Little box...

Hi Everyone!  Happy Weekend!  We are in for some nasty weather this weekend if the weather man is right. We're in for a mix of rain, snow, ice and wind.  I'm hoping that the weather man is wrong, although I would take some rain.  It's awfully dusty around here.  I hope your weather is better and that you have great plans for this weekend.  I have projects to work on, cleaning to do, and a book I'd like to read....we'll see if that one happens.  

I want to show you what I made last night.  Isn't it cute?

I've been trying to make things from my stash of inventory without spending any money and only using what I have on hand or what someone has given me.  I found these in my stash.  I have four of them.  I got these about six years ago.  I can't remember what I got them for or what I was planning on doing with them, but there they were, just waiting to be used in a project.

 I found some scrap lumber and cut them down to size.

 Then using glue, my nail gun and a few strategically placed screws, I assembled this box.

 I filled the nail holes, sanded it down, and slapped on some pewter gray paint for the base coat.  And since it is the base coat, I wasn't very careful about how it went on.

When it had dried, I painted a top coat of Annie Sloan's Chalk Paint in Old White.  And once it dried, I took my mouse sander to it.  I sanded key areas heavily and other areas very lightly.

 I had some vintage milk bottles that just fight nicely into the box.

 And I couldn't resist adding some flowers for a pop of color.

I like how it turned out.  I think I might use this in my bathroom once I decide on how I'm going to redo it.  What would you use it for?  Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!


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