The final box

The box is done!

This box has caused me so much stress but I could not be happier with the end result. After having the box altered at the beginning making it smaller in depth I was so much more happier, the draw that pulls out of the box is amazing and is just like the plan I drew up in my original proposal with it hidden away, there are a few imperfections on the box but when it is painted these will be hidden.

After receiving the box back I decided to take it to a shop in town where I live to get it engraved with the title of my project, this just added the finishing element connecting the project altogether. This also added a textured element that you could run and place your fingers across which I liked as a starting point of the project. After the box was engraved I decided it needed a colour I wanted something dark not wooden looking as I did not want it to look like furniture. I firstly decided on a dark grey but when I tested this on a bit of wood did not like the colour. I ended up going for a black wood stain in the end and for some reason originally I did not want a dark or black box but after painting it with the black wood stain I was so happy. It added to the element of mystery and unnerving nature of my project with my mum even commenting that it looked like a grave stone which is obviously not what I wanted but it meant it looked quite creepy. 

Overall  I am really pleased with the final design of my box and it looks exactly how I designed and pictured it. 

Original design