Foolhardy FolkArt

Primitive Folk Art by Toni Syrmopoulos

Boxes


Colonial Sliding Lid Box

This rustic box is painted with milk paint for a very authentically old appearance. The background is barn red and I hand cut the traditional colonial styled stencils which are painted mustard, green and mushroom. The box has a hand-rubbed wax finish for a very primitive, antique look. Measures 14½"l x 4½"w x 5"h. $48..

Heart in Hand Sliding Lid Box

A very primitive sliding lid box painted to look authentically old. A mustard shade is painted and chipping off allowing the layer of black paint to peek through. Two delicate hands hold a heart on the lid of this box that would be perfect for holding a variety of treasures or even the remote controls! 11x7x4. $42.

Fancy Double Recipe Box

This finely crafted box features wooden peg hinges--no metal. The background is hand-grained with a tone-on-tone vine painted on the front and a tranquil country scene painted in the oval on the backsplash. It is then waxed and hand buffed. Will hold 2 rows of recipe cards, or a multitude of other treasures. 13"w x4.5"d x7.5"h. $72

Primitive Scene Crate

This primitive pine swing-handled crate is graced with a tranquil country scene on each of its 4 sides. Multiple layers of milk paint were used to achieve the irregularly crackled and naturally aged appearance. Each of the 4 sides has a different scene. Perfect for holding a variety of items--dried arrangements, mail, cookbooks, office supplies. Measures 18x6x5. $48

Shaker Village Box

This rustic wooden cigar box features a sliding top lid that is graced with a quaint Rufus Porter styled Shaker village of white houses painted on a very distressed and worn background. Its aged appearance is achieved with layered paint in burgundy and black. Very simple clean lines--a perfect size for the remote control! Measures 11x7x4. $42.

Colonial Flower Recipe Box

This very primitive recipe-sized box would come in handy for holding much more than just recipes. The oval design on the front of this sliding lid box is an interpretation of a motif from a 1700s painted chest. The black undercoating is revealed through the worn spots of the deep burgundy paint. 8x5x6. $36.

Redware Stacked Boxes

This triple-box set of shaker-styled boxes is designed to resemble slip decorated redware. The boxes are each painted in a deep, rich burgundy paint and they are each lettered and detailed in an antique golden shade. The stack is then heavily distressed and antiqued for an age-worn appearance. The complete stack measures 10"w x 8"d x 12.5"h. $44

Colonial Stacked Boxes

This triple-box set of shaker-styled boxes is handpainted in deep colonial colors with period stenciled designs on the faces. The boxes are then heavily distressed and antiqued for an age-worn appearance and are waxed and hand buffed for that soft patina. The complete stack of paper mache boxes measures 10"w x 8"d x 12.5"h. $44

Embossed Heart Box

This heart-shaped paper mache box features a raised embossed design on the lid. This box can hold a multitude of treasures of the heart. Hand painted in a deep burgundy and antiqued to give it an aged appearance. Measures 7½x7½x2½. $15.

Angels Among Us Boxes

Stacking set of paper mache shaker style boxes are painted in green, blue and red and then heavily antiqued for an aged appearance. The top box features a simple variation of a mariner’s compass, and the bottom a lovely old-fashioned looking angel. The middle box reminds us that angels are among us! 8½x6½x12” $44

Wedding Box

This museum quality reproduction Shaker box is finely handcrafted out of maple. The box is personalized to each couple. A saying across the top (this one is "Anywhere we go we're home if we go there together."), the wedding date at the bottom and the couple's names on the rim of the box. Custom orders only. Price for box without personalization: $120; with names & date: $130.

Candle Box

This whale tail candle box will serve to hold a variety of items. It is painted in multiple layers with red peeling through the black and is heavily distressed and antiqued. Measures 12x5x5. $48.

Fireplace Matchbox--Birds on Branch

This fireplace matchbox is painted with a crackled finish of black/green and cream and features a reproduction bird motif inspired by an 1800s design. This matchbox holder could hold a variety of items other than matches! It can sit on a shelf and it also has hole in top for hanging. Heavily antiqued and distressed. Measures 3x3x11. $18.

Fireplace Matchbox

This matchbox can hold long fireplace stick matches or simply be filled with greenery for decoration. Painted with a serene country setting. Features sheep grazing in front of the saltbox house with weeping tree shading the fenced lane. Has hole in top for hanging. Measures 3x3x11. $18.

Dome Topped Box

The sides of this dome-topped box are faux grained in burgundy/black. The top of this box features a floral pattern reminiscent of antique folk art and is heavily stained and crazed. A delightful treasure or document box. Measures 9x6x5. $58.

Sailboat Box

This reproduction Shaker box is finely handcrafted of maple. It features a sailboat with a distant lighthouse. The saying is "We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust our sails." This box was created for a Christening gift with the child's name and birthdate on the rim of the lid. $130. Custom orders only.

Heart in Hand Double Cheeseboxes

This double stack of authentic wooden cheeseboxes from Wisconsin stands approximately 11" wide and 10" high. It is handpainted in period colors and is sanded and stained to achieve its aged appearance. $42

Primitive Gatherings Crate

This 18" handled crate has been aged to look authentically old. It features multiple layers of paint in a chippy, crackly, peeling look of something that's served many useful years. Measures 18x6x5. $36

Three-Drawered Shelves

This spice cabinet is approximately. 12"x13"x5". It is painted with multiple layers of authentic milk paint and is sanded, crackled, antiqued and spattered to achieve its uniquely aged look. The shaker tree design is stenciled. It can be hung on a wall or it can sit on a surface. $72.

Seeds Crate

This bale-handled crate has been highly distressed and antiqued to achieve its aged appearance. It features multiple layers of paint in a look of something that's served many useful years. "Seeds" is handpainted on the box, but any words of your choice may also be painted. Measures 9x6x5. $24


 


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Last updated: November 12, 2005