I'm not sure what your house is like since the avalanche of presents at Christmas but ours is starting to look a little crowded, what with having to share my floor space with Optimus Prime and Starscream – yes we have reached the Transformers stage of childhood – so in a vague attempt to carry on project declutter, I've been getting my DIY on.
Our flat has beautiful Georgian features with sash windows, marble fireplaces and ornate ceiling roses but when it comes to storage space it seems to be lacking some what. On the hunt for something to contain F's First I masked off the area I wanted to paint, got my brushes at the ready, cracked open my tin of Pale Sabel Furniture paint and got started.
It didn't take long at all to paint the bottom half of the small basket and F even joined in for a little bit before he got distracted by toys and wandered off. I then painted the lid of the large basket, making sure on both to paint in-between the weaves. I chose white to try and keep the baskets looking light and I didn't even need to use two coats, one was enough.
Once dried, I filled the baskets with some of F's more bulky toys and put them in our bedroom as it's the largest space in the flat, plus the baskets look great beside the grey marble and blue tiles. I really love how simple this DIY project is and now I have my very own two tone baskets so another ticked off my wish list. I've now caught the DIY bug and my next project is to up-cycle a chest of drawers in F's room after sourcing some beautiful gold geometric handles. What's the one thing in your home you'd love to up-cycle?
*I was provided paint c/o Laura Ashley for this project. All words and opinions are 100% my own.
These look great!
ReplyDeleteI painted a chest of drawers a few months ago....it's addictive, since then I have done 2 chairs & a tall cabinet!! I am also planning to paint some drawers in my son's room....it's amazing how easy it is to do, even to a total decorating disaster person like me!!
Love your baskets! I haven't done any decorating, DIY or upcycling for a while now but I renovated/painted/upcycled most of the furniture in the holiday rental I run when I set it all up 5 years ago. It as great fun doing it.
ReplyDeleteThey look great, I would never have thought of painting baskets
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea to refresh the look of your baskets, I love the finished product and your photo's are gorgeous as always! x
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea. I love the end results.
ReplyDeleteI love the look of these! Great job! I also love your fireplace a little bit!! :)
ReplyDeleteI could do with some baskets like this for my boy's toys! xxx
ReplyDeleteThis is such a good idea. I have some plain baskets in Baby's room. I might give them a bright makeover x
ReplyDeleteI would never have thought to paint wicker baskets, although I love them as storage ideas. They look great and really unique too.
ReplyDeleteNice idea and keeps the living room looking so tidy
ReplyDeleteGood idea and they look great. I still have to find a home for all the Christmas toys and it was my 5yo's birthday at the start of January too so double the mess! I have a plan to upcycle a storage unit we were given, it's a really nice old piece but dark wood and is begging for a fresh, bright colour.
ReplyDeleteI love the baskets. My boys are 8 and 9 and they still have baskets. I believe that they are a fab way of storing stuff
ReplyDeleteI would love to do things like this, it makes so much difference x
ReplyDeleteHow ingenious of you - the baskets look great. Don't worry, the plastic tat will decrease in bulk as the years go by and eventually it will all have gone!
ReplyDeleteThese look gorgeous. Some two-tone baskets for toy storage is on my list too, but I'm after circular ones and hadn't seen any... hadn't thought to make them myself though! I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for some baskets now. Thanks for sharing, you did a beautiful job. x
ReplyDeleteThey look gorgeous hunny. I love baskets, and even moreso painted baskets. What a great idea!!! You are so creative. Looks great and it's always nice to have extra storage to hide those kiddies toys too. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat idea, works well and I reckon the paint must help the baskets blend in a bit more, which is good when you can't always shove things away behind cupboards.
ReplyDeleteThese look brilliant! I am in need of something like this to hide away the equally gorgeous toys - although I'd need about 100 to contain it all!!
ReplyDeleteI've got a couple of two-tone baskets exactly like that - I wish i'd have seen this before I got them as i'd have much preferred to do my own! They look really good :)
ReplyDeletelove how they turned out! my nan used to have a few baskets like this and i always wanted to dip them, haha
ReplyDeleteReally love this simple DIY upcycle project - paint always looks lovely on woven baskets and just love the results
ReplyDeleteLaura x
The baskets are lovely! Very nice idea for storage! It is easy to make and it is so nice! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteReally good idea! I love baskets! They are really beautiful and great to use for some extra storage! Great DIY project! Thanks for sharing! Greets, Storage Millwall Ltd.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! I could use the basket not only for toys but also for magazines. Thanks for sharing your ideas and projects.
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