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I Think It's a Phone Cabinet...........
by
Toni Hunton
(IC: homeowner)
When I was younger,most folks I knew had something like this.
The phone went on the top in the cubby part,and the index phone holder sat next to it,then phone book in the top drawer and scrap paper and such in the bottom.
However,I decided to make it a bedside unit by simply stripping it back then distressing it.
After all,everyone here seems to go for the distressed crap,which I am sooooo over.
But for $10,I might as well grab it and get going.
The phone went on the top in the cubby part,and the index phone holder sat next to it,then phone book in the top drawer and scrap paper and such in the bottom.
However,I decided to make it a bedside unit by simply stripping it back then distressing it.
After all,everyone here seems to go for the distressed crap,which I am sooooo over.
But for $10,I might as well grab it and get going.
I took the hardware off the drawers and did a complete sand back using 80 grit paper as it was not in too bad a shape.
Here she is all ready to be painted except for one minor thing.
Unfortunately,when they built this back in about the 70's,they thought this was way cool,as almost every other piece I run into has this curved edge.
After having a grumble session,I painted the whole thing,top,bottom,insides all in a white latex.
Since it was a nice sunny day,I managed to knock this out in one day.
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Published August 13th, 2016 5:48 PM
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Cori Widen on Aug 15, 2016I love this!!
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Unique Creations By Anita on Aug 15, 2016Very Nice!
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Toni Hunton on Aug 17, 2016Nice of you to say Anita
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