I have been wanting a wooden box by my kitchen sink to get rid of the clutter there for a while now, and yesterday, I couldn't take it anymore! I went out to my garage, found some scrap wood, and threw one together... And I thought I would take pics and share it with YOU!

Soooo, here it is...
Supplies you will need:
- Wood- I used 1"x6" wood planks, but you can use different sizes depending on the size of box you want.
- Chop Saw- You may be able to get your wood cut at your local home improvement store, like Home Depot, or Lowes if you don't have a saw.
- Brad Nailer with nails OR wood glue. Nails are faster, and easier, but glue works too. Careful if you decide to use glue though... If it gets on the wood, that wood won't stain the same as the rest of the plank.
- Sand Paper
- Wood stain- I used Minwax Jacobean for this box. It's kind of my FAVE right now....
- Gloves (Optional)
- A bristle brush
- Lint-free rag




I forgot to take pics of doing the ends... SORRY! But all you have to do is measure the whole side of the end and cut a piece to fit. Notice how in the picture below, the end pieces fit the whole side. Then you nail or glue the ends the same way that you did the sides.
After you have your box all put together, grab your hand paper, or hand sander if you have one, and sand it all over, inside and out. If you want a more distressed look, sand corners more than the rest so they look worn. This will help later when you sand to give a distressed look, after your stain is dry.
OK, next! Stain! We are almost done! Phew!
Get your gloves (optional, but highly recommended- if you're like me and get stain everywhere every time I do it), stain, bristle brush, and rag!
Don't tell my son that I used his underwear as an old rag. Mmmmk...
I wanted to stain my box, it was the only thing I could find. It works, right?! (hahaha) Moving on...
When I stain, I like to stain small sections and then wipe off those sections.
I like to wipe off my stain right away so it's more surfacey. That way, when I sand it later it will still have a distressed look. Stain it alllll over, and if you even do the bottom, you'll have a multi-functional piece of decor- like if you want to use your box upside down somewhere else. I like to have multi-functional pieces of decor... Ha!


Your box should look something like this when you are done.
Now is the hard part... waiting for the stain to dry. On your particular can of stain, it will tell you how long to wait, I typically wait over night which is what I did in this case. After your stain is dry, grab your sand paper again and sand those corners! If you have already sanded the corners to look worn this will go quickly.


And you're done!! Put the box wherever you want it, for me it was by my sink. Yay for less clutter!
By my sink...
I like to have my decor be functional as well as pretty, so I put hand soap, lotion, and some fake flowers in it. I can't be bothered with keeping more real flowers alive! I have children to worry about!
Enjoy! xoxo, Sharee
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