Redeem your Starter Set for just $5 when you go to harrys.com/alexandriaryan Hey guys! So today we unbox one of the best home decor boxes I have ever unboxed! Let me know what you think of it! Love ya💖
We love you even more!! Keep doing reviews, instead of music playing when I drive i listen to your videos sometimes & half ass watch while driving (you know…cuz safety n all that jazz lmao) thanks for always being you.
I think this box was so cute and a MUCH better deal than Decocrated. This looks like stuff you would have seen in home decor stores. Not the dollar store. I was kind of hoping that the smaller wooden stand would have been like a spinning lazy Susan platform for the center of your dinner table. This box actually gets me excited for fall. 🍁🎃🧡🍂
The pampas grass I’ve been told needs to be set in sunlight so it will “open up”. Then to keep it from shedding, lightly spray it with hairspray to hold it together.
As a Cincinnatian that travels to mid Kentucky a few times a year to visit family I can indeed confirm that the water tower does still say "Florence Y'all" and I love it just as much as you do
I live in Dayton Ohio & have family in Bardstown Ky. On my way home I know Im getting close to the bridge when i see the tower. I always look over to see the spaceship looking building on my way down there.
I’m unbelievably excited to see that table fits in your hallway. I was laughing and shouting at my computer that a half table belongs in a hallway. It’s usually where you’re going to throw your keys or mail when you walk in the door… or put up cute decorations. I can’t wait for advent calendar season!!! 🎉
Put some wrapped candy in the leaf. Maybe some Hershey kisses with the fall color wraps? And the table fit perfectly, and appears to have Wren and Tater's approval!!💜
To make the sign look worn/antique, take a matte paint and use a dry brush technique to paint over it. Use a real crummy looking brush if you have one because it gives more random paint strokes than a nice new brush. This will only put a very small amount of paint over the sign and give it that worn in/worn out type of antique look. You can also do this with a metallic paint, which gives a beautiful look. There are TONS of tutorials on UA-cam of how to dry brush and it is the best way to antique a non-antique item.
If you think you might change your mind in a year or two, you can also use tan shoe polish, the kind in the can, and randomly put some around. Do NOT buff it.
Better yet, there's metal paints made specifically for creating patina looks. They come in little bottles and are meant to be watered down. I use them on jewelry projects. For copper you'd want teal, a deep green, and a very pale opaque blue. Sometimes you'll find them in sets. They get much better results than acrylic.
A dark wax like the Waverly antique wax could be good. Sammi from unicorn dust designs here on you tube did something recently with diy paints and used a dark wax from the line, but I think the comment about using the metallic paint to do a patina look would be awesome. I want to try that now.
I would 100% buy that leaf if I saw it at Homegoods. I love the look. I think that’s the first box item I’ve said in one of her unboxing. This box is nice!
Yea, if only the quality control was better. The items in these boxes really remind me of the furniture and decor you'd find at hobby lobby, where it's really cute from far away, but when you get close you notice the legs are uneven, there are splinters everywhere and the drawers wobble like crazy and get stuck because they aren't secured with slides. You try to open a drawer and it just makes that horrible squeaking sound as wood rubs against wood... like nails on a chalkboard I have experienced this so many times at craft/hobby stores haha. I'm convinced that the items in these boxes are just taken from hobby lobby or their supplier haha
Antiquing wax might knock the shine down on the pumpkin sign. 😊 I agree that the items in this box are better than the decocrated box, but I have faith that you could find similar, perhaps better quality, items for less elsewhere.
I actually really liked the items in this box, shame about some of the quality issues though. Would still love to see you try to recreate it in a cheaper shop to see what you came up with
Oo, I love this box! The half a table is probably intended as an entryway table thingy where you can put your (in the Golden leaf bowl!) keys etc? Also, I think a bit of shoe polish on a rag will knock some shine off that plaque and make it look more weathered 😁
For once I actually think the cost of the subscription would match the cost at HomeGoods. That table itself would be $60 to $120 probably. I would love for you to do one of your shop comparisons with this box. If you ever get another one I would love a HomeGoods vs Steal It vs Decorated showdown!
