Another Quick & Easy Basket Makeover
Another quick and easy basket makeover for you. And a little two-tone action going on this time!
Hello, my sweet friends!
I’m back today to share how I gave these inexpensive baskets a brand new look.
The great thing about being able to do this is you can find baskets you like (that are cheap!) and change them up quickly if they are not exactly what you are looking for.
Gosh, it’s hard enough sometimes to find just that thing sometimes. So when you find almost that right thing, you’ve gotta grab it up and make it so.
I recently shared a bunch of different basket makeovers all in one place, you can see them here.
This one is equally quick and easy!
I love all the ways you can change baskets up to your liking. Baskets are fun…and useful.
But before I share with you how simply I did these I thought I’d share something fun with you. :)
I was published in the Country Sampler – Farmhouse Style magazine- Spring 2021 edition! So excited.
And there it is. Do you remember this project? The painted chair?
You can read all about it here on the blog >>> chalk painted chair.
I was so thrilled when they reached out to me some months back.
I’ve only been published (in print) one other time and it was a much smaller publication so it’s really fun to have my work featured in this amazing magazine.
Anyway, I thought I’d share it with you all here!
Okay, let’s talk baskets…and staining them simply…
Another Quick & Easy Basket Makeover
Here they are before…
Pretty basic and $5 from TJ Maxx. Cheap!
They are not bad as-is but sort of plain and not the look I was going for in the new office.
They would’ve been pretty whitewashed or dry brushed will a subtle color.
But I decided to stain them using gel stain.
I grabbed a chip brush and my Java Gel Stain and simply brushed it on like so.
Apply liberally so it soaks in all the nooks and crannies.
Then go back and wipe away the excess…
Which leaves you with this…
SO much richer looking and definitely more expensive looking than what I spent.
I had originally planned to do the insides too but as the creative process goes sometimes, I decided I liked them with the contrasting light-colored interior instead.
Isn’t that fun?
I think it may have taken all of 10 minutes to do these.
I left them to sit overnight and had planned to seal them with a spray the next day but didn’t need to.
I would always say to seal gel stain but this soaked in and was ‘dry’. So I left them like this, no sealer.
And I just love how they turned out.
They go much better on these bookshelves than the lighter color would’ve.
And I love the little peek of lighter-colored basket weave inside.
So fun!
I love changing things up.
Sometimes I think I even love changing things up just to change things up! lol
Do you do that too?
I’m a transformation junkie. ;)
Plus, I think it has to do with my competitive nature. I love a challenge and I think I see all of these things as a challenge of sorts.
I see you, and I see that I can make you amazing and make you look like I want you to look. And I don’t have to spend a fortune on that other one that is already the way I want it, so there! haha
Because what’s the fun in that, right?
Have you been playing around with baskets yet? There are so many ways to give them a new look.
It’s sort of addicting!
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See you back here with this!
I hope you have a wonderful weekend, friends! Wishing for sunshine and warm weather for all of you (and me-fingers crossed!) !!
xoxo
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Hi Nancy! Love those stained baskets. Congratulations on the magazine piece!!
Thank you, Cheryl! xo
Congrats on the article in Country Samplerā£ļø I was looking for a link to subscribe to the magazine, I love all your creative ideas and follow you every week, and will buy the magazine because you are featured š„°
Awe, really? That is the sweetest, thank you so much, Christie! And thank you for following along on this journey with me too! xoxo
Congratulations Nancy on your well deserved publication! Way to go!!!
Love the transformation of the baskets!
Thank you, Christina! Was so exciting! :) xoxo
Wow, Nancy….that is quite the compliment to be featured in Country Sampler Farmhouse Style magazine! Congratulations, you deserve it! And those baskets look so rich and and it’s a nice warm color without being orangey. Good job!
Yes, it’s one of my favorites! Thank you so much, Sharon! :) xo
Congratulations!! I’ve been floundering a bit with decorating my shelves….too many littles!! You’ve just given me a great idea. I’ve already loved and created vignettes all the time. I’ll be looking for small square baskets for my shelves and contain my littles into a series of vignettes. Thanks so much for the idea. I love your blog and look forward to it and your beautiful photos.
Yes, that’s the perfect idea, Eileen!! Have fun creating your vignettes, love it! xo (and thank you so much, I am so glad to hear that :) )
Congratulations on your publication! I know you squealed with delight when they contacted you. Did you get to choose which project to feature or did they? Very exciting:) Love the baskets and need to get some for my crafty room makeover….inspired by you!! Have a great weekend at the coast!
