Ideas?
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My Grandma used this for flour. It has a wood top, wood bottom and a steel band around the outside of the bottom. The major portion of it is pressed cardboard. I would love to be able to utilize it somehow, right now it's not nice looking and it's just sitting in a corner. ANY ideas would be appreciated!! Thank you!
9 answers
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It's sitting in a chair for size reference.
Juli Albright
on May 03, 2015
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My immediate thought is a little table. Is it tall enough? What about if you put little casters on the bottom? Then I wonder what your decorating style is....If it were it were me, I'd consider painting it a pale color (ice blue? cream?) with a high gloss paint. Then get a graphic I love from the Graphic Fairy, and make a water decal. She has some beautiful French-y looking vintage graphics.
Lucy Nunn
on May 03, 2015
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Love the decal idea!
Juli Albright
on May 03, 2015
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I would decoupge it using things your grandmother liked as a bit of a pleasant memory, if she liked roses for example. Modge- Podge and magazines and make it a sort of memory canister for someone you loved.
Lee Cunningham Green
on May 03, 2015
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If it fits your decor.............use Modern master reactive paint..........
PainterNoni
on May 04, 2015
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I also love Lucy Nunn's idea. I would think of using it for laundry or storing pet food.
Valerie
on May 04, 2015
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Many of the premium pet foods have a lot of oil in them and may stain the cardboard. I'd probably use it for an end table. Find some cute little wooden feet and then decoupage' family photos - especially one's of Grandma - on the outside. Cut a piece of glass for the top so the wood does not warp and stain from the moisture off of beverage glasses. Great place to hide those magazines that you never seem to get read. Or seasonal storage for comforts and throws that you do not need in summer.
Lindcurt
on May 04, 2015
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I discovered this paint either thru Hometalk or Pinterest......it is sooooooo cool............can make it look like old rust.........or copper with blue or green patina........have only used it on a few small things.......but it looks great, and is very, very fun......and a little goes a long way
PainterNoni
on May 04, 2015
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I liked the decoupage idea and I would use it for a couch/chair side table with a small lamp and maybe plant on it. YES! and store something inside it. Store yarn, material, something from your crafts or little things you have no where else to put, but you want to keep them. It's a beautiful piece and I am such a sucker for anything from my heritage. I can't wait to see what you decide to do.
Cathey DeRosa
on May 05, 2015
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