My mom gave me a table like that and painted it silver! I propped up a black and white framed picture of Marilyn Monroe on it with a candle. I love it! 😊
That golden leaf is probably cast iron, it's quite popular for small decor these days. I would definitely put a small pile of acorns or hazelnuts (in the shell) in it as a decorative piece. Not for eating though! 🖤
I have never seen a more cohesive box of anything in my life. The way you set it up looks amazing and now I want to go to homegoods and recreate it! I actually have pampas grass getting delivered tomorrow from prime day lol
That's a demi-lune (half moon) table. They're great accent tables and fit well in small spaces. That round wooden stand would look great with the lantern and pumpkins styles on it! So cute! Oh, and its Pam- pas grass. You're right about the quality at Home Goods. Best deals ever!
Waverly antiquing wax would work great cutting the shine down on the pumpkin sign. It's really easy to use, all you'll need is a couple of cloths and the wax itself. If you decide to give it a try, I would love to see the results! I really liked the fall Steal It box!
Oh my goodness that little table is EXACTLY what ive been looking for. This box was a lot better than some of the other home decor boxes. I do agree that a lot of the items probably need a little TLC or a soft sanding for the roughness but wow - A TABLE. Who would've thought at table?!
Ohhhhhh this box was actually pretty good!!!! The very 1st thought I had about the table was the scene from Charlie And The Chocolate Factory where they're in Willy's office and everything is literally in half... The sink... The desk... The mirror... EVERYTHING!😂❤️
Better than the 99cent store where it can be $15 or more!!! Asked my boyfriend to take us to the dollar tree for those wood cut outs to paint and he took us to the 99cent store. We both walked around pointing out the high prices (I was aware of their higher prices but it shocked me how little was actually 99cents only anymore) and then went to the dollar tree lol
FINALLY! An adorable decor box! I actually liked everything you got. It’s actually COHESIVE! And it actually looks like FALL! Lol. The little imperfections are easy to overlook with that particular style of decor too, so I don’t think it takes away from the value very much, particularly if you wouldn’t have hung that wall piece anyway. This box was pretty darn good IMO.
This box knocked it out of the park, considering they are trying to be pleasing to people with all kinds of decor styles ad color schemes. I think seasons/holidays make that easier to some extent because some colors are more expected for those highlighted parts of the year, but I dont know whether this is seasonally offered or monthly. I'd definitely be interested in seeing more from this box/company to see what they're like and whether they manage such cohesive decor all the time.
Absolutely love these videos!!! Your face when you looked at the legs and the tabletop…. 😅 cannot wait for advent calendar season. You could literally do them all year long and I’d end up watching every single one. I just love your reactions to these companies ideas of what to put in these boxes!!! Sometimes it’s fantastic and sometimes it’s a hair bobble hahahaha and can’t forget the keychains!!! Love it!!!
That water tower that say FLorence yall has always been a landmark for my family. It always meant we were about halfway to my families house in TN. We travel a few times a year from PA and I love that water tower.
Alexandria, you made my day with your reaction to the table and to the table legs being backward! That is soooo something I would do. I really enjoy your videos and am looking forward to advent calendar season!
Hey Alexandria! My husband and I make steampunk style things all the time. Our favorite thing is dirtying up stuff to make it look old and beat up! Take some dark paint and get it in the corners, and tap ur finger over it to blend out the edges. Darken around the letters and blend out from there too. Darken spots in the negative spaces too. Oh! Copper rusts to a beautiful teal patina. Put a lil spray of that in clusters here and there by running ur finger across ur wet paintbrush. U can also get a dremmel (a tool to sand down specific spots) and sand down some holes or erosion in the letters. Make that area dark too. Ugh I wish I could draw u a diagram. 😅 I hope I made sense lol! Have fun! Edit: made it a few seconds further and oh man, that thing might not be able to handle a dremmel lol 🤣
To give a patina/aged look you could use a diluted wash of acrylic paint in brown, terracotta, charcoal or a mixture of colours. If you want to stay true to the copper add in blues and greens
For the pumpkin 🪧 I would recommend acrylic paint. Use a Matte finish and add water to your colour of choice (I’d recommend dark brown). Wipe away the extra wet paint with paper towel. And repeat till you get the desired effect. It’s called a acrylic wash.
