Harlequin Flatware Chest Makeover
I bet you see wooden flatware chests often during your trips to the thrift store. They make such lovely trinket boxes for collectibles or are perfect set on a coffee table to hide remote controls. Today I'm going to share a masculine Harlequin Flatware Chest Makeover with a surprise waiting inside. This could be used for a men's jewelry or catch-all box.
This is what the flatware box used to look like before I gutted the nasty smelly innards.
This is how it looked on the outside, rather boring.
Last week when I shared What To Do With A Couple Of Candlesticks I promised this week's frugal decor would involve diamonds. Not quite the diamonds you had in mind? The argyle pattern gives it that masculine edge which would make it a great box for rolled ties, a watch collection or other collectibles.
After a lot of scraping old glue and pieces of velvet cloth, I lined the interior with scrapbook paper. My go-to method for decoupaging paper onto wood is using wallpaper adhesive - rarely do you get bubbles or wrinkles.
The exterior was chalk painted in the color Rocky Mountain. Love the name of that paint color considering I live a few hours from the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
The raised portion on the top was also decoupaged with the same argyle scrapbook paper used along the wall of the interior.
It might be hard to see in the pictures but there are silver metallic flecks in the argyle pattern and so I replicated it by rubbing the wooden handle with Silver Gilding Wax. Dark wax was applied over the chalk paint and the paper to give it an aged appearance.
This box would also be great in a Den or Man Cave to store remote controls, playing cards and poker chips, or fine cigars.
The uses for this box are endless.
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So what would you use this repurposed flatware chest for?
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Wooden Flatware Chest Repurposed Into Harlequin Trinket Box
This is what the flatware box used to look like before I gutted the nasty smelly innards.
This is how it looked on the outside, rather boring.
Last week when I shared What To Do With A Couple Of Candlesticks I promised this week's frugal decor would involve diamonds. Not quite the diamonds you had in mind? The argyle pattern gives it that masculine edge which would make it a great box for rolled ties, a watch collection or other collectibles.
After a lot of scraping old glue and pieces of velvet cloth, I lined the interior with scrapbook paper. My go-to method for decoupaging paper onto wood is using wallpaper adhesive - rarely do you get bubbles or wrinkles.
The exterior was chalk painted in the color Rocky Mountain. Love the name of that paint color considering I live a few hours from the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
The raised portion on the top was also decoupaged with the same argyle scrapbook paper used along the wall of the interior.
It might be hard to see in the pictures but there are silver metallic flecks in the argyle pattern and so I replicated it by rubbing the wooden handle with Silver Gilding Wax. Dark wax was applied over the chalk paint and the paper to give it an aged appearance.
This box would also be great in a Den or Man Cave to store remote controls, playing cards and poker chips, or fine cigars.
The uses for this box are endless.
So what would you use this repurposed flatware chest for?
I share my projects at these inspiring link parties
Thank you for your cutlery box project! I have found quite a few boxes and have refinished, decoupaged, lined, repaired and filled them. Most of mine have photos and memorabilia in them. You inspire.
ReplyDeleteYou're most welcome! I'm glad to hear you found inspiration in mine, especially considering you've upcycled so many of your own.
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