Chalkboard Box

Sometimes the simplest project can be such a pain. Or is that just me? I originally was working on two wooden boxes. The other is small and no rope handles. But the more I tried to embellish, the more I hated it. I ripped it apart and realized less is more with me. It’s getting more paint. If I don’t like it I may have to get the hammer. Some stress relief sounds good.

Here is what I started with. Pretty cute but I have no girls and I don’t know anyone named bab. Actually it was marked down because it originally had a y. Baby.  No one puts Baby in the corner! Sorry, it's the first thing that pops into my mind when I read that.



So off came the letters. A little filler to smooth it out. Some primer, some paint and my first time using chalkboard paint. Finally. But wouldn’t you know it, I couldn’t find the box of chalk anywhere. Just my luck.






I added some coastal stripes like I did here on this project.

 
I originally picked it up with thoughts of using it to hold the mail in the laundry room. It tends to pile up on the kitchen counter. But I decided it was really too big and I needed something that would force me to go through it. So now I need to find it a new home.
 

Before I go I just want to say how my heart goes out to all of you that have been affected by the awful storms that swept across the south. I will keep you all in my thoughts and prayers. 

see ya,