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Sticks and Stones Home Decor has made bread boxes look good again. She also has a few options of how to use them other than for bread.I got this option from a crafty friend and I have made several of them. The bread boxes are straightforward to find at thrift stores and the DI. They usually run between $3.00 and $5.00. How to: 1. I bring them home and wash the cobwebs out of them. 2. Prime them and paint them. I use spray paint. Walmart has primer and paint for a dollar a can. Yahooey!! 3. Sometimes I distress them with a little sandpaper around the edges. 4. I sometimes stain or glaze over them. (I just use what ever I have on hand. Just brush it on wipe it off) The bread boxes usually have dings and scratches in them. When you distress them it looks like those dings were on purpose. 5. Add vinyl lettering. They are clearly straightforward and clearly low-cost. before The uglier they are the cheaper they are. Here are some other uses we have come up with for these bread boxes. 1. Drill a hole in the back to thread your cell phone charger through. Put c-hooks inside for keys, set on a shelf near the door you use the most. (I love to have a hidden place for clutter.) Instead of putting the word “bread” on it you could put “stuff” or “simplify”. 2. My daughter came up with this one. Some of the bread boxes have a magnetic closure. Her option was to hang it upside down underneath your kitchen cabinet next to the phone. Put pens, note pad etc. for a little message center. Brilliant! 3. If your bread box is big enough you could hide your can opener or toaster inside. Again, just drill a hole in the back to thread the cord through. 4. Giant recipe box 5. Bill/mail organizer 6. Desk organizer Those are some great options for reusing the bread boxes for other things. Nice job on the bread box makeovers. What one do you like?
