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My Unfinished Trinket Box Makeover!

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You might remember about a month ago, I announced a fun little contest for you my readers! We’ve got a bunch of contestants, and the submissions are rolling in! Everyone is making over these unfinished trinket boxes with their own spin, in hopes of winning 75 cans of different colors of spray paint!!

Creative Contest! Makeover this Unfinished Trinket Box, and you could win 75 DIFFERENT COLORS of spray paint!! [Reality Daydream]

Tomorrow is the deadline, so I’ll be sharing everyone’s projects next week for you to feast your eyes on. But today? I’m going to show you what I did with mine!

Makeover this Unfinished Trinket Box! SOOOO MANY possible uses! {Reality Daydream}

Obviously, there are SO MANY potential uses for this little organizational wonder. Truthfully I could use one of these in just about every room.

Unfinished Trinket Box... SO MANY possible uses! {Reality Daydream}

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I tossed around soooooo many ideas in my head for how to makeover my unfinished trinket boxes. Paint? Stain? Fabric? Stencil?

I started by lightly sanding everything down and knocking off those rough edges. Then I painted the inside of the ‘bowls’ white… and gathered some pretties, including some vintage wrapping paper and coordinating lace from my extensive lace collection.

My unfinished trinket box makeover {Reality Daydream}

I do love the look of plain wood, so I wanted to incorporate a mix of pattern and exposed plywood. So after removing the hardware with a teeny screwdriver, I cut a strip of the wrapping paper to cover the bottom half of the outside of the trinket box, and then brushed on Mod Podge to affix it on.

Mod Podge to affix vintage wrapping paper to the unfinished trinket box {Reality Daydream}

Then I did the same with my lace and covered the seam!

Using Mod Podge to add wrapping paper and lace to an undinished wooden trinket box! {Reality Daydream}

Then I added some fringe with a hot glue gun for the ultimate ‘Downton Abbey’ look. It’s so feminine and fancy!

How I made over my unfinished wooden trinket box! {Reality Daydream}

I decided to tentatively use this baby in my craft studio to hold some sewing items. It was so fun loading ‘er up!

Unfinished trinket box makeover #organization {Reality Daydream}

Once I had everything in there, it seemed like something was missing. So I used my Silhouette Cameo and some leftover chalkboard vinyl to cut me some little chalkboard labels! Aren’t these darling? I can think of a dozen other places in my house that could use some pretty chalkboard labels… hehe! STAY TUNED!

Makeover this unfinished wooden trinket box, and add some cute chalkboard labels! #organization {Reality Daydream}

Then I used my chalk marker and labeled each one. So fun and custom!

Add Chalkboard labels for fun and custom organization! {Reality Daydream}

There she blows! Such a fun little afternoon makeover! And I have a half a mind to order a dozen more of these unfinished trinket boxes. There are just SO many organizational possibilities!

Makeover this unfinished wooden trinket boxes for so many organizational uses! {Reality Daydream}

What do you think?! Are you so excited to see what everyone else did to their trinket box? I know I am! Stay tuned, because I’m going to show them all next Monday or Tuesday… depending on my level of ambition over the weekend. In the meantime, make sure you’re hanging out with us over on Facebook and Instagram for lots of design inspiration, behind the scenes activity, and cute pics of my children. #duh

~Bethany

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How would YOU makeover this cute Unfinished Wooden Trinket Box! #organization {Reality Daydream}

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About Bethany Sy

Nick and Bethany Sy are the creative free-spirits behind DIY/Lifestyle blog, Reality Daydream. They recently purchased a historic mansion and have been documenting the ups and downs of renovation and making this home their own... all while sharing tips and tutorials along the way! When they found themselves in the trenches of infertility, they started a journey that would prove to be their most important DIY project ever, and have 3 beautiful girls to show for it. <3

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    Jasmin says

    This is so adorable. I’m so excited to see what everyone came up with. Awesome makeover and seeing how u put it to use makes me consider get one more for my own sewing room ☺️

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