--- title: "DIY inspiration: wooden box in watercolour style" url: "https://farben-blog.c-kreul.de/en/farben-blog/blog/diy-ideas-for-crafters/2024/5/2/diy-inspiration-wooden-box-in-watercolour-style" description: "Fantastic how things are blossoming and blooming everywhere right now. We’re taking inspiration from spring flowers and decorating a wooden box in watercolour style. This works wonderfully with our KREUL Wood Stain. It gives the colours an enchantingly soft appearance – as if painted with watercolours. But unlike with watercolours, the paints don’t come off with water, but stay permanent. Perfect for decorating a memory box as a gift or a stylish box for storage in the garden. Fancy some delicate leaves and blooms? We show you how to paint these step by step." date: 2019-02-07 modified: 2021-05-03 type: article --- # DIY inspiration: wooden box in watercolour style ![](https://farben-blog.c-kreul.de/fileadmin/_processed_/9/3/csm_Hintergrund_Website_2024_ec1a546481.png) ![Kreul](https://farben-blog.c-kreul.de/typo3temp/assets/_processed_/3/4/csm_ckreul-logo_3323711796.jpg) Toggle Submenu [ ![Kreul](https://farben-blog.c-kreul.de/typo3temp/assets/_processed_/7/c/csm_Kreul-LogoWischer_0661d95396.jpg) ](https://www.c-kreul.de/en/kreul/homepage/) EN Available Languages- [ DE ](https://farben-blog.c-kreul.de/blog/farben-blog/diy-ideen-fuer-kreative/2024/5/2/diy-inspiration-holzbox-im-watercolor-style) - [ EN ](https://farben-blog.c-kreul.de/en/farben-blog/blog/diy-ideas-for-crafters/2024/5/2/diy-inspiration-wooden-box-in-watercolour-style) Search - [Blog](https://farben-blog.c-kreul.de/en/farben-blog/blog) - [DIY-ideas for crafters](https://farben-blog.c-kreul.de/en/farben-blog/blog/diy-ideas-for-crafters) - [DIY inspiration: wooden box in watercolour style](https://farben-blog.c-kreul.de/en/farben-blog/blog/diy-ideas-for-crafters/2024/5/2/diy-inspiration-wooden-box-in-watercolour-style) ![Erinnerungsbox im Watercolor-Style mit KREUL Holzlasur](https://farben-blog.c-kreul.de/fileadmin/_processed_/b/a/csm_KREUL-Holzlasur_Watercolor_Style_Box_1_1822b975f2.jpg "Anleitung Tutorial Step by Step Erinnerungsbox Geschenke Box Holz anmalen Watercolor Blumen Blüten Blätter DIY") ### DIY inspiration: wooden box in watercolour style *05/02/2024* | *- KREUL Wood stain - [ Ideen für Kreative ](https://farben-blog.c-kreul.de/en/farben-blog/blog/diy-ideas-for-crafters)* Fantastic how things are blossoming and blooming everywhere right now. We’re taking inspiration from spring flowers and decorating a wooden box in watercolour style. This works wonderfully with our KREUL Wood Stain. It gives the colours an enchantingly soft appearance – as if painted with watercolours. But unlike with watercolours, the paints don’t come off with water, but stay permanent. Perfect for decorating a memory box as a gift or a stylish box for storage in the garden. Fancy some delicate leaves and blooms? We show you how to paint these step by step. ![](https://farben-blog.c-kreul.de/fileadmin/_processed_/1/9/csm_KREUL_Holzlasur_Watercolor_Style_Box_2_50553b39f4.jpg "KREUL Holzlasur für transparente Farbe auf Holzkiste") ### KREUL Wood Stain: fluid, colour-intense and waterproof For the leaves and flower illustrations on our box, we are using KREUL Wood Stain. This is a very fluid and intense acrylic paint for wood. It soaks deep into the fibres of the wood surface. As it is transparent, the underlying surface remains visible. If the wood is untreated, you can still see the grain. White-primed wood allows the soft colours to really glow. Just like transparent watercolours. But KREUL Wood Stain is waterproof and saliva-resistant. Ideal for using the painted wooden box as decoration in the garden. There was never a more stylish box for gardening tools, twine and seeds. Or what about using the wooden box with its watercolour leaves and blooms as a gift box? ![](https://farben-blog.c-kreul.de/fileadmin/_processed_/c/5/csm_KREUL_Mattfarbe_Watercolor_Style_Box_2_eea336e7f2.jpg "KREUL Acryl Mattfarbe Grundierung für Gartenkiste Geschenkkiste Erinnerungsbox selber machen anmalen Tutorial") ### Step 1: Apply a base coat First, we paint a wooden box with a base coat of KREUL Acryl Matt Paint in white. You can get a nice and even surface if you use a paint roller for this job. The DIY acrylic paint is opaque, weatherproof, saliva-resistant and dries to a matt finish. Before you continue with the next steps, the base coat must have dried completely. But that only takes a few minutes. ![](https://farben-blog.c-kreul.de/fileadmin/_processed_/0/4/csm_KREUL-Holzlasur_Watercolor_Style_Box_4_b6357da0f8.jpg "Anleitung DIY-Idee Geschenkbox Holz mit Watercolor Illustration Blätter Blumen") ### Step 2: Paint the leaves Then we paint different leaves with KREUL Wood Stain onto the surface of the box. Pistachio is a spring-like, light green shade. The KREUL Wood Stain colours can be mixed with each other. If you want a lighter green, add some Sun Yellow. You can get a darker green by adding some Ultramarine to the Pistachio. For painting the leaf shapes, we use a large round paintbrush. We can use this to optimally shape a broader leaf centre and a filigree leaf tip. ![](https://farben-blog.c-kreul.de/fileadmin/_processed_/5/c/csm_KREUL-Holzlasur_Watercolor_Style_Box_3_a6cbb1ac8c.jpg "Anleitung DIY Idee Holzkiste Geschenk Garten Erinnerungsbox Holzlasur transparenter Look Watercolor Design Frühling Blüten ") ### Step 3: Paint in the flower blooms Next, add the delicate blooms in Magenta. You can form particularly delicate petals if you start by painting the shapes with weakly coloured water. Now a trick from watercolour painting: add a drop of richer, more concentrated colour into the centre of the still wet bloom. The colour immediately begins to flow out into the wet areas. Let the blooms dry and prepared to be wowed by the unique designs! Our wooden box in watercolour style is now all finished. The painted motifs are weather-proof and don’t need any extra sealing varnish. Super for displaying the pretty box outdoors. 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