THE OLDE FARMHOUSE MARKET

 

 

 

 

The 3rd Olde Farmhouse Vintage Market is this Saturday September 28th 9am to 6pm
Admission is $5.00 - Free Parking!!
 It is being held in doors at the Albion Fairgrounds 23514 105 Ave. Maple Ridge
https://www.facebook.com/events/148745518651654/

 

 I wont be there with all my goodies (thats another story)
but there is over 40 shabby chic and vintage vendors going to be there offering amazing items.
One of those vendors is Dianne of The Painted Door

 

I met Dianne this past spring, she is a follower of mine and wanted to donate a piece of furniture.

When we were talking in her driveway she asked me if I would like to come in and see some of what

she had done. Well Im always excited to see what other ladies are doing so definitely accepted the invitation.

 

 

She show me her dining table, chairs, and hutch that she painted. She also turned a regular glass

 coffee table into an awesome oversized tufted living room ottoman. She had a few smaller pieces

 around the house painted including this storage bench upstairs.

 

 

The thing that she showed me last was some cupboard doors partially painted in the garage,

it was great meeting with her and seeing what she had accomplished. We finished up, said our

good byes and I was on my way again.

 

It wasnt till the next weekend she sent me this picture early in the day asking how much I thought

she should sell them for. Well later that day they were sold.

 

A few days later I offered a sign suggestion and she did this next sign,

which ended up going to The Passionate Home.

 

 

And I tell you she hasn`t looked back since.

This next picture is from her facebook page.

 

 

So this weekend in the wonderful wet west coast style stop in to the

OLD FARMHOUSE VINTAGE MARKET

and see Dianne at THE PAINTED DOOR.

Tell her George and sent you!

 

 

 

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MAKING AN OPEN AIR DISPLAY CABINET farmhouse grey china cabinet

 

Ill take it ...

 

 

I was excited when I found this cabinet because of the size. Most of the time I must turn away

from overly large beautiful pieces because Im not physically capable to work on them alone or they wont fit in my home to be worked on. This was one of those larger pieces I could consider because it wasnt too large and it was 2 pieces.

 

Ill get straight to the before pictures so you can understand my vision with this project.

 

 

Mid 70s china cabinet with glass panels everywhere in the upper portion.

The glass just had to go ...

 

Below you can see the upper cabinet completely stripped down, no glass, no backing.

I prefer to work on cabinets from the open back, especially to get a good paint job inside.

 

 

The original backer was a piece of cardboard with a picture of wood on it.

I redid the back with thin tongue and groove bead board. Every now and then I find

a package or 2 while yard saling, just enough to complete some of my projects.

 

 

I seriously wanted this cabinet to look like it was from an old farm house. I painted it with an ASCP

light grey mix, distressed it, sealed the Chalk Paint with Minwax Natural, then got the final look with

 Annie Sloans Dark Wax. The dark wax does such a great job of simulating age.

 

The hardest part on this project by far was installing *CHICKEN WIRE* in the upper cabinet

but it looks absolutely perfect on this piece and there is no doubt its from a farmhouse now.

Chicken wire is also known as hex wire, keep that in mind if you are in

the hardware store about to ask for it.  When working with it you MUST have patience,

you SHOULD wear gloves, and the right stapler and cutters might help calm the process a little.

Once again my roll was found at a yard sale.

 

Inside the lower cabinet is open storage with a cutlery drawer front and center.

I added the perfect rustic old handle to the door.

 

 

 

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