DIY Wood Toy Box or Blanket Box

Hi guys!

Well it was ‘Project Organization’ at my house over the weekend.  I got a TON done, and managed to make a few things with my ever growing scrap pile!

I had a bunch of Purebond Plywood leftover from my son’s dresser that I built, so I decided to make a toy box for me! That’s right… For me. 🙂

Here is how it turned out…

As I mentioned, I spent the weekend organizing.  This project knocked out 2 birds with one stone.  I was able to shrink my scrap pile and get rid of this doozie that’s been in my room at the same time!

Don’t judge… Ok… You totally can 😉

It’s bad.

But… I am proud to say that the baby’s toys have some new digs…

I adapted Ana’s great plan for her toy box to build mine.  I loved hers, but was determined to spend no money on mine.  I had to shorten it just a bit so I had enough wood.

I used my incredibly awesome Kreg Jig® once again for this build.  Did I mention that you all need one???

I used 3/4″ pocket holes and my settings looked like this…

These are the sides of my toy box…

And my base…

I built my box just like Ana’s instructions told me to…

To finish this baby I used a stain and latex paint.

I first stained the box using Rust-Oleum Ultimate Wood Stain in Kona.  LOVE.

For my trim pieces I used MDF scraps that I had.  You can also use cheap furring strips for almost nothing!

Once I attached them I taped off the stained box and painted the trim with a cream latex paint.

My last step was adding a wood scrolly… Pretty sure they have a name, but that’s what we will call it  😉  You can buy these at Lowe’s and Hobby Lobby also have great metal ones that would be super cute and cheap!

Mine was leftover from a different project.  I just painted it with my latex paint and nailed and glued it to the front of the box.  That’s it!  So simple… And just a little bit prettier than the old clothes basket!

Oh I love me some scraps…

I figure when it doesn’t hold toys anymore it will also make a great blanket basket!

So… What have you made with your scraps??  I would love to hear about it!

Remember you can see the full tutorial on these easy, peasy boxes over at Ana-White.com!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!  Have a great Tuesday!

~Whitney