A Cabinet Makeover From Somewhat Quirky Design

by Somewhat Quirky

When we first moved into this house in 2006, I did a little update on this vintage cabinet.

sometimes even a good diy needs to be updated, home decor, painted furniture

I liked it then and I like it now, but I've been transitioning my dining room and it was time for a change.

I'd been looking, and looking, and looking again, at this inspiration photo from my Furniture Transformations board on Pinterest. I was pretty sure this was what I wanted to do to freshen up the look of my cabinet.

I painted it with 3 coats of Pure & Original White. I did not prime. If I had primed, or painted the cabinet grey first I probably could have gotten by with 2 coats.

There is a full description of how I did the artwork on the front of the cabinet in my blog post. It was very easy. You won't believe what I used for this!

I tried to keep things relatively in scale by placing actual plates, bowls, etc., over the drawings and surprisingly they are indeed relatively in scale. Not completely, just relatively!

I did a lot of experimenting with accessories for the top and wasn't happy with any of them. I have some plans for what I am going to do to complete this little vignette. But, who knows how long it will take me to get to it!

For more information on how I completed this project check out the blog url at the bottom of this post. You can post comments or questions in the comments section of the blog post. I would be glad to answer any questions that you might have there.

Another project I completed for my dining room can be found HERE.

And you can check out this beautiful slipcover I made for an old settee HERE.

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Keemee on Mar 18, 2016
I've been thinking about painting my kitchen cabinets off white. This may be something I'd like to do on them. I've always love the cabinets with clear glass but im much too messy to have my dishes show. Do you think this would look too cluttered or repetitive even if I used different items on the doors? I have a LOT of cabinets. Thats what's been keeping me from painting them. Just thinking about painting them exhausts me. I may add drawings just to top cabinets.

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Sandra Crosbie on Mar 19, 2016
I really like what you did. It suits the little cupboard.

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Hillela G. on Mar 21, 2016
I've never seen anything like this! I love it!

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