Input needed for my awesome find
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Mary Insana on Apr 23, 2013I vote shabby paint ! make sure you show us your end result :)Helpful Reply
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Jamala W on Apr 23, 2013I vote shabby paint.. And btw... Great findHelpful Reply
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Renee C on Apr 23, 2013Wow!! Love it, definitely paint it.Helpful Reply
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Kimberly C on Apr 23, 2013Thank you Mary, that was my original thought and my husband voted for stain, I need more voters so I can see who's right, lol.Helpful Reply
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Leslie D on Apr 23, 2013Yep, paint it, and I love your idea for a bar!Helpful Reply
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Kimberly C on Apr 23, 2013Wow, everyone votes paint so far, thanks!!!!!!!!! I will show you the results, it needs some repair work before I can paint, I've never used MMS Milk Paint or Annie Sloane chalk paint, any thoughts there?Helpful Reply
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Mary Insana on Apr 24, 2013I'd go with chalk paint and if it would fit in your décor a stencil design on the top or a border of stencil along the top edge near the lid. If stencils don't go with your décor and you want a more modern look, a few stripes next to each in different widths in a color close(lighter ) to what you paint it. You can take a little chalk paint with flat white paint to make 3 different shades of your original color by adding different amounts. Divide a small amount of your original color into 3 different containers and add different amounts of the white to your paint for a monochromatic look. I save small margarine containers and the plastic icing containers with lids for my mixing.Helpful Reply
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Heather (New House New Home) on Apr 24, 2013Paint it!! Love the idea of using the liner for an ice tray to make it a bar.Helpful Reply
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KMS Woodworks on Apr 24, 2013being a wood guy I put in a vote for stain for the parts that are still holding together...a mix of paint and stain would really set it apart from the mundane. Rather than a big tub for ice, a smaller ice bucket would be best...a large tub will be heavy and the ice will cause condensation which can lead to water damage.Helpful Reply
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Kimberly C on Apr 24, 2013Thank you everyone, you've given me much to think about and good advice KMS.Helpful Reply
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Kathy Owen | Petticoat Junktion on Apr 24, 2013paint! Although I paint with milk paint, chalk paint and other paint products you can just use plain old latex paint and shabby it up by distressing by hand or with a sander.Helpful Reply
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Gail Salminen on Apr 24, 2013@Kimberly C how about the best of both worlds! I think the wood is absolutely gorgeous. If you painted all but the top and sanded and stained (even in a tinted stain that would go with your shabby chic colour) that part it could be a very striking piece. I have a feeling that it will be a very striking piece regardless of what you do. It is a wonderful find. Thanks for posting :)Helpful Reply
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Stephanie (Sandpaper & Glue) on Apr 24, 2013I might paint the outside and stain the doors- give it a two tone effect that's really popular right now :)Helpful Reply
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Kimberly C on Apr 24, 2013I think I'm going to do the dual thing, paint and stain, I'm putting this in my booth at an Antique Mall & I need to consider the genre that shops there, if it were for me personally I'd paint, thanks for all the wonderful input I will definitely post when done.Helpful Reply
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KMS Woodworks on Apr 25, 2013i'm looking forward the the after picsHelpful Reply
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