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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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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NEW CHINA NEW BOOK SHELF AND THE WAY WE LIKE TO LIVE

Senin, 11 April 2016

 

 

For several weeks we have been searching for some new bowls on our Saturday morning outings.

 Some of our soup bowls have broken and we found ourselves constantly frustrated without

 the same amount of dishes as we were use to. Im happy to say that last Saturday we finally found

some new bowls we really really liked.

Our new English China bowls

 

Our every day dishes are mostly second hand finds that we fall in love with.

We have 6 of this and 4 of that and we prefer it that way.

We once bought a box of country yellow mugs with matching salad plates and for good measure 

two additional plates with the same pattern but in green.

 

 

 We have also found some unusually shaped pieces, including this ginkgo plate and cabbage bowl.

 

 

But most of all we like purchasing fun patterned pieces that we have learned

not to be afraid of and to enjoy using them every day.

 

 

We ended up paying $2 each at a yard sale for our new bowls,

we simple couldnt resist the pink thistle design.??

Alfred Meakin - Marigold - Astoria Shaped

The weather here in BC has been great for yard sales and for painting furniture

 

 

 

 

 

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MAKING THE PERFECT GIFT WITH CHINA siss birthday

Jumat, 12 Februari 2016

For Birthdays and Special occasions I like giving hand made gifts.

Sometimes its a candle that George made, sometimes its something I made.

For my sisters Birthday this year I made her a gift using vintage china.

 

My sisters birthday runs very close to Mothers day so we celebrated

with everyone over a lovely dinner at her home.

 

 

My sisters name is Holly and she does read my blog so everyone plz say HI!

Thats her below with Scooby, aka my bro in law.

 

 

She likes Halloween as much as I do and she also enjoys being creative with her baking.

 

She especially enjoys making cupcakes, so I chose to make her a cupcake display platter.

 

 

I used a gorgeous vintage pink floral plate made in England and a modern glass pillar candle holder.

Both purchased second hand. I adhered the two together with a 2 part epoxy.

 The same kind of glue worked for the plate on plates I display in my kitchen.

 

 

Sometimes I love the design on the edge of a plate but the center is too plain, too scratched up, or simply too boring to use on the wall so I find a smaller complementary plate and glue it in the middle.

 

 

Neat huh! Yard Saling is my favorite place to find single pieces of beautiful china

and a lot of other great finds.

 

Last weeks garage sales brought this little table and ornate frame to me to be repaired and painted.

 

 

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