Card index box makeover

I love this vintage card index box.  It came from an old office which was being modernised and it was no longer required.

Unfortunately I forgot to take a "before" photograph, I was so keen to transform!  But it was just an ordinary box - not even good wood.

I gave it an undercoat of a deep, rich red.  I also used this colour on the inside of the box and the drawers.

I then painted over, very lightly, with a lovely deep blue paint, then wiped some it off so that the red would show through.

It was finished off with a coat of satin varnish.

The original alphabetical index card were still with the box.  Not sure what to do with these.

Love the little drawer pulls.  As I thought I would use it for stationery, I printed out some labels and aged the paper using a tea bag.

Talking about tea ......

Love, Liz