I love that you were so excited about the table that you forgot to look at the little booklet and check for prices (and potentially see what that leaf was made of!) 😂❤️
I love that water tower! Every time I would go back down south I would drive through there and I cannot tell you how excited I got when I seen Florence Y’all on the tower😂 my husband thought I was crazy. It’s the little things. Glad I wasn’t the only one
To make the not metal sign look aged you can water down black acrylic paint , apply to sign the wipe off with a paper towel. The paint will get into the groves and probably lessen the shine.
Love it and half tables were really popular a few years ago. they are perfect for entrance ways to lay a small tray like your leaf for your keys when you first come in the door. they also make a great end table for small spaces. i am so glad you shared this with us i will have to keep an eye out for this one.
Most of the stuff I can find at my dollar + store well except for the table of course. I would sand and paint the table either blakc, white or cream to blend in more with your existing decor.
I have a cast iron dish, it's an owl and actually it's an ash tray... But I use it for my keys. It makes a lot of noise when you put the keys down and pick them up, which helps me remember. It also stays put so well because it's super heavy. For the sign you could probably use a furniture wax to dull it up a bit and add some antique-y color?
Just remove the screws, repair the spot and use the stick ons to hang. Buy dark wax made for chalk paint and rub over the sign, you can distress it as little or as much as you like.
the table is awesome. such a great piece to put in a hallway with a little box or something to throw your keys in on top. in general i think this box was really nicely put together.
Oh my God I love the leaf! It could totally be a nut or candy dish, or a little sink/bed side jewelry holder or a key holder, or idk, so many things!! I neeeeeeed iiitttttt lol 😆
For the copper sign, run to Walmart or any craft store and grab some waverlys antique wax.. You can get a small 2oz bottle at Walmart for $2.. grab a cheap, cheap paint brush, the worse it looks the better, just trust the process.. Grab a paper towel, to dab the paint brush on after you barely dip the brush into the wax.. start lightly dry brushing the wax on and you can apply more as needed. Also, you can grab a small bottle of a clear matte top coat and paint a layer on.. They had smaller metal signs similar to that one at the $1.25/$3/$5 Dollar Tree:)
Over in the uk we have Homesense and TKMax which is the equivalent to home depo pretty much! I absolutely LOVE Halloween and Christmas and every year because of homesense I’m able to add to or even totally update for amazingly low prices yet you’re getting something that other people won’t have and that’s a massive thing to me,I love to see my kids face when i decorate for Halloween,such unique items! But I LIVE for Autumn 🍂 and making your home all cosy and warm(central heating goes on for the first time in months!)get the Christmas yankees out,cinnamon,vanilla,gingerbread mmmmm perfect ❤ I’m putting up my Christmas tree on the 1st of November due to my beautiful momm passing away so suddenly last October(2022)I stayed with my dad for 3 months so I wasn’t at home,instead I put my moms tree up at her house and we did it on her birthday 15th December,it still didn’t seem right or happy and I felt so guilty for even cooking a Christmas dinner….anyway point it this year has been the hardest of my entire life and still is BUT my mom would want me to make my house beautiful,she loved my Christmas decorations 😭💔so I told my youngest that if he’s good I will put them up on November 1st in honour of nanny……sorry for the long post to anyone that reads this….and btw I love this lady’s content i today and watched loads of unboxing it is my guilty pleasure 😂
Mod Podge Acrylic Sealer Spray comes in a matte finish. I feel like just for mattifying that will be the best. Spray instead of the liquid stuff you brush on because it's basically glue and would get uneven and bulky around the letters.
