By looking at the before photo...you would think the toolbox could be used as is. But in truth...it was very dirty (used for tools...after all)...there was a large paint dripping inside...and a leather strap secured inside at one end. Not sure of it's purpose..but I'd hazard a guess it was used to stand up screwdrivers and such.
Here is the before...as I mentioned...it didn't look that bad in photos. You can see a bit of the leather strap in the right side of the photo...
Mr. Seventies removed the strap without issue...then sanded it down to fresh wood and applied two fresh coats of cherry stain.
I wanted to keep it quite natural...added a few greens (with battery lights)...laid in some pinecones (from our property)...and stuck in a few springs of holly (from our shrubs). The black & white buffalo check flowers are from Wal Mart...and match the runner on the table.
And just like that...something old...is new again. And I can remove everything and use it all year round with various trimmings inside.
Very mild here today...Mr. Seventies is busy putting together a fresh wreath and outdoor container for daughter's exterior door and step.
Have an awesome weekend!!
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