Beauty Is In the Eye of the Beholder
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Country Chic Paint
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Faye from Farm Life Best Life is back to prove once again that even the most unappealing pieces can be transformed into something beautiful if you use a little imagination and creativity! You won’t believe what this piece looked like before it’s makeover in Cobblestone, Lazy Linen, and Tough Coat.
With the help of Country Chic Paint’s beautiful products, I am upcycling and transforming our very ugly laundry room to BEAUTIFUL! I started off this project, with the ugliest cupboard in the room. Brace yourself:
She’s really UGLY isn’t she?! For starters, I removed all her old hardware (which wasn’t salvageable given it was destroyed by layers upon layers of paint). Then I needed to get her naked. While stripping her, I learned that she had SEVEN (yes 7) layers of paint on her. Here she is naked:
Once I had her naked, that’s when the fun began! My transformation from ugly to beautiful went like this:
Step 1: Removed hardware, and stripped all 7 layers of paint
Step 2: Lightly sanded down entire piece
Step 3: Applied two coats of Country Chic Paint’s “All-in-One Decor Paint” in the colours ‘Lazy Linen’ (exterior), and ‘Cobblestone’ (interior)
Step 4: Lightly distressed exterior with sanding block
Step 5: Applied two coats of Country Chic Paint’s “Tough Coat” to exterior
Step 6: Lined interior shelves with a self-adhesive / decorative liner
Step 7: Installed new hardware
Now I know and appreciate that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but I’m fairly confident you’ll agree that this once ugly piece is now indeed BEAUTIFUL!
I’m elated to have found Country Chic Paint’s products — they are allowing me to upcycle and transform like I never imagined — all with the finest Country Chic character, and the sweetest imperfections!
I hope you visit again! My farmlifebestlife awaits more simple living, generous loving and constant learning.
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Suggested materials:
- All-in-One Decor Paint (Country Chic Paint)
- Tough Coat (Country Chic Paint)
- Sanding Block (Country Chic Paint)
- Self-adhesive decorative liner
Published May 8th, 2017 11:47 AM
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Deb Wilkin on Jun 15, 2017
Very nice job!! I loved what you did with this piece. I also loved seeing the old flowered liner!! Reminds me of my childhood..
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Country Chic Paint on Jun 15, 2017Thanks Deb!
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Carol luttrell on Jul 02, 2017
This act of saving something old and giving it new life just warms my heart. You did a great job! You most likely love this piece more than if you had bought something brand new.
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Country Chic Paint on Jul 04, 2017Thank you so much Carol!
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Answer the Question How did you remove 7 layers of Paint?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Oh so sweet! She must feel like a million bucks!!!😁😁😁 Too bad it can't say so!
What if you have a metal cabinet like this?