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Thursday, December 26, 2013

DIY Wooden Box

This wooden box is just Home Depot scraps, nails, two hinges and a handle! 

DIY Wooden Box by Over The Apple Tree

My son is a collector. He has been asking for a large box for a while, probably to put all his junk super important stuff in. I almost bought one, but my husband wanted to try and make it. 

Of course I couldn't keep my hands off it, so I used a wood burner to make the picture and his initials!

The rough edges on the top and bottom pieces were a result of the wood breaking from the huge knot in it. He decided to leave it that way to give it more character.

Box is finished with stain and polyurethane.

DIY Wooden Box by Over The Apple Tree

DIY Wooden Box by Over The Apple Tree


DIY Wooden Box by Over The Apple Tree

DIY Wooden Box by Over The Apple Tree


DIY Wooden Box by Over The Apple Tree

DIY Wooden Box by Over The Apple Tree




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9 comments:

  1. It's beautiful! What a great idea to build the box with scraps instead of buying. Love it.

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  2. This little box is a great DIY project, Laura. Thanks SO much for sharing at the Frugal Crafty Home Blog Hop. Have a great day!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by to visit my blog and for hosting a party promoting frugal craftiness! See you next time:-)

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  3. Beautiful! I love the color! You were featured at the Create Link Inspire party today! Thanks for linking up with us! http://www.marvelousmommy.com/2014/01/5-diy-projects-create-link-inspire/

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    1. Thanks for the feature! See you tomorrow for another great party!

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  4. Hi Laura! This little box is adorable. I LOVE what you did to the top, that picture is amazing. What a great quick and easy build. Now getting an awesome design on the top like that, for me, might be another story. Your box turned out great. Thanks for sharing. :)

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    1. The design for top wasn't hard at all...find an image, print, trace! Practice your wood burning on a scrap piece of wood to get the feel for it an then go crazy! Thanks so much for stopping by Meg!

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  5. I've been wanting to make some wood boxes for awhile now. Thanks for the inspiration! Looks GREAT! Thanks for sharing at Trash 2 Treasure Tuesday. Hope to see you back!!

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