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Marie @ The Interior Frugalista says
Hi Carrie, I found your lovely cabinet over at the Get Your DIY On Party. I love the color combination and I’m liking the cabinet with or without the insert. With the insert would look great with white trinkets behind it and without would look great with colorful trinkets with coral, blues, and greens.
Carrie says
Thanks Marie – that is why I was so torn. It really does look good both ways! Though I did end up putting the insert back in.
April Hoff says
This makeover is awesome, Carrie! Way to see the potential! Thanks so much for linking up to the “Get Your DIY On” Challenge! Be sure to come back on April 6th for our “Think Spring” challenge!
Carrie says
Thanks April! I love finding old junk that I know can be awesome.
Mandy Hank says
Carrie this is a beautiful piece! I am in love with the blue on the inside- stunning!! I am featuring it on my blog today for the Get Your DIY On Features- thank you for linking up your Trash To Treasure Projects with us and I hope you’ll be back on April 6th to link up Spring Projects!
Mandy @ The Hankful House Blog
Carrie says
Awesome! Thanks Mandy.
jhon peko says
Hi! Honestly I do believe that seems to be wonderful both equally approaches but you certainly use a position concerning the busy-ness on the aspect. I guess this will depend on what you long for to work the particular cabinet. Possibly, you can get the particular aspect down and also conserve that a place in the event you want to put it back on? Good luck!
Debbie Howard says
Hi Carrie
Your piece is beautiful! Could you share a little bit about what you did to the cabinet before you painted it. Did you strip and sand it? Thanks and great job.
Carrie says
Thanks Debbie! Looking back, I really didn’t give a lot of detail in that post! Sorry about that. Before painting, I used wood glue to reattach the loose bits of veneer. Then I sanded the whole thing to smooth everything out. I used an oil-based primer to help make sure the old dark wood finish didn’t bleed through the paint and then very lightly sanded everything one last time. And then paint. Hope that helps. I don’t always do all of that prep work but this piece was in really poor shape and needed it.
Mrs. Larry says
Carrie, the paint color: cooled lava by Valspar, for the outside of the cabinet…..was that sprayed or brushed on? If brushed, what type of brush did you use to
get the sprayed-on look?
Carrie says
The paint was brushed on. To get a really smooth paint finish, I used a Purdy paint brush for the corners and edges. (The Purdy 2 inch angle brush is my favorite.) I used a small foam roller for the large, flat surfaces. These are often labeled as being for doors and trim and say for smooth surfaces. To keep the finish really smooth, you can also lightly sand with a high grit sandpaper in between coats if it looks like it needs it. Good luck!
Ruth says
It is absolutely stunning!! Amazing color choices. And the trim is definitely a must.
Ruth
Carrie says
Thank you so much Ruth!