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Repurposed Wine Box

By Karen 7 Comments

Repurpose a thrifted wine box into a pencil and pen organizer for your desk. Add scrolled wood accents and wood feet for a touch of character.

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Do you remember this wine box?

I was crazy excited about Emily’s project because I’m a huge tea fan and my tea cabinet is…well, it’s a mess of stacked boxes and random packaged bags.

When I laid eyes on her project, I knew I wanted to make one myself, but wondered how long it might take to find a wine box similar to the one Emily had.

Can you believe this?

Repurpose a wine box into a organized pencil and pen storage tray.

I found this $2 lovely on one of my thrift store trips and my heart fairly skipped a beat because it wasn’t just similar, but with the exception of the artwork – it was exactly the same!

Detour

I’m sure you’ve heard the adage: “Necessity is the mother of invention”, right?

Well, that’s exactly where the credit for this project goes.

As much as I wanted to make my own tea chest, we had a nagging problem that the wine box would perfectly solve.

And you’ve probably also heard that “the squeaky wheel gets the grease.” Well, in this case, the squeaky wheel got the wine box.

The Problem

We finally bought a table this year for homeschooling, and have now given our poor dining room table a break. It isn’t very big but works perfectly for the three youngest kids and me except for one thing…

Repurpose a wine box into a organized pencil and pen storage tray.

We needed a place to keep pens, pencils, markers, and highlighters handy – and organized!

So the tea chest plans were put on hold, and I used the wine box to make an organized holder for our table instead.

That tea chest is going to happen – I’m determined!

The Solution

Repurpose a wine box into a organized pencil and pen storage tray.

For our organizer, I didn’t need the top or handle, so off they both came, along with the hardware.

Repurpose a wine box into a organized pencil and pen storage tray.

Next, I sanded the sides to get rid of most of the paint and filled the handle holes with wood filler.

Repurpose a wine box into a organized pencil and pen storage tray.

All this project required was a couple of colors of paint, some scrolled wood accents, and wooden feet.

The box took 3 coats of paint, but the wood accents only needed one.

Repurpose a wine box into a organized pencil and pen storage tray.

I attached them with craft glue and they dressed the plain box up nicely!

Repurpose a wine box into a organized pencil and pen storage tray.

I love those little wooden feet! They gave the organizer a more finished look and I later added a round furniture pad to each one to prevent any scratches on the table.

Repurpose a wine box into a organized pencil and pen storage tray.

And there it is – just waiting to go to work!

Repurpose a wine box into a organized pencil and pen storage tray.

Long ago, when we first began homeschooling, I read another adage: “A place for everything, and everything in its place.”

Now everything has its own place and I’ve just eliminated the possible excuse that a pencil can’t be found. 🙂

Yes, they would try that one!

 

Live Creatively,

Filed Under: Repurpose, Thrift Finds

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Comments

  1. Garry Harris says

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    This is really a nice idea to recycle the wine box. And I think the best use. Just transform it into a necessary thing and increase the beauty of you home or working place. Also a money saving idea. Thanks for sharing.

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    • Karen says

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      Thanks, Garry. It certainly is helpful and our supplies are so much more organized now! I’m enjoying it every single day!

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  2. Carole says

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    Awesome box transformation, simply perfect for your all in one homeschool table. We did that for many years; it was great when we with unit studies. Seems so long ago and somedays I miss it.. Hope y’all have a nice weekend.

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    • Karen says

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      The kids are enjoying it – and I’m loving the organization. Hope you’re having a great week yourself! 🙂

      Reply

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