Old Wood Box Now Cutlery Caddy
Lisa at Recaptured Charm found a lonely little wood box at a thrift store and saw greater potential for a new use in her kitchen as a cutlery caddy.
While browsing through a Goodwill store recently, I came across this little item.
I’m sure Emma got some good use out of this at some point, but since it landed in the local Goodwill, I’m going to assume Emma has moved on to bigger and better things.
The first step is to sand it all down. Sorry Emma.
I really didn’t want to prime it because I wanted to the wood grain to show through, but the stinkin’ yellow color wouldn’t sand off, so I had no choice. After priming, I gave it a coat of Heirloom White then sanded it in areas where it would get normal wear and tear.
Because I have plans to put this in my kitchen, I used the same colors of paint and glaze that I used on the kitchen cupboards.
After glazing. I loved the look, but it just needed something in front.
I looked through my collection of old handles and knobs and found the perfect hardware in the wrong color. I didn’t want gold, so I sprayed it pewter and drilled a hole. It was the perfect addition.
Emma’s little crayon box has become the perfect little cutlery caddy for my kitchen island.
The total cost for this project was $2. I paid exactly that for the little box. The rest of the materials, I already had.
Thanks Emma, whoever you are.What a nice make over. I love the new use as a cutlery caddy. How do you like it?
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>I really love that! I have one in my garage that we made when we were scout leaders! I am thinking I would like that for BBQ's out on the porch! Great idea!
>I absolutely love that!! It caught my eye in one of the link parties, she did such a great job!!!
>I love it! An amazing job!
Jane
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>I love it. That knob totally makes it – just gives it the bit of polish it needed.
>Wow! I absolutely love your silverware caddy! What a transformation! I love how you distressed it, and the hardware you added is the icing on the cake!!
>thats really really neat , nice make over.
>I love this, the color and piece of ~jewlery~ is what makes it so special and really expensive looking
>I love it!! Her display is stunning and that knob made all the difference in the world. Beautiful. 🙂
>Ok I was shocked at how cute this turned out. What a great idea. This is one of those Really good ideas you stumble upon as you blog. So creative. nice job!
>This is a GORGEOUS re-do!! Love it!
This is so my style at heart but it completely clashes with my husband's taste lol…maybe I can convert him 😉
This is beautiful. What a great project. Thank you for showing us this.:)