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Then I thought, why not share the love?

When Kristen sends you your sign, it will come with two pre-drilled holes for hanging.. She’ll also send along these two super long silver-toned push pins that you can use to hang the sign on your wall..The signs are super lightweight so the push pins are really all it takes.

The signs are also really strong though, as I dropped mine several times on my tour around the house and it didn’t even chip.My heart stopped for a second there, but everything was just fine!.You’ll notice I didn’t use the pins to hang my sign.

Of course I was stubborn and insisted that my sign needed to go exactly here on this outside brick wall that I can’t really pin anything into.So hot glue it was!

I really do love seeing this sign here every time I go up the stairs though.

And, bonus: I’ve been inspired to actually finish painting this wall now!Someone had installed a little slide lock on the door at some point and it was made from some kind of cheap brass.

I guess because of its cheapness, it had tarnished quicker than the door knob and it was exactly the kind of old-looking finish I was looking for.. OK, maybe pretty isn’t the right word for it.But it’s more what I’m looking for to add character and stand out against my crisp new paint job.. Here’s how I worked my magic!.

The first thing that needed to happen was to remove the clear varnish that was keeping the brass from tarnishing..I read that a little vinegar mixed with salt and applied with a scouring pad does the trick.