Boxing Day

Like phases of the moon, and seasons of the year, January is for organizing. It’s a fact of the universe.

Let’s stir up your inner organizing goddess with some storage box makeovers. She loves that stuff.  She’ll probably drag you out in the cold to go find one today. Don’t cage her in.  Inner Organizing Goddess needs to be free!

Deb at Lake Girl Paints let loose on this chest that someone else had let loose on before, but not in a good way. It basically looks like they sneezed across some stencils.

 

She gave it a streamlined look by removing the appliques and adding a chunky new base, rope handles, and painted lath strips to cover the top. So unique and lovely!

 

This toy chest was pretty durn cute, but the owner had long outgrown the nursery rhyme phase.  They asked Joan for a new look, and she gave it an age-appropriate makeover, Union Jack style! I continue to love this look, how about you? Can a country’s flag ever go out of style? I say no, unless it’s made out of like … parachute pants or something. See more from Joan at Nicer Than New.