Got an old potato and onion bin laying around? My Upcycled Potato Bin tutorial is sure to inspire you to give yours new life!

I picked up this old Potato Bin at an auction for $10 bucks.  My original intention was to paint it and add new chicken wire, but I thought I’d try something new – the crazy Easy-Off technique I’ve seen floating around.  Grab your gloves and mask and let’s get moving on this upcycled potato bin.

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Got an old potato and onion bin laying around? My Upcycled Potato Bin tutorial is sure to inspire you to give yours new life!

Supplies I used for my upcycled potato bin project:

Got an old potato and onion bin laying around? My Upcycled Potato Bin tutorial is sure to inspire you to give yours new life!

To do this Easy-Off technique, all you are supposed to do is spray it on and let it sit.

Got an old potato and onion bin laying around? My Upcycled Potato Bin tutorial is sure to inspire you to give yours new life!

So, I made sure to spray the entire piece and then give it time to do it’s “magic.”  You’ll want to do this this outside making sure to use gloves and a mask.

Got an old potato and onion bin laying around? My Upcycled Potato Bin tutorial is sure to inspire you to give yours new life!

Got an old potato and onion bin laying around? My Upcycled Potato Bin tutorial is sure to inspire you to give yours new life!

Got an old potato and onion bin laying around? My Upcycled Potato Bin tutorial is sure to inspire you to give yours new life!

After I let it sit a bit, I used a scrub brush and started removing the stain.  I had a water hose handy and rinsed off my brunch as I went.

Got an old potato and onion bin laying around? My Upcycled Potato Bin tutorial is sure to inspire you to give yours new life!

After I scrubbed every part of the piece, I rinsed off each section with a damp rag to get the excess off.  I also used a dry towel to dry the piece as I went. You don’t want water soaking into the wood.

Got an old potato and onion bin laying around? My Upcycled Potato Bin tutorial is sure to inspire you to give yours new life!

Although the Easy-Off did remove the stain from the piece, if you look real close it almost made this pine piece fuzzy.

Got an old potato and onion bin laying around? My Upcycled Potato Bin tutorial is sure to inspire you to give yours new life!

I have to say I’m pleased with the end color, but I think I will stick with a furniture stripper. That said, I definitely had to sand it down and hope it fixed the fuzzy look.

Got an old potato and onion bin laying around? My Upcycled Potato Bin tutorial is sure to inspire you to give yours new life!

Final thoughts: I am loving the new color and yes sanding it did the trick!  Now on to the door fronts. Oh, and no, I am not doing chicken wire either!

Got an old potato and onion bin laying around? My Upcycled Potato Bin tutorial is sure to inspire you to give yours new life!

Got an old potato and onion bin laying around? My Upcycled Potato Bin tutorial is sure to inspire you to give yours new life!

Got an old potato and onion bin laying around? My Upcycled Potato Bin tutorial is sure to inspire you to give yours new life!

Be sure to come back next week for Part 2 of this makeover!  I’ll be focusing on making the doors on this piece pop.  Here’s a sneak peek at what I have in mind.

Got an old potato and onion bin laying around? My Upcycled Potato Bin tutorial is sure to inspire you to give yours new life!

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