DIY Bathroom Storage {for around $5}

I’m in the midst of a bathroom mini-renovation (more on that later this week). But, due to every local hardware store being out of apparently everything, I couldn’t work on the bathroom over the weekend.  On the bright side, that delay gave me the opportunity to work on a few accent pieces, one of which is this storage box.

It all started when I saw this plain wooden crate at Michael’s for $4.99. I liked the simple construction and knew it would fit perfectly on my windowsill.

It took all of 20 minutes to paint the frame white with an acrylic paint, including drying time.

Next, I used adhesive stencils. I couldn’t find mine online, but this pack is similar. They’re incredibly convenient for small surfaces when there isn’t much room for tape.

Then, I painted the letters using some gold paint I had leftover from a dresser I updated a while back. I had to do two rounds of stenciling since I don’t have any duplicate letters.

I’m notoriously impatient when it comes to drying times, so I tried giving them a solid ten minutes to dry and it ended up being about seven. As soon as I saw the lettering sans stencils, it was just too cluttered, so I painted over the “floss” text with two coats of white paint to give it better balance.

Next, the burlap accent.

I cut a strip of burlap about 1″ longer than the box and hot glued it to the inside of the frame.

Finally, I filled it with a few things nice to have close at hand.

{hand towels, lotion + a mason jar filled with cotton swabs}

This whole project took a little over an hour to complete. As far as cost is concerned, the crate was $5 and the roll of burlap was $6, but I didn’t buy the burlap for this project specifically, so I’m not figuring its cost into this. (Moments like this make me think I’d be a terrible accountant.) I also used paint and stencils that I already owned, so that kept my cost down. But, if I went out and got all new materials, I’d guess this project would cost between $25 – $30 – stencils being the major cost.

If you’d like to make this storage box for your bathroom, here’s everything you’ll need (in list form):

Materials:

• Storage crate
• Base paint
• Accent paint
• Burlap (or other fabric, cheesecloth could be very pretty and airy)

Tools:

• Hot glue gun
• Stencils
• Paint brushes (one bigger, one smaller)
• Scissors
• Mason jar

Happy crafting!