Miss Mustard Seed's CC Challenge and a few blanks

Miss Mustard Seed and Funky Junk Interiors are hosting a "Copy Me Challenge". I have been swooning over Miss Mustard seed and her talents for a long time now. In fact, last summer, I did an oar for my sons' room after seeing it on her site here.

Here are a few pictures of my finished oar. I used our boat registration number on the oar. The boys' room has a sort of nautical theme, so it looks fun in there. You can see I have pictures around the oar...it's not a completed wall...I need some more things to hang to break it up a bit.

To see details of the Copy Me Challenge, click here .

Now onto the blanks I have...I need some ideas from Blogland. I have this old school chair (wood seat and back, metal legs). The chair was given to me by the preschool...they know I love to fix up old things and they asked me to do something with it to put it in an auction in April (benefitting the school).
I'm thinking of doing something like this, but I'm not sure. I'm open to any and all ideas!

Then there is this toybox and/or bench
It's super sturdy, but not so easy on the eyes. Do you see that dark, rectangular stain on the front? I think this piece has many possibilities, but my mind is blank right now.

Whew..this got long. If you're still with me, thank you! Don't forget to enter the giveaway I'm having here

~Allison

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