Before I left for Haven last Tuesday I was really scrambling to make sure the shop was stocked with Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint and that I finished up some small projects needing to go to the shop!
This is a cute box I found one day at the thrift. I just thought it was a nice steps tool until I got close enough to see the hinges.
When I opened it I was pleasantly surprised to see this!
A vintage shoeshine box with the original paper label still intact!
I knew it would look great with a nice chippy, vintage finish. I gave it an even sanding because I wanted to have the first coat stick pretty well as I wasn’t going to use the bonding agent with the milk paint. Bonding agent will help the milk paint stick very well normally. I wanted to get a little chipping so the areas I sanded less well that still had some of the original varnish on them would be the areas I could expect some paint to lift.
I started with an overall coat of Kitchen Scale. When that was dry, I brushed several areas with Boxwood. You can see the Kitchen Scale base and the Boxwood accent in this picture.
When those layers were dry, I brushed some Hemp Oil on the Boxwood areas and then followed immediately with an allover coat of Ironstone. I used no bonding agent in any of the colors to allow for less adherence….exactly what I was going for. Anywhere the Hemp Oil was applied created some paint lifting and allowed some of the boxwood and Kitchen Scale to peek through.
I used my scraper to make sure I removed anything that was loose. Then I followed with some MMS Antiquing Wax followed by a coat of MMS Furniture Wax. I didn’t do anything to the inside and I liked the result of some paint leaking under the lid which made it look as though it had been painted a few times in the past!
I think it would look great on a counter holding cookbooks, flowers, even toiletries in the bathroom! Sometimes it’s really hard to put things in the shop when they turn out so quirky and unique!
I love this little box! What an easy project!
I'm Lorraine. I have a love for home & design and I enjoy sharing that passion with others. I'm so glad you're here to join me.
email: missflibbertigibbet@gmail.com
Ooh! What a find!! Great job Lorraine. :o)
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What a fun box and what a great paint job. I sometimes wonder what the original owner would think of the update.
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Hello here, i am sitting here with my sister… our father was in the constructin business and he gave these as gifts.( 40`s 50`s) . we think it looks like crap!
M Thom Geist , cleveland ohio
Hi Lorraine!….love the shoe shine box!…the colors are great..I am anxious to use MMS paint…have only used ASCP…So great to have met you!!!!
What an awesome find and I love how you gave it a new life!!!~~Ang
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Love this transformation….looks so authentic!
xx
Anne
It looks wonderful! I am just hearing of the “Haven conf”. I so want to go next year. I have tried chalk paint and love it. blessings!
So pretty! Oh, and so wonderful to finally meet you at Haven! x
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I love it- It looks 100 years old! xo Diana
What a great transformation Lorraine!!!!!!
Beautiful job xxx
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That Kitchen Scale is such a pretty color, Lorraine! Love how your shoe box turned out. I didn’t see the hinge until you mentioned it. That must have been a nice surprise.
That metal shoe detail is awesome, unscrew it and put it on the outside of the box so I can see it all the time please.
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That looks so cute mom! I love the colors you choose… big improvement!!
Oh wow, I love that, how come your paint drips look classy and mine just look sloppy 🙂
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OMG! I love this Lorraine! You are killing me with this look. I want to do it. I had such a good time at Haven with you. Can’t wait to get together again!
I love the way this turned out. Flakey paint is my favorite.
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Great find and you knew just what to do with it! Way to go girl!
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I love love love old boxes! Perfect timing, too…I wanted to see those three colors used together.
Awesome job!
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