Box Makeover #3 - Country Charm

I bought this a long time ago. It had an assortment of tea leaves in it.  I had been using the two parts of it separately as drawer organizers, but decided to use it in my front entry to hold change and odds and ends that accumulate there.  I painted a little chalkboard label area on the lid and then I decided it needed a paint job.

I used a pale turquoise paint on the top of the lid and the base, then stain on top of the paint and on the raw wood sides of the top.  It still looked a little plain, so I glued jute string on to add some texture.  When it still looked  plain, I added a checkerboard pattern to the top.

This is what I call "country rustic".

For my next box transformation - a large jewelry box.

Very handy but I've really disliked the look of this thing ever since it was given to me.

I can't wait to get at it!!

Linking to:
Cherished Bliss
A Beach Cottage
Not Just a Housewife
Homework
Sassy Sites
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
Coastal Charm
Mommy Digger
Ivy & Elephants
Mod Vintage Life
You are Talking Too Much
Between Naps on the Front Porch
Funky Junk Interiors
My Romantic Home
The Shabby Nest
Bacon time with the Hungry Hippo
Shabby Creek Cottage
Brambleberry Cottage
the Artsy Girl Connection
Crafty, Scrappy, Happy
Common Ground
At the Picket Fence
French Country Cottage