Colorful Wooden Tool Boxes with a Little bit Of Chalkboard Paint!

So..... a while back I posted about an old tool box that I made "pretty" by girling it up   Fast forward to NOW and I am making my own and painting them whatever pretty color my heart desires!  And woo hoo I have actually sold a few!  Now, that's a good thing.  Bad thing is I have put most of my tool trugs to use for me.  

One of my favorites that I obviously couldn't keep because my name is not Donna

next up is the turquoise I love

Added some red chalkboard paint

Testing new colors and color combinations.  Maybe even a little paint dipping that is all the rage now :)

not a great picture but the green (Benjaman Moore Paradise Valley with blue chalkboard paint is my favorite so far)  And stay tuned - I am trying some new ideas for the next tool box (yellow and turquoise are together one of my favorite combinations!)   And glitter will be involved :)

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Creating Chalkboard Cabinet Doors from Habitat Restore

Our local Habitat Restore has stockpiles of new and used cabinet doors priced at $1 each.  Yep - one buck!  So, now, I have a little stockpile of my own....

Here is an example of new ones.  I started by sanding, then priming, so the paint (Benjamin Moore Paradise Valley) would not chip so easily.  Then, using my Purdy XL cub brush, I painted the center with chalkboard paint.  I adore this brush - I didn't use any painter's tape!  Who doesn't love a good shortcut???

Then, I used one of my new favorite machines I just discovered at our plant to drill holes for the knobs.  A very old but amazing drill press!  You will be seeing more work with this baby.  It has made my life so much easier!  It can hold just about any drill bit I want to use - and drills it straight!  Oh - I think I'm in love :)

Added these knobs I found at half price from Hobby Lobby - they were $1.50 each.  Now, a peek at some of my projects with the cabinet doors I have been accumulating.  (That's a nicer word than hoarding maybe?)

Lots of Works In Progress going on around here.  Hope to share more soon!

As always, I am so thankful you stopped by!  

Bread Box Clutter Keeper

Weeks ago I found this old $2 bread box at Goodwill.   I am always in search of ways to hide clutter.  And this could hide a lot!  (Warning - put on your shades for the next photo!)

So....I grabbed one of my favorite spray paints, Rustoleum 2x in Berry Pink.  I found a pink and green small ceramic pull at Hobby Lobby (Their knobs are all 50% off this week - this cutie was $1.00!)  And yea, it looks really bright here but this is actually a wonderful color.  So cheerful

I have not done anything to the interior, yet.   And I'm thinking of stressing or glazing at some point but, for now, this sits in my kitchen hiding most of the things we use daily.  And...I actually found another box just like this!  I'm trying to decide what color to use on the second one.  It will be storing some of my art supplies and I plan on giving it a very different look than it's "sister"!
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By the way, this has to be one of my shortest posts ever.   I'm working on keeping it light :)

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