It's time again for furniture make-overs at The Fab Furniture Flipping' Contest!
I found an old cooler/pie safe cabinet at the the Flea Market and knew it would be perfect for storage in my new bathroom.
Before:
The cabinet is well built and the perfect shape and size to for my bathroom, but it was pretty grungy and needed a make-0ver. I wanted to make it have a layered look with milk paint, so I first painted the entire cabinet in Bayberry Green by the Old Fashioned Milk Paint. Since the cabinet was dry and old there was little chipping, which was what I wanted. The get the next color to chip off and reveal the undercoat, I rubbed candle wax on random spots and all the edges. The wax creates a natural barrier and the paint doesn't stick. I wanted a soft beachy blue for the next color, so I mixed Federal Blue with Oyster White to get the color I wanted. I painted the cabinet with two coats of paint and then using my scrapper I scrapped off the flakes and got the chippiness I was going for.
The last step was to seal the cabinet with clear wax and add a crystal knob.
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Boxwood Wreath |
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Love the crackle! |
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You can see the 3 layers (white, green, blue) |
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New Knob |
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Plenty of Storage |
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You can see the original screen to keep things cool |
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Love the layers of paint |
I am very happy with how my cabinet turned out!
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