To make that sign like vintage-y looking, I’d recommend getting white paint and a paint brush. Dip the brush in the paint and then wipe off almost all of the paint, like purposefully make it a dry brush with just a small bit of paint in the brush and then start swiping it across the sign to your desiring whiteness/vintage feel. Also I’d recommend probably a matte top coat, spray paint would probably be easiest!
I am such a Mom! My girls are all grown but the last few days I’ve been thinking I hope Alex is having a great time at your bachelorette. It’s like you’ve become one of my kids that I hope and worry about!! 😂❤️
I liked this box better than any others that I have seen. I go through stores now saying stuff like I saw that in a subscription box and this is cheaper. But I am older and don't need much . I did like the sign
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Hey guys! So today we unbox one of the best home decor boxes I have ever unboxed! Let me know what you think of it! Love ya💖
We love you even more!! Keep doing reviews, instead of music playing when I drive i listen to your videos sometimes & half ass watch while driving (you know…cuz safety n all that jazz lmao) thanks for always being you.
I need to know... did the table fit?
I think it was a pretty good box!
Like this box!!
I think this box was so cute and a MUCH better deal than Decocrated. This looks like stuff you would have seen in home decor stores. Not the dollar store.
I was kind of hoping that the smaller wooden stand would have been like a spinning lazy Susan platform for the center of your dinner table.
This box actually gets me excited for fall. 🍁🎃🧡🍂
Sephora advent calendar: 1 clear hair elastic. This box: A table.
HALF a table!
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But still………you’re not wrong!
Comment of the year
Nooo yours was the first comment I seen . And hadn't watched the video yet!! Well bring on the table!
Hey, they also had a sticker!! 😂😂😂
@@MsRosemassacre sorry 😂
I am so so excited for Advent Calander time
Im glad you're excited! Its coming soon!
@@Alexandria-Ryan I go back and watch the old ones when I'm sad. They always put a smile on my face!
@@27dog101 me too!
Me threee!!!! I'm so excited!!!
YASSSS 🎉🎄
The pampas grass I’ve been told needs to be set in sunlight so it will “open up”. Then to keep it from shedding, lightly spray it with hairspray to hold it together.
Can confirm this is true! It doubles if not triples in the sun ☀️
As a Cincinnatian that travels to mid Kentucky a few times a year to visit family I can indeed confirm that the water tower does still say "Florence Y'all" and I love it just as much as you do
Me too I'm like 35 45 minutes from the mall and it is a staple for me to go there at least a couple times a year
Came here to say a very similar thing. Does anyone else shout FLORENCE Y'ALL everytime they pass it, or just my family?
I just came here to say the same thing.
I live in Dayton Ohio & have family in Bardstown Ky. On my way home I know Im getting close to the bridge when i see the tower. I always look over to see the spaceship looking building on my way down there.
Same! My boyfriend moved from Iowa and the first time he saw it was in awe that is said yall.
I’m unbelievably excited to see that table fits in your hallway. I was laughing and shouting at my computer that a half table belongs in a hallway. It’s usually where you’re going to throw your keys or mail when you walk in the door… or put up cute decorations.
I can’t wait for advent calendar season!!! 🎉
I think using wood glue on legs and pole would make it sturdier, I also think it''s perfect for the pumpkins.
Put some wrapped candy in the leaf. Maybe some Hershey kisses with the fall color wraps? And the table fit perfectly, and appears to have Wren and Tater's approval!!💜
To make the sign look worn/antique, take a matte paint and use a dry brush technique to paint over it. Use a real crummy looking brush if you have one because it gives more random paint strokes than a nice new brush. This will only put a very small amount of paint over the sign and give it that worn in/worn out type of antique look. You can also do this with a metallic paint, which gives a beautiful look. There are TONS of tutorials on UA-cam of how to dry brush and it is the best way to antique a non-antique item.
