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Makeover of an Old Bamboo Box

A while back, I gave an old bamboo box a makeover.  I was in the basement, with no camera, and picked up this box, and just started painting it with leftover paints I had. Sorry there's not a before picture, but you will get the idea, it was just plain bamboo wood, no color other than the way it came. Here is what I did to update it and make it more likely that I would decorate with it.  If you follow me, you know, Aqua, Turquoise, and greens are some of my favorite colors.  So, as usual, that is what I used. So, if you can, imagine it all being like the gold/brown you see here. Here is the top of the box.  I used some pale yellow and the aqua on the top. The ends of the box has these huge rings that I love. (this photo shows the color best). I'm really liking this box about now! But I continued working on it. I took some old fabric scraps and glued it inside the box lid and the box itself. Today, I found this grap...