Thrifted Slatted Wood Sign & Box Boho Mudcloth Planter

March 13, 2022

Photo of a plain one by four pine wooden box.

I found this pine wooden box at a Goodwill store last fall.

Photo of the price tag on a plain pine wooden box from Goodwill.

I paid $2.99 for it, but I thought it was a good deal with the price of wood. (and it saved me some time and work)

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This rustic sign was also a Goodwill find.

Photo of a pine wooden box being paint with black chalk paint.

After wiping the pieces down with hot soapy Dawn Dish Soap and water, I painted the rectangular box with two coats of Dixie Belle Chalk Paint in Caviar.

Photo of a thrifted slatted sign being painted with black chalk paint.

I then painted the sign with Caviar chalk paint going almost to the edges of the sign, but not quite. I like the parts of the rustic wood still showing.

My paint lines along the edges are not perfect on purpose!

Photo of a mudcloth stencil from Dixie Belle Paint Company.

My Mudcloth Stencil from Dixie Belle Paint Company has a fun textile-like pattern used in pillows and rugs in modern Boho style.

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

Photo of a magazine rack/tote painted and stenciled with Dixie Belle Products.

It's the same stencil that I recently used on a magazine rack/tote upcycle HERE.

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

Photo of a slatted sign being stenciled with a mudcloth stencil.

The stencil fit my slatted board sign quite well widthwise, but it was a little too short. I was able to continue the mudcloth pattern by realigning the stencil pattern at the bottom.

I swirled on the stencil using Dixie Belle Chalk Paint in Drop Cloth.

Photo of the four screws holding a planter box to the front of a sign.

See the four screws on the back of the sign? Here, the wooden thrifted box was attached to the sign with wood screws.

Photo of a DIY Boho Mudcloth planter box made from thrift shop finds and Dixie Belle Products.

Since the wood sign was so rough, I didn't wax it. I did wax the box. If I were to use the piece outdoors, I would spray it with a clear acrylic sealer.

The sign already had two sawtooths on the back top for hanging.