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Inspiration: Mads' Scrap Wood Wall

9-18-scrap1.jpgYesterday we blogged Madshome's Hunde Hus Indoor Dog House/Bedside Table. And while we think the pet retreat is very cool, it's that wall that wowed everyone. So we went right to the source. Here's what Mads said...

 
 

9-18-scrap2.jpgThe wall is a "Scrap Wood Wall". It is made from various lengths of 2x4s ripped in thicknesses from 1/4 to 1 in. I put all the pieces through the thickness planer to get one smooth side and gave them a walnut stain. The pieces were then randomly attached to the wall with hot-melt glue.

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Thanks, Mads!

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I showed my BFF and he said the dusting would probably be ridiculous. I wonder if she has issues with that. It's still absolutely gorgeous and a great alternative to a brick wall.

posted by Kimber on 2008-09-18 15:54:28
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Looks very designer-ie. Love it.

posted by dmh on 2008-09-18 16:13:11
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That is so beautiful. Looks like a crazy amount of time went into glueing that. Love it.

posted by teeze on 2008-09-18 16:13:52
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i LOVE the look of this.... its so cool!

any chance you could share the approximate cost of this project- and how large the wall is???

posted by erinpearce on 2008-09-18 16:18:39
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Ah hah, to solve the dusting problem you only need turn so far as AT post from this morning - Extra uses for the HAIR DRYER. Woo-hoo. You go guys. Today has been a really fun AT day for me (aka slow day at work).
~k

posted by kdear on 2008-09-18 16:32:27
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this reminded me of this flashing/wood striped wall i saw on an episode of rate my space, which i LOVED did anyone see it:

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/pac_ctnt_988/text/0,,HGTV_22056_68170,00.html?sortby=recent&pageref=Photo_Video-923791&vw_arrange_order=DESC&vw_sort_order=MOST_RECENT&pn=1

posted by erinpearce on 2008-09-18 16:33:37
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LOVE it! I can't believe that it was a DIY!!!

posted by hanako66 on 2008-09-18 16:34:30
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To paraphrase Tim Gunn, "That's a lot of glue."

posted by patrick (the other one) on 2008-09-18 16:47:34
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I love when a high design idea is made with simple things like scrap wood and hot glue.

posted by TheoJ on 2008-09-18 17:30:52
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10 out of 10.

posted by houseno8 on 2008-09-18 17:31:08
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Yay I can do it myself! Wo hoooooooooo!
Wait - I mean, hubby can do it himself!

posted by modernmecca on 2008-09-18 17:34:54
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Like like like!

posted by madampince on 2008-09-18 18:49:48
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Love the wall...
Is that a cairn terrier?

posted by Taloferia on 2008-09-18 19:00:45
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"Yay I can do it myself! Wo hoooooooooo!
Wait - I mean, hubby can do it himself!"

As long as hubby has a table saw, a planer and lots of wood...

posted by bepsf on 2008-09-18 19:22:17
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Taloferia, I might be wrong but I think they are Norwich terriers.

posted by Kimber on 2008-09-18 20:47:38
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Hi Everybody - glad you like the wall. The wall measures 18x9ft. and about 1100 pieces were used. The wall is pretty easy to make, but does take some time to do. I did it over a period of two weeks. The dust is not a big problem, we just use a vacuum with the brush attachment. The models are Cairn Terriers and their names are Stanley and Hardy.

posted by MadsHome on 2008-09-18 21:54:43
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Kudos! I'm a pretty avid DYI-er but never would've guess that was DYI. Fantastic!!!

posted by caw261 on 2008-09-18 23:01:45
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Love the wall and love Stanley and Hardy too.

posted by Cynthia in SF on 2008-09-18 23:26:47
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The wall is gorgeous and so is the dog house, did you make that as well?

posted by alexis on 2008-09-18 23:42:32
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Beautiful! Great job Mads!

With that awesome relief/ texture, if you uplight it or downlight it close to the wall, the subtle shadowing effect will knock socks off.

posted by lightspeed on 2008-09-18 23:53:06
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"the dogs have it"

Here are some other mod dog beds...

http://www.blinkdecor.com/decoratorsdish/index.php?s=dog beds

posted by cdirvin on 2008-09-19 07:18:30
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ooh. swanky. very swanky.

posted by exquisitecorpse on 2008-09-19 10:00:16
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The wall is a great idea, I just don't know that I would have the patience to execute it. Plus I'm such a woodworking perfectionist, I'd have to stain, plus sand and varnish all of those pieces. I'd be crazy.

posted by John H on 2008-09-19 10:10:16
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I might have the patience to do it, but I think I'd shoot myself when the time came to undo it. Still, it looks fantastic!

posted by luna on 2008-09-19 11:20:26
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It is made from various lengths of 2x4s ripped in thicknesses from 1/4 to 1 in.

What does ripped in thickness mean?

posted by hazel8 on 2008-09-19 11:56:32
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GORGEOUS!!!! maybe i could live with dusting it if i had to!

posted by blkbrrry on 2008-09-19 14:26:02
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posted by quiltmaster on 2008-09-19 17:24:46
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I can now offer the wall as a "kit". More information on Etsy. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15414769

posted by MadsHome on 2008-09-20 10:07:51
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