On my way up to the shops to post a parcel the other day, I took a look at the things on display outside the antique shop, not intending to buy anything, but isn't that always the case. It was the same shop that I bought the ottoman from and they have some lovely items both in and outside their shop every time I go past. Anyway, on this particular visit I saw this vintage/antique wooden box.
At £20 it probably was a pricier solution than I had anticipated but I like the size of it for the use I had in mind and I liked the rope handles on each end to facilitate pulling it out from under the bed easily.
I had admired similar ones on eBay, but the postage had been prohibitive. I bit the bullet so to speak and bought it. I probably should just have sanded it down and oiled it as advised by the guy in the shop, but it seemed a bit oily as if it had been used as a tool box so I sanded it and then gave it my usual sort of dodgy paint job. Shabby chic it most definitely is.
Here it is painted.
I lined it loosely with vintage Laura Ashley wallpaper I'd had for ages, but hadn't yet found a use for and it is just the right size for all the bits and pieces I want to keep in it. This has now cleared a pile of stuff from the bedroom floor that was cluttering up the space and I'm another step closer to having a restful room to retire to.
Whilst outside in the garden painting it I had a visitor, this lovely butterfly stopped by for a while and paused on the door of the garden shed long enough for me to take a picture. So beautiful.
That's a lovely makeover. You've given it new life. I wonder what it used to be used for.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure whether they were used for storing belongings in the military. I think I might have seen one advertised on eBay as such, but can't be sure.
ReplyDeleteI thought military too. My dad had wooden boxes with rope handles. He was good at making them into other things too !
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