It’s time for some more #trashure fun as I pull out the next subject from my wood haul. Yes, this looks quite dilapidated and a hot mess, but don’t we all look like this from time to time? haha. Thankfully, I’m not a quitter and couldn’t bear to let this poor thing go to the trash. It’s about to become a cute cottage style vintage recipe box. Hang with me…

If you’ve missed my first post about a whole lotta wooden loot I received a few weeks ago, stop over HERE and take a peek. In addition, you can see what I’m referencing below.

I love to peruse the wooden section of the thrift store for cast-off goodies. I’m then blessed with this treasure trove of fun. This is where my vintage recipe box came from, however, it’s not ready to be that yet.

DIY TIME

For your viewing fun, I’ve created a video tutorial for you below, but have also shared my steps here. First, I obviously needed to reassemble this poor thing. I used my wood glue, my nailer, and some wood filler to get it back into shape.

Next, after it all cured, I sanded it down with my sander to get it ready for the next step, which I bet you can guess…paint. Up pops my Small Spray Shelter and my Turn Table to make this easy-peasy.

UP NEXT

While the first coat was curing, I began to dig around in my stash of wooden goodies and remembered seeing this vintage recipe box in my stash.

It appeared to be the right size to fit right in the empty space in my project piece. Score!! Likewise, it would meet the fate of paint to give it a few coats of a soft pink and highlight the details.

Okay, so back to my spray-painting fun. I added one more coat of the white and let it cure. Then I decided to have some cottagey fun with stripes. This is easily done with a painter’s tape and measuring out the stripes. Again, I use my Square Brush and this Vintage paint to create fun contrasting stripes.

Are you ready to see it all come together? I am!

Can you tell I had such fun with this? Totally a blast to recreate this vintage recipe box into a piece with whimsy. I even used some of my vintage wallpaper to line the drawer and a added glass knob I adore from my past projects (seen HERE).

ALL DONE

At last my little vintage recipe box is revived and now has more spunk. woot! I hope you are inspired to see past the broken and see the potential that is there. I liken it to the way we may see ourselves sometimes, while God is eagerly waiting to make us new again. I’m so thankful He can see past what others or us may see.

If you’d like to make this recipe box your own, you can find it and much more available in my online shop.

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Up next, this antique Queen Anne buffet is getting some much-needed TLC for our Furniture Fixer Uppers time. See the reveal HERE.

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