If you think you might change your mind in a year or two, you can also use tan shoe polish, the kind in the can, and randomly put some around. Do NOT buff it.
Better yet, there's metal paints made specifically for creating patina looks. They come in little bottles and are meant to be watered down. I use them on jewelry projects. For copper you'd want teal, a deep green, and a very pale opaque blue. Sometimes you'll find them in sets. They get much better results than acrylic.
A dark wax like the Waverly antique wax could be good. Sammi from unicorn dust designs here on you tube did something recently with diy paints and used a dark wax from the line, but I think the comment about using the metallic paint to do a patina look would be awesome. I want to try that now.
@@amberw1782 ohhh, I'm going to have to get online more.
Just interacting to bump this up
This box was actually shockingly good! This is what you want from a fall decor box!
I would 100% buy that leaf if I saw it at Homegoods. I love the look. I think that’s the first box item I’ve said in one of her unboxing. This box is nice!
@@shelly2130 The leaf was so cute! That could be a year round decor piece for my house!
Yea, if only the quality control was better. The items in these boxes really remind me of the furniture and decor you'd find at hobby lobby, where it's really cute from far away, but when you get close you notice the legs are uneven, there are splinters everywhere and the drawers wobble like crazy and get stuck because they aren't secured with slides. You try to open a drawer and it just makes that horrible squeaking sound as wood rubs against wood... like nails on a chalkboard
I have experienced this so many times at craft/hobby stores haha. I'm convinced that the items in these boxes are just taken from hobby lobby or their supplier haha
Antiquing wax might knock the shine down on the pumpkin sign. 😊 I agree that the items in this box are better than the decocrated box, but I have faith that you could find similar, perhaps better quality, items for less elsewhere.
I actually really liked the items in this box, shame about some of the quality issues though. Would still love to see you try to recreate it in a cheaper shop to see what you came up with
Oo, I love this box! The half a table is probably intended as an entryway table thingy where you can put your (in the Golden leaf bowl!) keys etc? Also, I think a bit of shoe polish on a rag will knock some shine off that plaque and make it look more weathered 😁
For once I actually think the cost of the subscription would match the cost at HomeGoods. That table itself would be $60 to $120 probably. I would love for you to do one of your shop comparisons with this box.
If you ever get another one I would love a HomeGoods vs Steal It vs Decorated showdown!
This is a better than average box, and you found a great place to put everything. I am not sure it really is worth the $400 they claim though.
My mom gave me a table like that and painted it silver! I propped up a black and white framed picture of Marilyn Monroe on it with a candle. I love it! 😊
That golden leaf is probably cast iron, it's quite popular for small decor these days. I would definitely put a small pile of acorns or hazelnuts (in the shell) in it as a decorative piece. Not for eating though! 🖤
I was thinking the same thing when she put it down. Definitely sounded like cast iron, and it is surprisingly heavy.
I'm obsessed with that leaf trinket tray. I love fall leaves and trees in general.
Even though it wasn’t perfect, I still feel like this has far and away been the best home decor box I’ve ever seen you open!
Alexandria putting that table together backwards is the most relatable thing I think I've ever seen. 😆
I have never seen a more cohesive box of anything in my life. The way you set it up looks amazing and now I want to go to homegoods and recreate it! I actually have pampas grass getting delivered tomorrow from prime day lol
That's a demi-lune (half moon) table. They're great accent tables and fit well in small spaces. That round wooden stand would look great with the lantern and pumpkins styles on it! So cute! Oh, and its Pam- pas grass. You're right about the quality at Home Goods. Best deals ever!
I think this was probably the best one of the home decor boxes so far!!
For the pumpkin sign, I would use wood stain or shoe polish to age it. Hope that helps! 😃
Remembering that it’s almost advent calendar time just made my day so much better ❄️❤️
Waverly antiquing wax would work great cutting the shine down on the pumpkin sign. It's really easy to use, all you'll need is a couple of cloths and the wax itself. If you decide to give it a try, I would love to see the results! I really liked the fall Steal It box!
