So, we moved into our new home about four months ago, and I feel like it's finally time to show off our new pad and host a party. This upcoming Saturday we decided to combine hosting a friend's birthday and football party into one GIANT celebration. There will be friends, football, grilling out great food, and lots of games, including cornhole. Now, I like cornhole, but I'm just really bad at it. I can't throw straight, or maybe I just never had my own cornhole set on which to practice. Enter Rob. Rob decided, at my suggestion, that he would build us our very own cornhole set to use for future get-togethers at our residence. He printed off the ACA regulation instructions at one of the following websites, like here. Then, we went to Lowes to buy the supplies, which was around $50. In the meantime, I ordered our cornhole bags off of ETSY because you can choose a variety of colors and patterns. After much discussion, we decided to go with UT orange and Grey, which looks fantastic together (and it's the same colors as the new UT uniforms). It took a couple of hours to cut and build the boards, and another evening to paint them. I'd recommend painting the tops of the boards all white as a base color, before applying your actual colors. This will help the colors to look bright, and you won't need to apply so many layers of colored paint. Also, choosing a unique pattern or design can spruce up the look (I saw some awesome boards with the chevron pattern). Below are some photos for your viewing pleasure. All in all, if you have the skills and tools to build your own cornhole set, it's more economical and I treasure them more knowing Rob built them.
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| Building of the frames |
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| One board complete. Just add retracting legs to the base. |
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| Final product: Our paint colors and design (we just inverted the colors) |
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| Looks pretty sleek and stylish :) |
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| There are so many wonderful colors to choose from in this ETSY store (we went with the solid Orange and Grey, DUH!) And of course, these bags are up to ACA regulations as well with correct weight, size, stitching and material). |
I'm so excited to try out the new set when the cornhole bags are delivered tomorrow. Time to step up my game!! Happy Playing!
