DIY - Painted Boxes

I have to admit, this DIY isn't hard or complicated. I do really like the results though so I thought I would share with you! I needed some new containers to hold things on my bookshelf but still have them look good because they will be out. Since I only have 3 closets in my place, there is really no place to hide anything. I wanted the storage to be nice and fit in with the decor/style I already have. Plus, I didn't want them to be clear, plastic or open on top. Filling all of these criteria was harder than I thought! Then, I found these unpainted wood boxes at Michaels when I was halloween shopping and thought they would work well.

Materials: 2 colors of paint (one for the base and one for the stripes), sponge brush and wood boxes

Step 1: Paint both boxes white (or whatever you want your base color to be). I let mine dry overnight before I started the next step.

Step 2: Tape off the design that you want. I did one with a chevron pattern and one with different sized stripes. The horizontal stripes were much easier to tape FYI.

Step 3: Paint the color you want for the stripes

Step 4:

Let dry for a couple of hours or overnight, then remove the tape. Voila!

Optional Step 5: My taping wasn't perfect so I did get some bleed through. I went back with my white paint and tried to touch up some of the spots where the lines weren't perfect.

I made one box my sewing box and one for my emboidery. This is a big upgrade from all the different places I used to store all this stuff. Now it's all in one spot!

I got this plastic container from the container store for about $3 or $4 and it's been working well so far.

This little plastic box was from the dollar section at target and works great to wrangle all my thread.