I grabbed this bread box from the thrift store. It screamed at me, “Fix me up and make me pretty!” It’s all wood with a glass window that has 1983 printed on it. It’s age was apparent but not any more!
What did I do, exactly, you might ask?
-Took the knob, window, knob and hinges off.
-Sanded all surfaces to bare wood.
-Painted door creme.
-Stained box with Minwax Grey Stain.
-Sanded lightly. Sanded edges of door to bar wood. Rubbed grey stain VERY lightly on creme door and edges.
-Painted 2 coats of Polyurethane on all sides.
-Scrubbed hinges with steel wool.
-Cleaned window.
-Added new tabs to hold window (now removes easily for cleaning).
8 Comments
LOVE!
May 15, 2013 at 12:54 pmWould you sell?
May 6, 2016 at 5:31 pmI'm sorry.. I sold it quickly after I fixed it up! 🙂
May 6, 2016 at 5:32 pmOMG, I just found an exact same box from an estate sale but mine is from 1984. I want to make it over to but am afraid of chemical smell. I
June 3, 2016 at 4:37 pmWow what are the odds that you found my blog?! There are very low odor wood products, latex paint that says low VOC! GOOD LUCK!!
June 3, 2016 at 4:38 pmThanks Dani!! I will def try that!! 🙂 glad to have found ur post through Pinterest!!
June 5, 2016 at 1:21 pmIt’s 2022 and I found same box at Goodwill…debating on to refurbish or not..
March 31, 2022 at 7:42 amHa! Do it!
May 19, 2023 at 7:10 am