After many hours hunting for vintage DIY projects to decorate the arch in our home, my husband came up with a really cool way to give an old ladder a new life. 
First we started with an old over-loved ladder from my father’s garage. We then held the ladder up against the archway and marked each rung where it met the top of the arch.
Using a saw we cut each rung and both ends to fit inside the archway. Ozzy our cat inspected our work and left his monkey behind with his approval.
To secure the ladder we used shelf brackets from Home Depot.
What I love the most about this project is the fact we can enjoy the decoration from both the living room and the dining room. The ladder adds interest to both rooms without creating separate projects.
Little by little and a few DIY projects our living space is becoming a comfy home.
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Very cool!!
oh goodness! How brilliant. Decor impossibles are endless.
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I saw your link on The Gunny Sack Link Party #72. What a great idea. I think it really looks cool. My post is #109.
Wow, I love it. It looks awesome. I’m your newest follower. I would love for you to check out my blog when you have a second at http://sister-number-5.blogspot.com
Found you through Hometalk, following you on GFC…what a cute idea!!! Love it!
Marti
Very clever!
Susan
Fantastic idea!
It looks so splendid! I can’t believe you had the courage to cut up that wonderful old ladder, but you did so well. It looks fabulous….
hugs x
Crystelle
oh Wow! this is awesome! Very clever!
So clever!!!
I love this idea!!! Rustic and very creative, I never would have thought of it.
Saw this on Hometalk so had to come check it out over here. Love it! A really great idea. Following you on GFC.
Really neat idea! It turned out great! Thanks for stopping by the Throwback Thursday Linky Party! 🙂
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Just wanted to stop by and let you know that your ladder archway is my feature this week at Throwback Thursday. Please stop by anallievent.com and grab an “I Was Featured” button from my sidebar. Love the ladder!
LOVE your archway ladder…………..We have two archways that would be perfect for this project. I would stain the ladder ( as I don’t care for the rustic shabby look ). Thanks……….