Thank you, Cecilia! Yes, I was so excited but I wasn’t even sure I would be published until later! So it was a fun surprise all over again. :) And no, they already knew what they wanted to feature when they reached out. (thank you…we got a bunch done this weekend!) xo
Your office redo is sweet. I personally donāt care much for uniformity. Your shelves although lively need a little mixing up. Try putting on one shelf two baskets and one shelf books and decorative items. Or try stacking two baskets in one shelf. Mix it up yours is predictable, like a store end cap.
Hi Norma Jean! Thank you! I considered several different things when I began decorating the shelves with the baskets. And I actually liked the “uniformity” here so that is the way I went with it. It may resemble an end cap but it makes me happy when I see it! :)
Wow! So happy for you being featured in a magazine! Well deserved if you ask me! Congrats!
I love your basket makeovers – I did manage to get a couple of basket together and played around with some paint – I think I will try staining some. They are so much richer looking with stain.
Thanks for all sharing your inspirations!
Thank you so much, Vicki! :) Yay…that’s awesome! And yes, try some stain. I think stain is my favorite way to make them over. :) xo
Congrats on the feature! I still love that chair! Great way to make those baskets work in your office too! XOXO
Thank you, Christy! Yes, that chair was an oldie! :) xoxo
I love the look of seagrass baskets and the darker color is much more appealing to me. Forgot you had painted the chair, so exciting to see your project in print!
Me too, Marcie! Yes, they dug deep for that one! It’s an oldie. xo
Happy for you to be published in Country Sampler magazine. You must be “over the moon”.
Thank you, Rita! Yes, I was very thrilled! :) xo
Awesome Nancy CONGRATULATION’s will be looking for the issue. Oh and after cleaning my attic out as the East Coast Is thawing from all the snow, my attic haul found be some medium to large basket’s with handles!! Going to try some painting perhaps using them for Easter basket decor filled with Spring Flower’s. Keep you posted my friend.
Thank you, Kathleen! Yes, do! It’s a great one.
Oh yay, isn’t it fun to find things you didn’t remember you had? I think that is a great idea. Have fun with them. :) xoxo
Wow, congrats on the publication. How exciting for you. Keep at it because you inspire all of us and we look forward to seeing your blogs each week. The baskets are cute and definiately the darker color shows up well on the shelves. You’re so organized in that office now. What a great place to think, hang out and work. The weather is warming up and I’m sure you’re off to the condo soon to show us more makeovers. See you next week.
Thank you so much for that, Kathy! And how did you know? ;) That is exactly what we did this past weekend. I made over two different pieces of furniture down there and can’t wait to share them! (I’m sharing one tomorrow) xoxo
Congrats on your new publication piece. That is so awesome! I loved the makeover of the chair, but I have to go back and take another peak! Love the baskets – they look perfect on you bookshelf in your new office. Baskets are an easy re-do. I have done a few, but they never quite turn out like I thought they would! Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful week.
Thank you, Sue! Yes, it’s an oldie!
Aw, well, keep trying, there are plenty of baskets out there! Go grab you some and play around with different finishes until you find one you like! :) xo
Nancy! Congratulations on your piece in the Farmhouse Style mag! I get that publication, love it, and love that you were in it! Hope you have many more pieces displayed in it. Favorite blogger in favorite mag! We Nancy’s stick together! Also loved the baskets!
Thank you, Nancy! And wow, really? I am just humbled!!! Thank you so much, yes, we sure do!! :) xoxo
WOW, congrats on the publication. You have earned it! That chair came out incredible lovely.
These baskets are beauties. I use to have tons of baskets, but grew worry of them. I did use to dry brush, but never thought about staining them. I might just bring some back, Baskets are ALL OVER the flea markets.
I do have a question, did you stain the inside of the baskets or is that a bad idea.?
Thanks for all you share. I am doing my first decoupage ever today. So far. So good!
Thank you, Marietta! Yes, baskets are everywhere! Lots to play around with different finishes and such.
I didn’t stain the insides of these because I liked the two tone look. BUT I usually do. So no, not a bad idea at all. And yay…that is awesome! So happy to hear that. I love decoupage. :) xoxo
Hi, First of all I wanna say congrats this is very exciting. I also want to ask where at TJs did you get those baskets Iāve gone online canāt find them Iāve gone in our store canāt find them Iād love to be able to have those baskets for five dollars what a deal? I enjoy seeing your work I also love baskets and have a huge fetish of doing them unfortunately they donāt sell as well as Iād like them to or as quickly and I tend to have many of them Lol… Keep up sharing all of your work, itās an inspiration for all of us. thanks š
I found those several months ago at TJ Maxx. It was in their middle section where they put the seasonal stuff. They had a bunch but probably do not have them anymore, unfortunately. The last time I went I didn’t see any at ours here. I couldn’t believe the price and snatched up 6 of them! ;) I’m sorry you couldn’t find them!! xo
Thanks for getting back to me… you scored for sure..
Smiles, Shara
You are very welcome! xo