A table!!!! So cool!!!!! I think its worth the money for this box 💜🤗❤️
Oh my goodness that little table is EXACTLY what ive been looking for. This box was a lot better than some of the other home decor boxes. I do agree that a lot of the items probably need a little TLC or a soft sanding for the roughness but wow - A TABLE. Who would've thought at table?!
Loved that lil half table but loved seeing Alexandria so happy about a box more 😂
I can't believe they sent a whole Demilune table! I love it!
I love that little half table! I had a similar one years ago and have no idea where it went.
Ohhhhhh this box was actually pretty good!!!! The very 1st thought I had about the table was the scene from Charlie And The Chocolate Factory where they're in Willy's office and everything is literally in half... The sink... The desk... The mirror... EVERYTHING!😂❤️
My mother had wood inlay “half tables” that she used as end tables for her sofa in the 50’s. It looked really nice. I wish I had one of them now.
The half table is called a demilune and it's typically a foyer thing or an entry way table, for keys and such, but wherever it fits is my motto
"I have constructed this poorly" 😂🤣 I choked on my water lmao
Would love to see you do a video DIYing all the things you get to make them more “you”!
A black/dark brown burnish would definitely age the sign well. It's super easy to do with a dry brush and some cheap acrylic paint!
Better than the 99cent store where it can be $15 or more!!!
Asked my boyfriend to take us to the dollar tree for those wood cut outs to paint and he took us to the 99cent store. We both walked around pointing out the high prices (I was aware of their higher prices but it shocked me how little was actually 99cents only anymore) and then went to the dollar tree lol
Now this is a home decor box!! these items are awesome and exactly what you would expect for the price. Great spot for the table too.
You can dry brush the pumpkin sign with brown/black/copper paint to make it look weathered.
I love the leaf plate! You can decorate it with little things or use it for keys. Love it.
It's nice that the decor items are more versatile than we usually see. At least you can see the value in the box.
FINALLY! An adorable decor box! I actually liked everything you got. It’s actually COHESIVE! And it actually looks like FALL! Lol. The little imperfections are easy to overlook with that particular style of decor too, so I don’t think it takes away from the value very much, particularly if you wouldn’t have hung that wall piece anyway. This box was pretty darn good IMO.
This box knocked it out of the park, considering they are trying to be pleasing to people with all kinds of decor styles ad color schemes. I think seasons/holidays make that easier to some extent because some colors are more expected for those highlighted parts of the year, but I dont know whether this is seasonally offered or monthly. I'd definitely be interested in seeing more from this box/company to see what they're like and whether they manage such cohesive decor all the time.
Winner! It’s a complete look - kudos to this subscription provider!
Absolutely love these videos!!! Your face when you looked at the legs and the tabletop…. 😅 cannot wait for advent calendar season. You could literally do them all year long and I’d end up watching every single one. I just love your reactions to these companies ideas of what to put in these boxes!!! Sometimes it’s fantastic and sometimes it’s a hair bobble hahahaha and can’t forget the keychains!!! Love it!!!
We pass the “Florence Ya’ll” water tower twice a year…. So cute !
You can use Rub-N-Buff to dull down the pumpkin sign. I love that stuff 👍🏻
I absolutely adore that Pumpkin sign and those stuffed pumpkins! SO CUTE!
That water tower that say FLorence yall has always been a landmark for my family. It always meant we were about halfway to my families house in TN. We travel a few times a year from PA and I love that water tower.
My favorite time of year... Advent calendar season with Alexandria 💜👏👏😉
Yessssss!!! Florence ya'll!!!! It still says it!!! 😊
Alexandria, you made my day with your reaction to the table and to the table legs being backward! That is soooo something I would do. I really enjoy your videos and am looking forward to advent calendar season!
Matte clear spray paint!! It’ll coat it in matte and knock down the shine. I LOVEEEE that sign.
