More Fuschia Storage--my $6 Sewing Bench/cabinet
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Taking a thrift-store kitchen wall-cabinet, some fuchsia paint which never seems to run out, and a few odds and ends, I upcycled it all to a combination bench/cabinet. The cabinet itself was $5 and in relatively decent condition. I painted it, added wallpaper samples to the front panels, and made a cushion by narrowing a $1 thrift-store king-sized sham and stuffing it with two old pillows. It now sits in my barn, very close to the fuchsia shelf unit created from discarded dresser drawers (http://www.hometalk.com/diy/beastly-to-useful-and-absolutely-free-2111098). All that's left to do is add door pulls and paper the inside walls. Those things may take a while since I've too many pulls and too much paper from which to choose.
Still a little finishing work to do, but the added storage is wonderful to have.
The original cabinet. Not too pretty on the outside, but not requiring a lot of rehabilitation.
Before adding the wallpaper panels.
Even without the pulls and the paper lining, it's still useful. I'm not sure what to fill it with yet, but I've got plenty of candidates.
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Wonderful job!
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very nice! and like you say, whatever winds up inside, that's where it will be!
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