Rustic-looking wares are still very much in style these days, and today I’ll be showing you an easy way to make rustic plant boxes without ever busting out wood stains – this DIY is easy, fun and most-importantly, odor-free! You can definitely make a couple or more of these DIY table numbers right in the comfort of your own craft room/area. So jump in and see how I made them!
DIY TABLE NUMBERS SUPPLIES:
- Darice Wooden Boxes
- Acrylic Paint in Burnt Umber & Black
- Paintbrush
- Darice Foam Brush & Darice Spouncer
- Paint Container
- Sandpaper
- Darice Burlap Fabric
- Glue Gun
- Scissors
- Contact Paper or Stencil
- Foam Block
- Faux Succulents or other Faux Plants
Step 1. Mix water, burnt umber and black paint in a 4:2:1 ratio. Add more burnt umber or black depending on the color of wood you are going for. I wanted a darker walnut look so I added more black to mine.
Step 2. Liberally apply your “stain” on your wooden box with a foam brush. Use one or two coats at first, let it dry, and add more if desired. I ended up with just two coats on mine. To prevent the wood from roughing up too much, decrease your paint strokes as much as you can. Let the whole thing dry – about 30 minutes.
Step 3. Using sandpaper or a palm sander, lightly scuff the edges and corners of your box. You can even take a box cutter or X-acto knife to help with the scuffing process – the end goal is to have something that looks a bit aged.
Step 4. Measure one side of your box and make a template smaller than the measurements – I subtracted 0.4″ all around.
Step 5. Using your template, cut your burlap fabric to size.
Step 6. Adhere your burlap onto one side of the wooden box. You can cut more for another side, or all the sides of the box, depending on how you’re planning on using it. For mine, I only used one side of the boxes for the DIY table numbers.
Step 7. Cut a number stencil on contact paper, or even just on plain regular copy paper. I used the font‘Bodoni Black’ for my numbers. You can also buy pre-made stencils to use.
Step 8. Using a spouncer, fill in your stencil with black paint. What I love about burlap is you don’t have to sweat the imperfections!
Step 9. Once the paint is dry, peel off the stencil to reveal your gorgeous number. If there are any burlap ‘hairs’ sticking out, trim them with a pair of craft scissors. And now your planter box DIY table numbers are finished!
Step 10. Time to fill it with plants. If you are using faux plants – here’s a trick: Fill your box about halfway with crumpled paper, add a foam block on top and fill the sides with more crumpled paper.
Step 11. Fill the top with decorative moss, and then stick your faux plants in. I chose to display some succulents on mine – fabulous, aren’t they?
And you are done! Who knew you can make such gorgeous DIY table numbers from a wooden box? Use them for weddings, parties, or even as decor around the house! I’m planning to put one in my bathroom and one on my bedside table.
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