A Little French Basket

Since my hope is to get a narrow bench to fit behind our front door and underneath the gallery wall I’m putting together, I have been thinking ahead to how I might style it.  I love the French basket look, especially those with fabric printed numbers on them.  Like these I found on Pinterest.  This one below is the color I am going for.

Source: Paint Stuck Under My Fingernails

And this one has the number on fabric.

Source: Cote de Texas

I found this basket on a recent trip to Goodwill.  I thought the size would work well and it’s the type of thing that if my granddaughter picks it up and walks around the house with it when she’s over I won’t care.

I also had these pieces of Osnaberg that I had stenciled some numbers on. 

Using French Linen chalk paint that I already had, I put some in a cup and watered it down a little.  I then painted the inside and outside of the basket.

Once it was dry, I attached my fabric number to the front of the basket with some hot glue.

A little faux plant plopped inside it and it is all ready to sit on a bench looking pretty!

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