Eclectic Red Barn: Upcycled Shoe Shine Box

FFf Eclectic Red Barn: Upcycled Shoe Shine Box

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Upcycled Shoe Shine Box

I have had this shoe shine box for over a year that I got at a garage sale (before covid) and just the other day, decided to update it for something usable. It's not like I shine my shoes these days. lol!

I needed something to store my seed packets in and this would be perfect.

Thrift Store Challenge. #upcycle #thriftstore #eclecticredbarn

It didn't start out this way. It wasn't in bad shape but the inside was rather gross.

First I removed the part where you placed your foot. I had to patch the holes. Then I sanded the piece.

The tricky part was getting the sticky stuff out from the inside. Once that was done I removed the hinges and the clasp from the front.

Next I painted the entire piece, inside and out with some white paint I had on hand. I had to give it two coats.

While the paint was drying, I tried to clean the hinges and clasp, but they still did not look good so I spray painted them with a brown hammered paint.

I found a seed image online and printed it out to place on the top. I used modge podge to secure it to the top.

Now it was time to put it back together. I put the hinges back on.

And then the clasp in the front.

My seed packets went in next but these are not all of them because I was planting with some of them. The box is big for the seeds I have, but I am excited to have them in one place.