Hey friends!

After finishing my mirrors in the dining room, my table started to look naked!  So… I dressed her up today.

This is a super easy project and I LOVE the results!

This is the wood I used for the project…

2 – 1x6x4 whitewood boards

1- 2×4 stud

Total for wood was under $10… Yippee!

I also used Gorilla Wood glue to attach it all together.

I cut my 2×4 the same length as my other 2 boards (4ft)

I used wood glue and nails to attach the 1×6’s to the 2×4 like this…

Then I cut 2 small pieces of from my stud to finish off the sides.  Mine were 3.75″ each. I know it looks shanty… But that was my goal here 😉

I made some dings all around the whole box, and I also used some furniture upholstery nails around the whole thing because I like the way they look.  You can find these at Lowe’s by the screws and nails.

I decided to try a new product out to finish my box.  I found this stain at Lowe’s.

It’s Rust-Oleum Ultimate Wood Stain.

I LOVED it.  I was thinking there wouldn’t be much of a difference in this new stain and the one I was previously using, but I was shocked at the difference.

The Rust-Oleum stain dries in no time.  I actually had the box on my table dry an hour after I stained it… Love that.

It’s also much less stinky and sticky than the others I have used.  You will love it!

Once it dried I was all finished.  I used some glass bottles I found HERE and filled them with some little flowers I found at Hobby Lobby.  You can also use old glass coke bottles, Starbuck’s glass bottles or any old glass sauce bottle.

I used the 12 ounce sauce bottles from their site (SAU12)

Here is how it turned out…

What do you think??

If you like it, I would love for you to Pin it, Stumble it and Share it below 😉

Thanks so much for stopping by!  You can see more of my dining room in these posts…

Dining Chairs

Dining Table Revamp

DIY Window Panels

Have a great night!

~Whitney

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  2. Love this! One question before I get started on making this- In the list of materials you listed that you used 1 x 6 boards, but in the tutorial portion you said you attached the 1 x 4 to the 2 x 4 with glue and nails. So did you use 1 x 6’s or 1 x 4’s for the sides? Thanks

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  7. O I’m so happy to see this post! I saw a pin and wanted to copy the look, which I did, but I already had the box. So very happy to find your blog!!!

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  10. Whitney-

    I love it! I am going to have to go and get my hands on some of those nails too…they are awesome! Thanks for sharing!

    Heidi@HomemadeBeautiesByHeidi

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  14. Love this! I just took a wooden box some bulbs came in and added it to my desk for some extra storage. This is awesome! Putting this project on my list! Love the bottles too. You newest follower 🙂

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    1. I used the 12 oz sauce bottle. The code for it is SAU12, but old coke and starbucks bottles would work great too!

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  16. Thank you for sharing your awesome, planter centerpiece! You ladies always make things look so easy! I’m really new to blogging and have to say that your blog was the very first I came across and have loved it ever since!

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