Champagne. Loved and disliked in equal measures as far as I can tell. Me? Well, I wouldn’t say no to a nice glass of champagne if you handed me one but I am highly unlikely to buy a bottle let alone a crate that size up there.
That being the case (oh dear, pardon the pun)you would be forgiven for wondering how I came to have a champagne crate on my hall table. Well, my office is moving and today was clear out day. Suffice to say that, today, I came by this box and duly accepted the offer without even considering the 3 train commute home. It was fun trying to manoeuvre around London in peak time commuting mode whilst carrying a big crate.
You might remember, from Sunday’s post, that I visited Greenwich Market where I came across the most beautiful florist.
Source: shopgreenwich.co.uk via cheri on Pinterest
who had the most inspired herb box. It was also a very inspired price of £55 which floored me, after all it was just an old crate. Needless to say the crate was left in the shop.
Can you see where I am going with this? Yes, I have been thinking about a herb box for some time now. Not just any herb box, I wanted something chic but not expensive.
And so I intend to change this
Into something like this
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or even
Source: Uploaded by user via cheri on Pinterest
I was amused to discover that the post officer in work thought I was as mad as a box of frogs. It was also nice to hold a 10 minute discussion with my colleagues about what they might do with the box. Suggestions ranged from a wine rack to a bathroom cabinet. So, what would you do with it? Would you even have thought about taking it home? Do you think I am as mad as a box of frogs?
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That will look super cool, I have seen some great things done with crates for wine etc. I definitely think a herb garden will be lovely – will you paint it and if so what colour?
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I havent decided yet. If I do then it may be duckegg
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We get tons of flower bulb crates, think tulips and daffodils, in late summer from Holland. Great idea.
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That sounds fantastic. Hadn’t thought of that. Welcome too
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I have 2 that I stained with wood oil. They are used as small book “cases” because I have more books than shelves to keep them on. But if I ever run out of books for them, I now know what they will be in their next life!
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Great idea. I am leaning towards staining rather than painting, more authentic
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How beautiful! I think I would leave it just as it is and enjoy it as it ages, imagining why I had all that champagne and what occasion I might have been celebrating (even if you didn’t/weren’t, no one else needs to know!).
I love the idea of a herb garden but also I love the little bits inside and wonder if these could be made use of somehow? I’m not sure how though.
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Hmm. The bits inside are what held the bottle in place. I had cosifered using it as a wine rack and keeping the bits.
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Love the idea of turning it into a herb planter! (But who gave that florist permission to use our shade of green? Hmm?!) I reckon yours should be stained or varnished though, not painted, or nobody will know what it once held!
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Agreed. Although if I paint in any way it would be more of a wash than solid colour. I am leaning to something along the lines of the second planter. Isnt that a NT colour?
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Finally rocked in to say Hello … love the crate, paint it purple – looks fab against green plants.
Paint the whole world purple, I say xxx
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Purple is a fantastic colour. I could imagine dark green leaves against that.
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