A generic cabinet in espresso gets a little make up and it sits pretty now in my art room (well, in reality it is supposed to be the formal living room, but I am not into formal). Cruising along the aisles of the local goodwill stores, I happened upon this cabinet for $30, but I got lucky. There was 50% off sale going on. Ha! I snatched it up immediately. I brought this baby home, cleaned it up and gave it a peremptory sanding on the edges to distress it. Then came the paints. A light coat of primer followed by painted stripes. On the sides I gave it a layer of primer and then stenciled on the design. It was all sealed up with a layer of water based poly urethane. Under $35, I have a very serviceable little cabinet to hold my knick knacks.
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Front with stripes and some
distressing of edges |
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| Left side with stencil - just for fun! |
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| The right side with a different background |
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The door with stripes
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| In its proper place in the art room |
So after a minimum amount of work to transform an otherwise ordinary cabinet, I am happy to present to you the fruit of my (rather zero amount of) labor.
gorgeous! love seeing your artwork — you are so talented <3
ReplyDeleteThanks Lori. I am very happy you visited my blog.
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