the other half.

Published on by Quandie

I’ve been working on refining my non-collection of ironstone lately.

I have a fair number of pieces, and my Welsh cupboard was getting rather full.

I went through my stash and pulled out some pieces that could go.  While I was pricing them up for the shop, I thought maybe it would be nice to have a way for them to easily display them and potentially move them around if needed without too much effort.

So I went out to the carriage house to see what I had that might work and I came across this wooden caddy.

As you can see, it was nothing special ‘as is’.  Just something a handyman whipped up out of plywood, probably to hold tools of some kind.

After giving it a good cleaning, I decided to paint it in Dixie Belle’s Coffee Bean.

I’d recently been watching a YouTube video where the creator was using this color and called it a ‘warm black’.  Hmmmm.  I’d never thought of it that way.  To me it’s always been a dark chocolate brown.

As you can see, my jar of Coffee Bean is well used.  But not being a huge fan of brown, I’ve only ever used it as a base coat underneath another color or as the dark shadow color for a stencil.  But after hearing it called a warm black, I’m seeing this color with new eyes.  Maybe it does deserve its moment in the sun.  So I pulled it out and added just one quick coat to the caddy.

I can certainly see where someone might call this color a warm black.

You might just start seeing me use a bit more Coffee Bean now.

Once the paint was dry, I pulled out that 2nd sheet from the Harvest Hues transfer that I used on the tackle box I shared on Monday.  Remember?  It’s the one that I damaged by allowing it to roll up on itself.  But luckily, the undamaged portion was just long enough to fit the side of this caddy.

Plus the transfer was tall enough that I could cut it in half lengthwise and put it on both sides.

I also had a few random pieces that could wrap around the corners.

After adding the transfer, I sanded the edges of the caddy to distress them and then used Dixie Belle’s Easy Peasy spray wax to seal everything in.

All that was left was to fill it up with ironstone.

I thought this pretty covered casserole with its wheat design was especially appropriate for fall.

The caddy itself is for sale, as is all of the ironstone.  I brought it all in to Reclaiming Beautiful on Wednesday.  So if you’re in need of a few more ironstone pieces or a warm black wood caddy, and you’re a local, stop in to the shop this weekend!

16 thoughts on “the other half.”

  3. You really do have a marvelous eye! What a gorgeous ensemble you have created! I feel like jumping on a plane and flying to your neck of the woods, just so I could buy it and put it on display in my home! LOL!

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  4. I’m still thinking you should do a class ☺️. Your creativity and eye are fantastic!
    Smiles, alice
    Ps you can come picking in my garage and it’s full! 😂
    Smiles, alice

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    1. It’s not black, it’s dark grey (Dixie Belle’s Gravel Road to be precise) and re-painting the inside was one of those Covid lock down sort of projects. So, three years ago, if you can believe that! You can read all about it here.

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