DIY Curio Turned Wardrobe
by
Brooke @ Start at Home
(IC: blogger)
I was at a garage sale eyeing this piece when the lady selling it ran over and said..."lets wheel and deal, if you buy this I will run it out to your car right now!" After a little negotiation on price I decided to take it home, and sure enough her and her son "ran" it right out to my car!
The result of this piece exceeded my expectations! Look below to see how I converted this piece!
The result of this piece exceeded my expectations! Look below to see how I converted this piece!
As you can see the back has a mirror and there was glass on all sides of this piece as well as glass shelves.
I took all the glass out and painted the frame with DecoArts Chalky Finish Paint. This paint, much like chalk paint, can paint over just about anything without sanding. However, I did sand this piece a little bit to make sure it was smooth and sand out the dings.
After I painted the frame I cut out panels of bead board to fit in where the glass and the mirrors used to be! I painted those with 2 coats of the blue paint as well.
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Published August 4th, 2015 9:23 PM
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Dorann Weber on Jul 15, 2019
I love this idea! The end result is so pretty. I'd love to try this. Our thrift store usually has curio cabinets. Thank you for sharing.
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Julia Sipe Bentley on Nov 06, 2019
Awesome job!! Very beautiful!!
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