Hey Alexandria! My husband and I make steampunk style things all the time. Our favorite thing is dirtying up stuff to make it look old and beat up! Take some dark paint and get it in the corners, and tap ur finger over it to blend out the edges. Darken around the letters and blend out from there too. Darken spots in the negative spaces too. Oh! Copper rusts to a beautiful teal patina. Put a lil spray of that in clusters here and there by running ur finger across ur wet paintbrush. U can also get a dremmel (a tool to sand down specific spots) and sand down some holes or erosion in the letters. Make that area dark too. Ugh I wish I could draw u a diagram. 😅 I hope I made sense lol! Have fun!
Edit: made it a few seconds further and oh man, that thing might not be able to handle a dremmel lol 🤣
To give a patina/aged look you could use a diluted wash of acrylic paint in brown, terracotta, charcoal or a mixture of colours. If you want to stay true to the copper add in blues and greens
I cried with laughter for way to long as soon as the table came out… the shock was brilliant!!
I love the Florence water tower! Our family sends each other pictures anytime someone passes it ❤❤❤
Aww!
0.0 wow a table! Jesus! That is amazing that this box actually caress customers!
I’d love to see a video of you “fixing” each piece to suit your liking!
You can put some pinecones,acorns and fall leaves in the gold leaf or add a candle to it
You could put the very heavy Gold Leaf on an entry table with the pumpkins and the lantern and have quite a cute fall decor
Oh wow....I liked almost everything in that box....cute....my favorite was the pumpkins 😊
Thank you for showing where you put the table 😊
For the pumpkin 🪧 I would recommend acrylic paint. Use a Matte finish and add water to your colour of choice (I’d recommend dark brown). Wipe away the extra wet paint with paper towel. And repeat till you get the desired effect. It’s called a acrylic wash.
To "wear down" the look of the sign you can do a watered down acrylic wash. I suggest watching nerdforge. She used an acrylic wash on all her dioramas
I love that you were so excited about the table that you forgot to look at the little booklet and check for prices (and potentially see what that leaf was made of!) 😂❤️
I love that water tower! Every time I would go back down south I would drive through there and I cannot tell you how excited I got when I seen Florence Y’all on the tower😂 my husband thought I was crazy. It’s the little things. Glad I wasn’t the only one
A TABLE!!!! That's great.
To make the not metal sign look aged you can water down black acrylic paint , apply to sign the wipe off with a paper towel. The paint will get into the groves and probably lessen the shine.
Love it and half tables were really popular a few years ago. they are perfect for entrance ways to lay a small tray like your leaf for your keys when you first come in the door. they also make a great end table for small spaces. i am so glad you shared this with us i will have to keep an eye out for this one.
Most of the stuff I can find at my dollar + store well except for the table of course. I would sand and paint the table either blakc, white or cream to blend in more with your existing decor.
I like this box. It seems like most of the quality issues can be fixed easily
I have a cast iron dish, it's an owl and actually it's an ash tray... But I use it for my keys. It makes a lot of noise when you put the keys down and pick them up, which helps me remember. It also stays put so well because it's super heavy.
For the sign you could probably use a furniture wax to dull it up a bit and add some antique-y color?
I cannot wait for advent calendar timeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!! Counting down the days. ❤️☺️❤️☺️❤️☺️❤️☺️❤️☺️
Just remove the screws, repair the spot and use the stick ons to hang. Buy dark wax made for chalk paint and rub over the sign, you can distress it as little or as much as you like.
"I have constructed this poorly.” 🤣🤣🤣
I think the lantern is super cute. You can put different colored candles depending on the season. Like red for Christmas, orange for Halloween, etc.
the table is awesome. such a great piece to put in a hallway with a little box or something to throw your keys in on top. in general i think this box was really nicely put together.
