Pretty and Practical Storage by Anne Redfern

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Welcome to my Guest designer post for this week and thanks for your visit and comments last week!

Who doesn't need some storage to house those wonderful new Christmas goodies?  I decided to create some pretty storage for my new Dina Wakley paints.


This is one of That's Crafty's MDF Stackable Storage Boxes, Size 6, it is 12" long and nearly 7" tall and holds 20 - 2oz Dina Wakley Heavy Body paint tubes. I don't have that many yet but I do have lots of 1 oz bottles and I managed to fit in those too.


I will be honest, it takes a little while to build, paint and decorate but the result is just so worthwhile!
As well as the storage box I used some gorgeous 13arts papers (Aqua Flora) and Dina Wakley Media Heavy Body Acrylic paint in black.

Covering a storage box is also a great way to use up some of those design papers you have had in your stash for years, or you could use different mixed media techniques to cover the whole box, the choice is yours.


There are full instructions with each kit. I painted all of the pieces (insides only) with the black paint.  There is an underneath part to the box and I gave this a light wash of Gesso as I wanted it to have a slight contrast in colour. I used Tacky glue to construct the box, following the instructions.

Note: You can decorate the box before construction, but my preference when using design paper is to decorate after construction.



I cut the paper slightly larger than the piece to be covered, glue it down and let it dry. Doing it this way avoids the need to carefully measure each piece of paper! Use a sanding block to gently sand around all of the edges to give a beautiful neat finish. Hold the block at a slight angle and sand in a downward action.

This stage takes the longest and does create some dust. Be sure to wear a mask if you are doing this indoors. You can, of course, use a craft knife to trim the edges and then sand to finish, it would work equally well.

Once the box was fully covered, and dry, I gave the whole box, inside and out, two coats of DecoArt Media Multi Matte Medium, to seal the papers and give a professional finish.


Here are some views of the completed box, I love how the papers all co-ordinate so beautifully. I did intend to add some stencilling but I love the papers just as they are.


Finally, a view of the inside of the box with my paints inside.

Since the different box sizes are stackable and I have some of the beautiful papers left I will definitely be making more of these, they will certainly brighten up my craft room!

That's Crafty! Products Used:
That's Crafty! Surfaces MDF Stackable Storage Box 6
13arts Scrapbook Papers - Aqua Flora
Dina Wakley Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paint - Black
Wet Glue such as Aleene's Original Tacky Glue
DecoArt Media Matte Medium
Sanding Block - I used a Tim Holtz one but any medium grade sandpaper will work

Thanks so much for your visit, I hope to see again next Monday.

Crafty Wishes,  Anne  x

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14 comments

  1. Anne, what a wonderful project, it's always great to make something practical look good at the same time :D Looking forward to next week's project!

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  2. Anne this is not only practical but very classy in design. Love this and the products too ❤️❤️

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  3. Gorgeous work anne .. stackable too. Brilliant x

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  4. A fabulous size to store all those magic making materials Anne. Pretty papers beautifully decorated xx

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  5. A fabulous transformation using the papers looks beautiful
    Love
    Amanda x

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  6. A fabulous make over ! Anne. The papers look fantastic and the bigger areas of the storage box allow for the papers to show their beauty.
    x

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  7. What a gorgeous storage unit Anne! I love the style of the box and the papers you used to cover it are stunning!! Love this!! xx

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  8. What gorgeous papers you've used to decorate the box - and I like the simplicity of the black interior too, making it really easy to spot the paint colours against the background. Fabulous!
    Alison x

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  9. So beautiful Anne!! Especially love those papers! Your craft-room must look wonderful! Nicola x

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  10. Your box looks really fabulous Anne and the black interior is such a great contrast to the gorgeous decorated outside.
    Fliss xx

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  11. This looks fabulous Anne, those papers look so pretty set against the black xx

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  12. I love this beautiful yet useful project. I think you were smart to leave it as it is. The papers are lovely as they are against the black interior. Great work, Anne!

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  13. This storage box looks gorgeous and so useful too! Love the papers you used - they look lovely just left as they are. Such a cool way to store your stash! Hugs xxxxxxx

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  14. Love how you put this useful box together Anne - a lovely work of art for storage!

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