DIY Word Wall Tutorial

Everyday I get the question, “Where did you get those letters?” and last week I had someone reach out and ask if I would put together a tutorial for our homemade word wall. SO voila! Here we are.

The wooden pieces on the wall were pieces of trim from Home Depot. We purchased three and they were $20 total. They come in 8 foot pieces, so we cut them all down to 54 inch pieces, and then screwed them each into the wall. I just eyeballed it to see what size would be the best fit on our walls. Easiest DIY ever.

Now here is the tricky part. Finding the letters. I searched on Facebook marketplace for MONTHS. I finally almost gave up, had my cart loaded with $120 worth of letters from Amazon, but I backed out. That’s a lot of stinking money. So I waited and waited and finally found EXACTLY what I was looking for. I searched for the words “plastic sign letters” to find them on Facebook Marketplace, and finally, one day, a church was selling a whole bunch of their old items and I landed these things for $20. However, my mom and I got in our car and drove an hour away to pick these babies up. So tip one: If you get desperate, broaden the mile search on Marketplace!