So, I'm finally getting around to posting my cabinet project! This awesome cabinet was handed down to me from my mother in law which was handed down to her from her great grandmother who bought it in the late 60's. It was definitely due for some TLC.
I didn't really know what I had signed up for but I had lots of fun doing it. I removed the hooks, top doors, sanded down the entire thing since the varnish was already peeling off & had drip lines, realigned the shelves & made them sturdy again. The wood was so old & dry the shelves didn't want to work with me at first but I fixed 'em! (Thanks Jared!)
My little Olly man wanted to help out too!
These were the original colors I had planned but the blue ended up being too much of a "baby boy blue" than I wanted so I switched to a more tealish color.
Old warped planks got traded out for a freshly cut piece.
I painted the base brown so it would show through when it was distressed. I love how this project became family time :)
Then it came time to paint the cream color. I wanted a little pop of color so I left the trim brown. I also hung textured paintable wall paper which was kind of a pain since the cabinet's measurements weren't the same for each shelf & once the paper was wet it would expand & be just a smidge too large to fit, but ended up being so worth it. Once the paper was dry I painted the cream color on to match the cabinet. Then, I lightly painted the teal on just the top of the wallpaper so the design would show.
TADA!!!
I love how it turned out but I will probably distress it a little bit more.
