DIY Chevron Arrows

Hello! I've been working on a new look for our entryway and was in need of a little DIY wall art. I knew I wanted something wooden and something geometrical and I really love the chevron arrow trend I see popping up everywhere (even on my blog, haha). Just the perfect design to finish off the entryway wall!

The finished size of the arrows needed to be small so I started thinking through what materials I might have laying around that could be used to create them and luckily, I had some jumbo craft sticks leftover from another project that would work beautifully. 

Here's a list of the materials I used:

• Jumbo craft sticks
• Self-healing cutting mat (with a 45 degree guideline)
• Xacto Knife and additional blades
• Ruler (or a triangle if you do not have a cutting mat with the 45 degree guideline)
• Hot glue gun
• Minwax Wood Finish in Classic Gray
• Foam brush
• Krylon Dual Superbond Paint + Primer in Copper Metallic
• Painter's tape
• Command Picture Hanging Strips in small

I cut the craft sticks in half at a 45 degree angle as well as both ends to make two chevron pieces. Each piece measured 2.75" from the longest points. Once assembled together, the arrow was slightly longer than 4" and just a bit taller than 3".

I cut a support piece that was 2" in length and secured it (using a hot glue gun) to the backside of the chevron pieces to hold the arrow together. With the arrow being small in size, the one center support seems to hold these together pretty well but any larger I would suggest adding addition supports to the backside.

I wanted these to have a weathered look so I stained them with Minwax in Classic Gray and to add a bit of extra charm, I taped off the middle of the arrow with 2" wide painter's tape and then spray painted the top and bottom exposed edges with copper metallic paint. I'm kind of a fan of copper and rose gold right now and love using it as accents throughout the house. Makes me smile. J

To hang them, I used Command strips. This way I didn't have to worry about nailing anything to the wall and if I didn't align them perfectly to my liking, it was an easy adjustment with the interlocking fasteners.

A super easy project! There are so many different ways to style and display these so have fun with them. J I'd love to see how your chevron arrows turn out!