Id like to take a moment out of your day to impress upon you the extent of

damage there was on this piece of furniture.

 

What was I thinking?

 better yet ...

What were they thinking?

 

 

Who doesnt love Spiderman?

Both sides of the cabinet looked like this.

 

Inside the drawer were clothing tags glued down.

You do realize the child that owned this could now be grown up and one of our premier designers! 

Im betting not but you just never know.

 

 

 See the writing and all the ink stains, some of it was three dimensional and glittery.

I do get distracted by shiny things, maybe it was the glitter pen that first attracted me,

or maybe for Halloween this year George should dress as Spiderman.

 

 

Eventually I got it cleaned up and repainted.

 

 

Thats when the transformation into something new and exciting really started.

 

 

I took an old kitchen cabinet door and cut it to fit the bottom opening.

 

 

 

 

Next I used some more kitchen doors to build into a tower.

 

 

I topped the tower with this wooden wall hook thingy that I picked up on one of our

THRIFT SHOP HOPS

 

 

 

For the back I used tongue and groove bead board bought at a yard sale.

 

Then the last few details were added ...

 

A piece of ornate metal work from a trellis and some glass hardware for the

cupboard and drawer.

 

She is now the most attractive bathroom storage cabinet in the land,

and will be on her way home within the next few days.

Cause someone has already claimed her.

 

 

I have a feeling I might have to do a few more of these storage towers.

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HOW TO CHANGE THE SHAPE OF A CABINET

 

 

I think it was last fall when I first saw this mini cupboard, it was attached to an email asking

if I could give it a makeover. I was intrigued and let her know something could definitely be done

to update and beautify the piece.

 

Fast forward 3/4 of a year and the owner has changed plans and sold me the cabinet as is was.

 

 

I had a special set of legs put a side. Originally taken from a big broken down coffee table, the legs

 were gorgeous but the shape was a bit different. I got underneath the cabinet and checked

out how they would work, conclusion was they would attach well and create a great new style.

 

 

I installed 3 small trim pieces to the top edge making a crown and changing the cabinets shape.

 

 

 I added to this new style by removing the simple handles and replacing

them with vintage French Provincial ones.

 

The cabinet even came with a skeleton key, its not the original and

doesnt work perfectly but it adds to the overall glamour.

 

 

The drawers got antique drop pulls left over from an older project. When your hardware is super

 fancy you can paint it the same color as the furniture and it will still pop and look stunning!

 

 

This cabinet is loved again and fits perfectly in its new home.

 

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VENEER rebuilding a delftware cabinet

I want to show you how I rebuild a missing area of veneer

on a newly finished antique cabinet top that has just been finished.

 

This is the second article of the much anticipated VENEER series.

The first article explained how to deal with edge gluing loose veneer

Below is our missing bit of veneer we are going to work on.

Start by sanding any loose bits away.

Make a nice big fat centipede of wood filler.

GENTLEY flatten out the filler, over-filling the area.

Let this harden really good, a whole day would be best.

You need it to be solid because now your going to sand it smooth.

Sand your edges as well.

Paint and youre finished.

And here is the whole cabinet once finished.

 

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THIS LADY KNOWS WHAT SHES DOIN apothecary cabinet

Im Here, Im Here!

Let the bells ring out and the banners fly.

Ive had an extreme makeover and Im looking marvelous.

We had a long road together getting each element finished just right.

Sometimes I just didnt understand her vision and wouldnt cooperate with what she wanted.

It was a vision of beauty.

I hear that next time shes gonna show more pictures

of how we created this look together.

UPDATE

here is the link to see more about this transformation:

http://blogspot.ca/2012/06/not-just-any-word-will-do-how-to.html

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THE PORCELAIN BRASS CHINA CABINET

 

 

I see nice china cabinets that I want to paint all the time but moving them and finding the extra space

 for them is horrible in our small quarters. This one came on a sunny day so I start to work on it

outside. A friend had been trying to fill a dining room nook and this turned out to be the right piece.

 Its made of oak and has some of the coolest details. I took off 3 doors from the top and repurposed

 them into kitchen signs.

 

 

I sprayed the rest of the cabinet in ASCP Old White and added a black and white wallpaper interior.

 

 

The aged oak did lovely things to the paint color and I get a nice shine when I buffed the wax.  

 

 

 

 

Each section of the backer boards were different pieces of hard board, so I remove the finishing nails

 holding each in place and wallpapered them one at a time. Much easier than one large piece.

The porcelain and brass knobs and handles are original but some parts were missing.

When I took the doors off the top I was able to steal 2 of the porcelain knobs for the bottom.

 

 

 

Id like to do more china cabinets but well have to see how much space is available this winter.

 

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