Vintage Cabinet Redo

Hey there!  Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.  I was finally able to work on this cabinet that hubby found and let me tell ya, it had me completely stumped.  I just didn't have a clue what to do with it.  

No matter how much I stared at it, I came up with nothin'.  

But after some time away from it, 

I finally decided to just try to bring it back to its original beauty.  

Here is the before pic.

The top had a huge hole in it, so I removed that and bought another top at Lowe's for around 10 bucks.  

We attached the new top and I applied two coats of Minwax Special Walnut stain.

I decided to just leave the tin sides alone, but I did give them a good cleaning.  We removed all the hardware and I spray painted them with Rustoleum oil rubbed bronze spray paint.  I also gave the entire piece a couple of coats of Minwax special walnut to match the top and when it was completely dry, I gave it a coat of wax.  Here's how it looks now.

I really love the darker color.  This pic isn't that great because by the time we were done, it was dark and the kitchen is the brightest room in the house.  But after being stumped for days, I'm happy with it and even happier that it's finished.

What do you think of it?

My hubby and I have some very exciting news to share very soon.
Stay tuned!

I have just listed more bread boards.  If you're ordering for Christmas, I'm accepting orders until December 16, to get them shipped in time for Christmas.  

Click here to order.  

Thank you lovely readers!

An Antique Cabinet Redo

My hubby brought home this piece of furniture last week, but honestly, we weren't sure what it was.  It looked like something that perhaps at one time, went in a bathroom?  At least that's what the medicine cabinet, pile of very old linens and old mirror suggested.  Here's a look at it.

I thought the base cabinet was amazing, but, I could do without all the "stuff" up above, at least not on the cabinet anyway.  So, off it came.  I saved the mirror and medicine cabinet and removed the scroll work.  I'll be doing something with those, just not sure what yet..

I removed all the hardware, and gave it a good coat of Kilz because it did have that "old" smell that I didn't want in our home.  One coat took care of that.  Next, I painted it Valspar Ultra White and then sanded the edges to distress it a bit.

I liked the original hardware, but wanted something a little different that would be more in keeping with things in our home, so, I made a trip to Lowe's and picked up some new drawer pulls.  I did keep the original hinges on the little door.  This lovely piece went in the dining room next to a chair that hubby also brought home.

It still had the original porcelain castors that I think are amazing.  (Yep, my floor is dirty......)

I am crazy about this piece and now all I have to do is find the perfect piece of art to hang on the wall above it.

What do you think?  And if anyone knows exactly what this piece was originally, we'd love to know.

My next redo is a chair we picked up at a yard sale for 8 bucks.  It got a complete transformation that is a bit of a departure for me but I'm crazy about it!

I'm getting my shop ready for Christmas and so I've designed a few new bread boards to show you within the next week.  I'm very excited about them and hope you will be too!  Stay tuned!

Thinking about Christmas makes me want to decorate for Christmas and, therefore, start Christmas baking!  Anyone else feel that way?  I love love love making goodie baskets during the holidays for friends.  Nothing eases holiday stress and anxiety for me better than doing something for someone else.  And if you have a friend to spend the day baking with, well, that's even better!  And so, I've got another giveaway planned!  Check back soon for that, too!