And so for work we need:
- vegetable box;
- corrugated cardboard;
- three-layer napkins;
- cardboard base for the box;
- stain;
- dye;
- PVA glue;
- acrylic lacquer.
First, let's tidy up the box. You need to clean it, sand it, if there is a pattern, remove it with sandpaper.
![Let's tidy up the box](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/10/684-privedem-v-poryadok-yaschik.jpg)
We cover the entire surface of the box inside and outside with stain (choose the color you wish).
![cover with stain](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/10/685-pokryvaem-morilkoy.jpg)
Now let's take the bottom of the box. I made an imitation of a brick wall, for this we will need corrugated cardboard. First, draw rectangles measuring 24 x 6 cm (the size of a lying brick) on a sheet of cardboard.
![made an imitation of a brick wall](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/10/686-sdelala-imitaciyu-kirpichnoy-steny.jpg)
Cut along the lines and get a stack of bricks.
![get a stack of bricks](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/10/687-poluchaem-stopku-kirpichey.jpg)
We measure the base along the bottom of the box. I took a sheet of an old calendar, it turned out to be quite thick to plant bricks on.
![measure out the base](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/10/688-otmeryaem-osnovu.jpg)
We glue the bricks onto the base in a checkerboard pattern, not forgetting to leave a gap between them. I used my own finger, but you can use a ruler.
![glue bricks onto the base](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/10/689-nakleivaem-na-osnovu-kirpichi.jpg)
We cut off the excess and take a three-layer napkin.
![We cut off the excess](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/10/690-lishnee-obrezaem.jpg)
We crush it and, having previously smeared the base with bricks, apply it. As a result, we get a wrinkled (without fanaticism) surface. Apply glue on top again.
![we get a wrinkled surface](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/10/691-poluchaem-morschinistuyu-poverhnost.jpg)
After complete drying, we begin painting the brick element. For this I used the same stain. Covered the surface completely and let it dry again.
![let's get down to painting](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/10/692-beremsya-za-pokrasku.jpg)
Now, using white paint (again, choose the color individually), we go over the sunken stripes between the bricks.
![walking through the sunken](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/10/693-prohodimsya-po-vpalym.jpg)
This is what happened.
![This is what happened](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/10/694-vot-chto-vyshlo.jpg)
However, the color seemed too dark to me, so I used a kitchen sponge to apply random white spots.
![caused chaotic white spots](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/10/695-nanesla-haotichno-belye-pyatna.jpg)
I covered everything with acrylic varnish and got this element of a brick wall.
![Covered everything with acrylic varnish](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/10/696-pokryla-vse-akrilovym-lakom.jpg)
Now we glue the base into the box. After gluing the bricks, my box became one brown spot, and I decided to paint the inner walls and the end of the box with a brush of white paint. This wonderfully highlighted the base and gave the overall picture a touch of antiquity, a sort of “shabby chic”.
![glue the base into the box](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/10/697-vkleivaem-osnovu-v-yaschik.jpg)
I had two boxes and this is how they played on the wall.
![New shelf from an old drawer](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/10/698-novaya-polka-iz-starogo-yaschika.jpg)
It's very convenient and unusual. I think you will find my experience useful. Create and get creative. Good luck!