i received a few pretty hacks from
angelique who transformed plain pine toy boxes into really good looking storage. i love the fern technique and the decoupage of the mother and baby bird is just too cute.
"purchased at ikea as a plain pine toy chest
(can't find the link). i decorated it using an old victorian technique: stuck fern fronds to the wood surface using spray adhesive, then stippled around them with black paint and polyurethaned over the whole thing.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9h3ND1uKelpQZnId5ja3aMAD3om_R5FCcWJzKXb8TYqmMJalmI-dmAUoP2ycgMPSseHx2_L76J3Zf76svhx8saXRDyDV17DnrWrWX4biBdxfTYbGsRD4yt9OzJ6W8DKCABpVI01W0GUiC/s400/IMG_3897_2.jpg)
same technique on plain pine ikea frames.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1GhKelG74Pnh_49jGFaYIJWAHTaMLxYjb62yWpPuVP7HDLoElIiFYgUEQv2iMCfR7ICP8pBonrF1upRVC1QydlNbJqALZA98QDmAZyIhnK3nDE5JLv4T15-844HaV3o5KdneHBeoTYE0/s400/IMG_3952.jpg)
another ikea toy chest, painted and decoupaged. this one is shallower than the fern chest so it is more like a bench, and the original finish was a dark stain. (note: ikea toy and curtains in this shot, too!)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphenRQu47B5mYse9KOMWfkSIqyedrV5jbzJqaUDtIn4f44k6ejQWhDhv2eHkgdpcX5-Voe9ZHMZhl97h2LqjusD8DjaLnE5wUD0a14rcP2ARFnZk8OyBXzksu3KvI7jptBGHH445j51Da0p/s400/IMG_0060.jpg)
the ubiquitous ikea kids'
table and chairs, painted."
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visit angelique's
blog or explore her
gorgeous flickr set.
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