Whitewashed Barn Star Supplies

You will want to gently dry brush your paint on.  To do this I dab the tiniest bit of paint onto my paint brush and then wipe most of it off on a paper towel.  When there is just a little bit let on the brush, I gently and not very carefully paint the surface until just a touch of paint is on the wood.

Whitewashed Barn Sta - dry brush

I didn't want a lot of paint, just a touch of paint to give it a whitewashed look!  So start light, you can always add more paint but you can't take it away.

Whitewashed Barn Star

I used white on the outside of my star and then red and blue paint on the inside.

Whitewashed Barn Star - perfect 4th of July decor

This is such a fun and simple way to turn an ordinary barn start decoration into something perfectly Patriotic!

Whitewashed Barn Star - perfect 4th of July decor

Because I didn't use much paint, this project also dried really quickly so I was able to put it up in my home just a few minutes after I was done painting it!  So it is a quick project that anyone can do!

Whitewashed Barn Star Square

I am thrilled to be a part of the Red White and Blue blog hop today so you can get your hands on over 85 other amazing Patriotic Ideas!

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Comments

  1. Sheena

    June 17, 2015 at 3:59 pm

    I am lovin' your star!!! I have a small table that it would look prefect on!!!

    Reply
  2. Carole West @ Garden Up Green

    June 19, 2015 at 8:04 am

    Love this star - I have some scrap wood and I'm thinking this might be a neat project to give a whirl.

    Reply
  3. T'onna @ USS Crafty

    June 23, 2015 at 12:57 am

    Your star looks amazing! I love it, and I'm pinning it!

    Navy Wifey Peters @ The Submarine Sunday Link Party

    Reply
  4. Georgia @ Silver Spiral Studio

    June 28, 2015 at 12:15 am

    Love this!! So rustic yet classy. Thanks for sharing 🙂

    Reply
  5. Becky

    July 06, 2016 at 11:33 am

    Cute project! Thanks for linking up to Talk of the Town link party.

    Reply
  6. Charlene Asay

    July 06, 2016 at 6:23 pm

    I love this! I need one for my house I think 🙂

    Reply
  7. Stacey

    July 07, 2016 at 11:43 am

    You know that's the kind of thing that people pay a lot of money for. You aced this one!

    Reply
  8. Crystal

    July 09, 2016 at 10:58 pm

    Your star came out great! What a fun DIY-Thanks for sharing at #HomeMattersParty hope to see you back.

    Reply
  9. Donna @ Modern on Monticello

    July 08, 2017 at 8:11 am

    I love this project. Thanks for the tutorial on dry brushing and sharing so many great patriotic projects. #HomeMattersParty

    Reply
  10. Julie Briones

    July 10, 2019 at 6:23 pm

    Well, isn't this just so pretty! Glad to see that you linked this up at Happiness is Homemade! This could be painted in so many different colors! Would love to have you at Tuesday Turn About! Hope to see you there!

    Reply
  11. Katie

    July 12, 2019 at 4:36 pm

    Hello! I love your whitewash barn star project so much that I decided to feature it at our Happiness Is Homemade Link Party #278 this week - congratulations!

    Reply

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