Side of the Road Gem Re-Purposed
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Zest it Up
5 Materials
$15
1 Hour
Easy
While out and about the other day I noticed this cabinet on the side of the road. After driving by multiple times I decided to listen to the little voice in my head saying “pull over!!” Oh am I so happy that I did!! I was intrigued by this piece because of the design and size, but then when I got closer and saw that it was a sound system I was shocked!! I figured that if the system didn’t work (which I assumed is probably why it was on the side of the road) that I would gut it and use the piece for storage. Hours later I found Billy, my husband, hooking up the system and bumping some sweet tunes- it actually works!! And boy is it loud, whoop whoop! Now just to make it cute…
look at that side of the road score!!
boy was it a beast to load, but so worth it!
I started by sanding, even though I know it’s not really wood I wanted to paint to have something to grab and stick to so I busted out the sander and some liquid sander for those hard to get cracks
Then I removed the hardware and stopped over at World Market to get some super cute new knobs, they have quite the selection here and all for a great price!!
Time to start our primer
Then onto the grey
And lastly some furniture wax for that great smooth finish.
Ready to install your hardware and bump the tunes??
There is the set up inside- complete with radio, an 8 track and a record player- whoop whoop time to bump the tunes and party!!
This is becoming one of my favorite repurposed pieces of furniture in my home!
So in love with the outcome!
xo
Sam
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This is beautiful! Great job
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Very well done! My parents had one that I now wish I had to remake into storage.
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