I've been in need of a box to keep my paints in on my desk (not too small, not too big) and I had my mind set on a nice old wooden artist box. I've been scouring ebay for something appropriate but all I would find was either too expensive ($50 for an old wooden box!) or would get snapped up right away. Then, one of my favorite things happened, I found exactly what I wanted walking home one day from a cafe, left by someone on the sidewalk.
At first I hesitated as the box had a really ghastly old, torn, blue, velvet interior, but the exterior was "friendly" so I thought I would attempt to do something with it.
I stripped the velvet and was ready to decoupage the inside of the box when I remembered I had a roll of really cute contact paper. And 15 min later, voila!
Love it! And it will absolutely survive my messiness. Just wipe and all clean.
I love the pattern on the paper, I think the bathroom cabinets might be next to receive a makeover.
Paints and brushes feel right at home. Plenty of room for the stash of paints that I am using at the moment.
The only other thing I might do is decoupage something on the top of the box. Perhaps these two small prints of a couple of my favorite paintings by artist Walt Kuhn. One can't have too much inspiration lying around.
On a different note, our rose has been blooming beautifully...
It's a combination of white, yellow, red and dark red at the edges. The blossoms are smaller then I was expecting, but still gorgeous.
Hope your week is going well!
xoxoxo
{All photos Tina Tarnoff}
