A little vintage and floral mingle is always a good thing don’t you think? Especially when it comes to something with a more masculine feeling mingling with beautiful seasonal flowers. Today I am sharing a peek at a couple outtakes of something in my new book French Country Cottage Seasons– have you preordered your copy yet? It will be here in just 2 weeks! (don’t forget to register for your Preorder Thank You gifts too! Info below)
Vintage Carpenters Trunk Box
A lovely old wooden treasure with a lid and old lining that is covered in years of patina and original black paint. I adored it right away when I saw it- and when I opened it up, fell in love even more.
Chippy black paint with rubbed areas showing the wood underneath creates such a charming look. Inside, it is lined with metal and has a couple layers with old metal trays that slide and move.
The lady at the thrift told me it was a carpenters trunk/box and was used for storing tools and bits like screws, etc. I loved that it had a lid that lifted up and had so much more charm inside. The inside top has an old tin portrait that may or may not be original to the trunk- but it looks so sweet either way.
Of course when I found this old trunk at the thrift store, I knew just what I would be using it for.
I filled the trunk with flowers for a few photos. Originally, I photographed this for my floral book, but we set it aside for my new book SEASONS and it was a perfect fit.
These are some of the outtakes from the photo shoot- you can find the setting that landed in the book in the pages of Seasons when it releases in just 2 weeks.
What do you think of a vintage carpenters box filled with flowers? I am in love with how it turned out.
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Its so pretty!!!
Hi Courtney – I love this idea, taking something so integral to work life and giving it new purpose while still honoring its past. when I saw the portrait of the young woman inside the cover, I knew you had something special..my Dad was a machinist and a tinkerer. he had a wooden tool chest similar to the one you purchased and inside the cover he had installed a photo of my mother in a 2 piece bathing suit. this would have been in the 1940’s I think, but yours looks older. it must have been a tradition to have a photo of your sweetheart with you during the daily grind of work, perhaps to remind the men of whom they toiled for; much like the pinup girl posters of yesteryear, or the flirty posters of women that soldiers had to remind them of home.
Courtney, I love that vintage carpenter’s box! The flowers just add to the beauty of it! So looking forward to getting my book!
Best finds ever and always. Love it.
Oh my goodness! I have an affinity for chippy black paint with rubbed areas showing the wood underneath. Your Carpenter’s Box is so charming! The photo of the beautiful lady really makes it for me….my heart melted when I saw that. It brings new meaning to the box….suddenly it’s got so much heartfelt sweetness! And it did even before you opened it! Love how you loaded it with flowers. It can be used in so many ways. As always another great find that I love!
I, too, have a trunk like yours…now, I need a plethora of plants!!! franki