Thrifted Wooden Box Boho Makeover

January 12, 2022

Photo of a hinged wooden unfinished box from Goodwill.

I found this unfinished, rectangular, hinged wooden box at Goodwill recently. I paid $5.99. It was stamped with Carpenters Union, thecountrycarpenter.org.

See my box upcycle, along with 8 more makeover projects from the Thrift Store Decor Team below!

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I gave the box a good wipe down with hot soapy Dawn Dish Soap water and a rag.

Photo of the inside of a wooden thrift store box.

The box was in pretty great shape except for the interior that had a glue and glitter mess dried and stuck onto the bottom of the box.

Photo of the inside of a thrift store wooden box.

When I painted the interior of the box with Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch Latex Paint in Flat Black, the latex paint did not stick to the glue spots.

I then painted the glue spot with Dixie Belle's Slick Stick. I let it dry overnight and then touched up the paint. Slick Stick helps paint stick to slick or glossy surfaces.

Photo of a thrifted wooden box being painted in Dried Sage Chalk Paint from Dixie Belle.

I then started painting the outside of the box with one of my newest paints, Dixie Belle's Dried Sage.

I brushed on two coats.

Photo of Greenery House Small Decor Transfer package from Redesign with Prima.

I then pulled out my Greenery House Small Decor Transfer (Redesign with Prima)

purchased at Maika Daughters website.

One of the 6" x 12" design sheets in the package fit the front of my box perfectly.

Photo of the front of wood box being painted with Drop Cloth chalk paint from Dixie Belle.

I then repainted just the front panel of the box with two coats of Dixie Belle's Drop Cloth.

Photo of Greenery House Decor Transfer sheet being applied to the front of a wooden box.

I liked the designs on the white paint better than on the green. I also liked the randomness of the leaves just as they appeared on the sheet.

I rubbed the leaves on with the enclosed rectangular stick. Make sure all of the design has stuck down before removing the top clear sheet.

Photo of a thrifted wooden box upcycled with Dixie Belle Chalk Dried Sage and Drop Cloth Paint and Redesign with Prima Greenery House Decor Transfer.

Here is my finished box after waxing it with Dixie Belle Best Dang Wax in Clear.

Dixie Belle Paint Company provided me with complimentary product samples. All opinions about this fabulous stencil or paint are my own.

This is the side view.

I think the upcycled box has a Boho vibe, so I styled it open with a faux Monstera plant, a thrifted brass Armillary sphere, natural wood beads, a plant mister, and round rattan wall decor. (The wall decor is really a placemat LOL!)