Boy's Toy Chest

A friend of mine that I work with was moving and getting rid of things in her home. She contacted me to see if I wanted this cute little piece.

 (don't mind the weeds in my backyard!)

This toy chest is darling and I knew I wanted to make it for a boy. I feel like I've done a lot of girly things lately and I wanted to switch things up a litle.

The toy box needed a good cleaning with goo gone! After all, my friend has 3 kids and I'm sure they loved this thing to pieces!

I opened up the inside and it wasn't as in good of condition as the outside.

So I knew a modge podge project was in order.

I painted the inside and outside with Annie Sloan's chalk paint in Louis Blue. I had some leftover from this dresser.

I went to hobby lobby and picked out some coordinating scrapbook paper for the inside, used spray glue to glue it down, and then put a few light coats of modge podge over it.

After I was finished, I put a few coats of Minwax's clear wax on.

This is what I ended up with!

Isn't it cute?

I couldn't resist putting a pillow on it (even though I know it's too big, but I didn't have any smaller boy looking pillows!!)

What little boy wouldn't want to pull his toys out of this?

It has a quiet close lid and a safety catch so no little fingers can get slammed in here!

The inside has planes, trains, and automobiles on the paper.

If I had a little boy, this would so be staying in my house :)

One last look at Before Meets After

I listed it for sale last night, and it already sold!!

So sorry to any interested parties, but I will keep my eyes peeled for more of these cuties!

Don't forget to enter the Goo Gone giveaway before midnight tonight!