The old shoe shine box I found at a college flea market last month has a fresh new look. Here it is all freshened up..... A good cleaning, two coats of paint, and a label from The Graphics Fairy was all it needed. The full label was too long for the box, so I found a good cutting off point. Before. It's looking a bit weary don't you think? Isn't that little hinge cute? The top got a good cleaning with Howard Restor-A-Finish and #0000 steel wool. No need to remove the hinges, I just painted right over them. I left the interior unpainted, including the original black paint, then lined the shelf and bottom with some reproduction advertising paper. Ah, much better!