DIY Anthropologie Inspired Crock

May 28, 2012 By 18 Comments

If you’re looking for a DIY that takes about 30 seconds and that you can’t mess up, you’ve come to the right place. In fact, the messier the better for this Anthropologie-inspired DIY.

Gwyneth and I originally set out to paint the handles on our wooden spoons. Within an hour of discovering and pinning this image, it got 111 repins, so we figured it was a project worth prioritizing.

Aren’t they great? We thought so too, so we pulled out all our almost-empty cans of paint and got super excited about all the free space we were about to create under the kitchen sink. Our excitement was short lived. We then realized that our utensil crock contained only 3 wooden utensils. The 7 plastic spatulas (in varying states of melted) didn’t seem like great candidates for this DIY.

Then Gwyneth reminded me about an Anthropologie ice bucket we saw last year, and a new project was born. Here’s the Anthropologie version:

And here’s how you can have your own in under 30 seconds. Pour about 1/3c paint on a paper plate, and place your crock on top, face down.

Flip over, and let the paint drip down.

Walk away and let it dry.

 

Our crock is a fun addition to our kitchen as is, but we’d love to attach a handle to make it look more like a paint bucket. We’re sure there’s a simple solve for this, but we don’t know what it is. We know one of you will, so please speak up if you do!
xoxo,
mk & Gwynnie
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Comments

  1. gina says:
    May 28, 2012 at 10:54 pm

    Paint some bottle caps and attach a piece of armature wire or a straightened out coat hanger. Very cute!

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  2. Meredith and the New Yorkie says:
    May 29, 2012 at 1:57 am

    Brilliant! I am definitely saving the next dry cleaning hanger and doing this! Thank you!

    xoxo,
    mk & Gwynnie

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  3. Mandy says:
    May 29, 2012 at 11:40 am

    Good morning!
    Love your blog! So fun! Love the crock idea, this wood work for some many other things too.
    Hey, you need to oil your cutting boards! This wipe down with olive oil and let sit for a day.
    Hugs
    Mandy

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    • Meredith and the New Yorkie says:
      June 4, 2012 at 8:45 pm

      Mandy! You are absolutely right – we desperately need to oil those cutting boards!
      If you had not reminded us, they would have gone on like that forever – THANK YOU!
      So glad to have you following along!

      xoxo,
      mk & Gwynnie

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  4. Katie @ My Darling Days says:
    May 29, 2012 at 11:41 am

    THIS IS SOOOO FRIGGIN COOL!!! I am trying this ASAP. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  5. Gen says:
    May 29, 2012 at 2:14 pm

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    Cheers,

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    May 29, 2012 at 2:15 pm

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  7. Geri Johnson says:
    May 29, 2012 at 5:23 pm

    Hi! Looks great! What kind of paint did you use? My crock is ceramic & I don’t think a regular craft paint would wear very well.

    To add a non-functioning handle – a piece of bent wire hanger sounds easy & bend a little L shape on the ends that will fit against the crock/bucket. To make the little donut things the handle is attached to on the side of the crock/bucket use some air dry clay. You could form it around the handle & embed the L shape & press the donut to the side of the crock/bucket to get the right curvature. Let it dry & paint it to match or contrast with the green and use a heavy duty craft glue to attach it to the crock/bucket.

    Your finished crock/bucket would also make a cute place to store your craft paint brushes.

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  8. Shelley says:
    May 29, 2012 at 9:05 pm

    I don’t know what size paint cans you have under your sink..could you use one of them (glue craft paper over the label – or use up the paint in your paint can and paint all around the outside – then your DIY to use up more of another colour? If they’re smaller paint cans, would this idea work for your desk, bookcase or jewellery display? The hanger idea sounds great for handles.

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  9. pam {simple details} says:
    May 30, 2012 at 3:05 pm

    So clever! Anthro knock-offs are my favorite!

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    • Meredith and the New Yorkie says:
      May 30, 2012 at 3:59 pm

      Thank you! Gotta get that handle on there soon! Currently working on a very Anthro chair reupholstering project. Fingers crossed it turns out – I have no idea what I’m doing, so going super slow and hoping for the best! We’ll see!

      Hope you’re having an awesome week!

      xoxo,
      mk & G

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  10. Etcetorize says:
    May 30, 2012 at 4:32 pm

    Very neat idea! In fact…I like yours way better than the original inspiration. Thanks for sharing at Make it Great Monday~

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