Restoration of old wooden box, DIY project , any others

[Happy Feet]

Had this old box , bought on a car boot back in late 80s , thought possibly military or tool box .has been used to store tools and vinyl , but was on the verge of chucking in out , and then I saw one of my neighbours loading up for a trip to the tip and asked him I could take the legs off a naff looking glass coffee table. So this is the result and now a very useful beer/ bar table in the man cave , and going to store spare sleeves in it , top has been PVA'd so it is beer proof , 

The photos not quite come out in the correct order , but from start to the final action shot about 4 days work (whilst recovering from COVID ) and looks great in the man cave too , has anyone else any good ideas , upcycling etc 

 

Edited May 18, 2022 by Happy Feet

[Patto]

TOTALLY FANTASTIC that mate well done

[Keamus]

Great work. Love that!

[Soulandy]

Looks great, nice one

[Twinroots]

Looks smart..are the labels stickers or coloured scans?

[John Siret]

Very smart! 

My brother made me two record boxes recently see if I can load photos if you don't mind on your thread. 

[Happy Feet]

2 hours ago, Twinroots said:

Looks smart..are the labels stickers or coloured scans?

Very carefully individually cut out from old mags , fanzines , etc that I'd purchased over the years some had twice and some scanned , each one stuck on individually with clear PVA ,then 5 coats of clear PVA to seal , the base sanded waxed and polished, the felt was from an old poker set , again from a boot sale , and the legs saved from a trip to the tip , the labels are deliberately turned to face each direction of the box/table so can be seen from all directions , even the carpet adhesive to fix the felt was a freebie , I swapped my wife for the handle and hooks , she wants them for a project she's got on the go , separate workshops , it's the only solution lol 

 

 

 

 

 

[Happy Feet]

Has anybody got any old boxes , vinyl size or similar that they no longer use and could do with a makeover and no longer require , pm me , I'll pay postage etc or collect if close enough , or upcycle for you 

Edited May 22, 2022 by Happy Feet