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I also love that it was super cheap to make!

I really had no reason for that other than the fact that it felt right.When you design your own DIY project, you get to make calls like that.

Next, we had to create our counter top out of barn wood, as well as the lower shelf, which is made from new pine..The top is actually made from three barn wood siding pieces held together with wood glue and dowels.We held everything together with clamps in every direction to make sure things would dry to be straight and strong.

After a couple of hours, we removed the clamps and we were good to go!.The lower shelf was created in much the same way, using a long piece of pine shelving and then adding strips of two-by-two all around the edges to give it a chunkier, more substantial look.

We’ve created a few different counter tops this way around the house and they always turn out beautifully.

This set up looks a bit like some kind of medieval torture device, but it’s really just a matter of adding a clamp (or a ratcheting strap) to each piece that needs to be held in place until the glue dries.You can either boil them for 5 minutes, and prep everything else while that’s happening, or you can freeze them overnight and allow them to thaw before you start.

The rest of the recipe is basically done in two bowls:.Bowl 1: The Sauce.

-1 can of plain tomato sauce (the one I used was about 23 ounces).-3 tablespoons brown sugar.