No Drawer? Then Make a Cubby!
by
Toni Hunton
(IC: homeowner)
So I picked up another disaster project. $5 at a yard sale over a month ago and it has been sitting ever since. I didn't know the top drawer was broken until I got it home, and honestly with all the bits I have laying around to work on there was no time to make a new one. So I ditched it.
After taking it apart, I saw it had been gorged on by the local termite cousin called a Bora Beetle. This meant a douse in kerosene to kill any off that may still be around, and then fill in all the holes.
What a mess.
There will be lots of sanding on this one.
There's that busted drawer I mentioned, along with the others still in great shape.
I used a baby blue enamel paint over my standard white base, only one coat of both this time. Then smeared the whole thing in a Black Bean stain, applying it with a foam brush in one direction only and following that up with a dry lint free rag in the same direction.
I also did this on the drawers.
The cabinet was done in also the white base, then 2 coats of a dark blue I have, and again with the stain. The inside of where the top drawer used to go, I painted white then went over it with the stain as this will be visible when the bottom of the old drawer is set in place.
Now as you can see, this was a bit of a mess up.
The legs were in the same fugly brown as the dresser, so I decided to paint them the same as the drawers to have a contrast. They also got a very light stain job.
I left the back of the cabinet the dark blue, no need for staining here.
Here she is all finished.
I hope folks like it. The blue is real big for me over here, helps that I have a ton of it to use up.
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Published March 29th, 2016 2:23 AM
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Toni Hunton on Apr 03, 2016Thanks Joan,was actually the hubbys idea.....knew he would be good for something one day
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William on Apr 13, 2016Another great piece! Perfect for the seaside. Great job! And Dave to the rescue =:)
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Toni Hunton on Apr 13, 2016@William thanks hun,dunno what I would do without him at times,he is a bit handy,so will let him hang round a bit longer
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