Want to make a DIY wooden dough bowl? All you need is a thrift store find and some paint. I have been lusting after wooden bowls…but they are so darn expensive. So I made my own for $1….yep $1. Want to make one of your own? Just keep reading below because it really is so easy!
This one was first published May 13, 2011 but I am reposting with more information.
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Supplies to make these DIY wooden dough bowls:
- Wooden bowl from thrift store (I found mine for $1!)
- Paint in white, black, and brown (I used all FolkArt paints.)
- Oak stain
- Paintbrushes
- Rags
How to Paint Your Own Wood Dough Bowl:
I absolutely heart these found dough bowls from Pottery Barn. So that was my inspiration for this one! First, add a really light coat of white paint to the entire surface. It does not even have to cover completely. Make it uneven and very light. Use a dry brush with not much paint.
Once I started painting, I realized that this particular bowl was full of imperfections which are perfect. Those found bowls from Pottery Barn would surely have imperfections! See how the cracks in that wood finish show up. Oh yes, I like it already.
Mix brown and white to get a creamy tan. Add another very light coat all over the bowl. It should be uneven and VERY light again.
Now the Pottery Barn version above had dark spots. So add some black paint and randomly make some dark areas. Do not go over the entire bowl. Add the black just here and there.
Allow the bowl to dry for 30 minutes or so. While waiting, you can turn it over and do the back the exact same way.
After about 30 minutes, coat the entire surface with an oak stain. Let it sit just a couple of minutes and wipe it off with a rag.
Because the paint is not cured it will come off in areas.
Which leaves even more texture and character! Let that dry for about 24 hours. The next time you don’t want the paint coming off.
Ready to finish this off? Add another light, light, light coat of white on the top. Allow that to dry and you are DONE!
See all that character! A DIY wooden dough bowl with farmhouse style all for $1.
It was almost like the grain on the wood pieces opened up some. Which I think is amazingly perfect.
And yep I did the bottom the same way.
What Can You Add to a Farmhouse Style Dough Bowl
I threw in my wooden spools and started snapping pics!
You could add just about anything this to gorgeous wood dough bowl, however. It would be great filled with lemons and limes. Maybe a few faux flowers. Magnolia leaves? Yes, please!
I think it is perfectly imperfect. And at $1 compared with the $200 of the Pottery Barn version…I am happy as a lark!
If you love farmhouse style, a DIY wooden dough bowl will be the perfect addition to your home’s decor.
Go and stake out your thrift store now! And send me your pics if you make one!
Oooo very pretty! That DOES scream vintage… Love a good PB knockoff!
Super cute..I know what I’ll be looking for at the thrift store now:-)
I love this! Fantastic! I will be keeping an eye out for a wooden bowl at my Goodwill.
So cute! I love all of the layers you added to the bowl. Perfect! Lisa~
I love what you did with the bowl….looks great!
Good work Angie! Gotta admit I am especially jealous of your spools collection though. *drool*
Great tutorial and I love the spools in the bowl.
It looks great! Thanks for sharing.
Looks just like the real thing! Great idea!
So cute..you did an amazing job and I don’t know how many wooden bowls I have turned my nose up at. :))) No more, tho!!
xo bj
that looks great! sounds easy enough even for me!
thanks for sharing!
What a great find and project! I love the Pottery Barn to pieces but, couldn’t afford anything from there… only in my dreams. So good to learn how to copy my dreams for a price that’s doable 🙂
It looks great, Angie! I love those PB bowls too, but not the price. My parents actually have a dough bowl that my great, great grandfather made. I told them that’s the only think I want when they die. ha ha
I love your bowl, but I have a question completely off that topic. Found your blog by looking for frugal home decor and repurposed decor. We just tiled our bathroom and have some tiles leftover. Some are intact, some slightly broken. Any ideas on a project I could do with these? I’d be so sad to just throw them away. They are pretty much neutral in color. Thanks for helping!
This is just so cool! I love how you just keep adding layers and it ends up looking old and patina-ed!.
Have a great week!
Sherry
Brilllliant, Angie! Great job! I like yours better than PB’s!! lol! 🙂
xoxo laurie
Great idea. I found a great reproduction dough bowl at the monthly Nashville flea market for only $20. Wish I’d known about the blogger luncheon today–I would have come!
I’ll be hard-pressed to pass one of these by ever again! Thanks for the great step-by-step tutorial!
Wow! So beautifully done. Now I’m kicking myself for always passing over those wooden bowls at Goodwill. Well, never again! You definitely developed the perfect technique for making them look like real vintage bread bowls.
So glad I saw your link over at Funky Junk!
New follower,
Jenn/Rook No. 17
I love this! I’d like to invite you to post it on Masterpiece Monday at Boogieboard Cottage. The link will be up all week, I hope you can join in. Have a nice week, Mary :O)