Oh my God I love the leaf! It could totally be a nut or candy dish, or a little sink/bed side jewelry holder or a key holder, or idk, so many things!! I neeeeeeed iiitttttt lol 😆
To make your sign look more Antique, you can take and lightly spray with water and vinegar or you can use lemon juice on it.
Florence Y'all! I love it! I always loved visiting the mall and seeing the water tower when I was in the Cinci area
For the copper sign, run to Walmart or any craft store and grab some waverlys antique wax.. You can get a small 2oz bottle at Walmart for $2.. grab a cheap, cheap paint brush, the worse it looks the better, just trust the process.. Grab a paper towel, to dab the paint brush on after you barely dip the brush into the wax.. start lightly dry brushing the wax on and you can apply more as needed. Also, you can grab a small bottle of a clear matte top coat and paint a layer on..
They had smaller metal signs similar to that one at the $1.25/$3/$5 Dollar Tree:)
Over in the uk we have Homesense and TKMax which is the equivalent to home depo pretty much! I absolutely LOVE Halloween and Christmas and every year because of homesense I’m able to add to or even totally update for amazingly low prices yet you’re getting something that other people won’t have and that’s a massive thing to me,I love to see my kids face when i decorate for Halloween,such unique items! But I LIVE for Autumn 🍂 and making your home all cosy and warm(central heating goes on for the first time in months!)get the Christmas yankees out,cinnamon,vanilla,gingerbread mmmmm perfect ❤
I’m putting up my Christmas tree on the 1st of November due to my beautiful momm passing away so suddenly last October(2022)I stayed with my dad for 3 months so I wasn’t at home,instead I put my moms tree up at her house and we did it on her birthday 15th December,it still didn’t seem right or happy and I felt so guilty for even cooking a Christmas dinner….anyway point it this year has been the hardest of my entire life and still is BUT my mom would want me to make my house beautiful,she loved my Christmas decorations 😭💔so I told my youngest that if he’s good I will put them up on November 1st in honour of nanny……sorry for the long post to anyone that reads this….and btw I love this lady’s content i today and watched loads of unboxing it is my guilty pleasure 😂
Yes the water tower is still like that. I live in Cincinnati
Mod Podge Acrylic Sealer Spray comes in a matte finish. I feel like just for mattifying that will be the best. Spray instead of the liquid stuff you brush on because it's basically glue and would get uneven and bulky around the letters.
I laughed so loud, when you saw that the table wasn’t quite put together right!! Omg, love your vids!!
Gilders wax is excellent for taking off sheen and giving items an aged look
I love the Florence Y’all water tower! 😻
You can put some Antique wax over the pumpkin sign or use some Tim Holtz distressed ink to give it a farmhouse look.
OBSESSED with the top you're wearing omg
Possibly my favorite unboxing so far on your channel 😃. Can’t wait to see if they put a sofa in the next box 🤣
I used command strips to keep my table steady against the wall instead of drilling more holes into the wall. It works well.
To make that sign like vintage-y looking, I’d recommend getting white paint and a paint brush. Dip the brush in the paint and then wipe off almost all of the paint, like purposefully make it a dry brush with just a small bit of paint in the brush and then start swiping it across the sign to your desiring whiteness/vintage feel. Also I’d recommend probably a matte top coat, spray paint would probably be easiest!
Love it when you get excited about things makes me smile!
I am such a Mom! My girls are all grown but the last few days I’ve been thinking I hope Alex is having a great time at your bachelorette. It’s like you’ve become one of my kids that I hope and worry about!! 😂❤️
I hope so, too!!!❣️
Ohhhh nice!!! That table worked perfectly there in that spot!!
I like that there is a table, too. I would so be painting and do some kind stencil pattern on top.
I have 2 Boston Terriers. I love when yours appear on camera!! ❤
You could dry brush lighter colours to dull down the copper look of the sign, use lighter greens so it looks like it is oxidising a little
I liked this box better than any others that I have seen. I go through stores now saying stuff like I saw that in a subscription box and this is cheaper. But I am older and don't need much . I did like the sign