WhirldWorks Farm
A small homestead and Debouillet sheep farm in Central Texas
Weekend Project – Display Shelves
Now that we’re closing in on our first big festival as a vendor, we spent some time trying to configure what an indoor booth would look like for our efforts. We love the look of weathered wood, but it isn’t quite as easy to come by as it used to be. Not long ago a person could drive through neighborhoods and take their pick of any number of old fence piles. These days the use of this kind of wood has become rather trendy. Due to this rise in popularity these boards are not only more difficult to find, but many people charge you to pick them up. I’m not above paying for my own building materials, but the fact that I used to get this stuff for free makes it more difficult for me to buy them.
Thankfully, while I was responding to another ad and purchasing some wooden crates, I mentioned the problem with fence wood and the seller asked, “Do you want some?” He pointed to his storage shed and there were piles of the stuff! I eagerly accepted and we loaded several pickets into the car and drove them home. We were also graciously given an old fence gate by a long time friend. This gate needed to be deconstructed so we could use the pickets.
Once we had everything laid out on the floor, we decided on the design and got to work. We’re very satisfied with the result and look forward to seeing how well they work for us at the festival. The neatest feature we designed into these shelves is that they are held together by wooden pegs. That means that they can be broken down for storage and easy mobility.
WhirldWorks Farm 
Those look excellent!
Thank you! We had somewhat of an idea what we wanted when we started but ended up at this final design. We’re excited to use them and see how well they work for us.