As promised I am back to share a quick, easy and of course cute paint method to get that perfect “shanty” finish!

This is so simple and really fun to do! You will need two paints…. A base coat and a top coat.

For your base coat you can use anything… Acrylic, latex and even spray paint. I used acrylic here because it’s cheap and dries really quickly. Here is the color I used.

Do you like my ~~paper plate~~ very professional paint tray??

First you want to put a coat of your base color on any surface that you want to peek through. I like to shanty up the edges and corners so that is what I did. You can paint the whole thing if you want it more distressed.

After that dries it’s time for your Vaseline! Yup… Vaseline!

I like to get the tubes of it from the baby section at Target because it’s less messy.

Just rub a little vaseline on any surface you want to show through your top coat. Again I did my corners and edges but you can add more or less depending on your taste! The Vaseline will keep your top coat from sticking.

This is great because it softens your hands in the process

After you have applied your vaseline it is time for your top coat! I used latex paint for mine. I do think it distresses the best, but you can also use acrylic. Mine is an Olympic color called Off White… Pretty easy! I put one coat over the entire box. Depending on the color you may want to use two coats.

Now let that dry really good! Once it is dry it’s time for the fun part! I use an 80-grit sanding block to distress mine, and you can also use steel wool. Just rub your corners lightly to reveal the base coat. The more you sand it the more shanty it will look! Just sand it until you are pleased with the look! SO DARN EASY!

Want to see my results???