My desk is full of bottles of deodorant, body spray, hair protection spray etc, so I decided it was about time I found a home for them. After much deliberation I decided to create a shallow box container for them to go in that I could keep on my desk so they weren't just everywhere.
You will need...
A pencil, a ruler, a shoebox (maybe the lid), some acrylic paint, a paintbrush and something to protect the surface you are working on.
1. (optional step) Paint the entire body of your shoebox with a colour of your choice and leave to dry. If you already like the colour of your shoebox you can ignore this step, I did this and left mine yellow.
2. Lay something, such as newspaper, down onto your surface and choose your next paint colour, preferably something that contrasts or complements your base paint/box colour colour.
3. Put the lid of the shoebox back on and draw around your shoebox lid onto the main body of your shoebox. Take the lid from your shoebox and discard it. You will be left with a line going all the way round your shoebox, slightly higher than halfway up. (alternatively you can do this with just a pencil and a ruler).
4. Paint, with a different colour to that used in step 1, below the line you have drawn. I used black to contrast the yellow of the box. If you want the line to be straight you can put masking tape above it and peel it off when the paint is dry.
5. Leave the paint to dry and, if it needs it, mine did, apply a second coat of paint. Again leave to dry.
6. You may want to stick a piece of wrapping paper the size of the base into the shoebox, this will make it look less like a shoebox and more like a cute little box.
7. Voila! You have a new storage box, to keep whatever you wish in. You can also make a smaller version of this for storing nail varnish or a larger version for books.
Love Holly x
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